| Reporting Period | Filing Date | Average Time to Pay (days) | Paid within 30 days | Paid 31-60 days | Paid after 60 days | Not Paid within Terms |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 Jul 2025 - 31 Dec 2025 | 27 Jan 2026 | 62 | 17% | 34% | 49% | 84% |
| 01 Jan 2025 - 30 Jun 2025 | 29 Jul 2025 | 67 | 16% | 26% | 58% | 87% |
| 01 Jul 2024 - 31 Dec 2024 | 30 Jan 2025 | 60 | 19% | 38% | 43% | 85% |
| 01 Jan 2024 - 30 Jun 2024 | 26 Jul 2024 | 63 | 18% | 30% | 52% | 84% |
| 01 Jul 2023 - 31 Dec 2023 | 24 Jan 2024 | 61 | 19% | 34% | 47% | 88% |
| 01 Jan 2023 - 30 Jun 2023 | 20 Jul 2023 | 47 | 27% | 47% | 26% | 88% |
| 01 Jan 2022 - 30 Jun 2022 | 03 Aug 2022 | 62 | 14% | 36% | 50% | 85% |
| 01 Jul 2021 - 31 Dec 2021 | 24 Jan 2022 | 64 | 11% | 34% | 55% | 85% |
| 01 Jul 2021 - 31 Dec 2021 | 02 Feb 2023 | 52 | 21% | 44% | 35% | 87% |
| 01 Jan 2021 - 30 Jun 2021 | 28 Jul 2021 | 58 | 23% | 30% | 47% | 85% |
| 01 Jul 2020 - 31 Dec 2020 | 26 Jan 2021 | 67 | 29% | 21% | 50% | 85% |
| 01 Jan 2020 - 30 Jun 2020 | 30 Jul 2020 | 76 | 17% | 14% | 69% | 98% |
| 01 Jul 2019 - 31 Dec 2019 | 28 Jan 2020 | 56 | 18% | 47% | 35% | 86% |
| 01 Jan 2019 - 30 Jun 2019 | 26 Jul 2019 | 63 | 15% | 45% | 40% | 85% |
| 01 Jul 2018 - 31 Dec 2018 | 25 Jan 2019 | 44 | 29% | 54% | 17% | 91% |
| 01 Jan 2018 - 30 Jun 2018 | 25 Jul 2018 | 55 | 15% | 45% | 40% | 88% |
This information is as reported by the business, and responses are in their own words.
Standard payment terms
Payments are made on the next available payment run. That is, at the end of the week they fall due.
Were there any changes to the standard payment terms in the reporting period?
No information available
Any other information about payment terms
Whilst 84% of invoices were not paid within payment terms, this is largely as a result of invoices being paid on the next available payment run. That is, at the end of the week they fall due. 74% of invoices were paid on time or within 7 days of the due date. A further 12% were paid within 30 days of the payment date.
Maximum contractual payment period agreed
120
Accounts payable will refer the invoice to the relevant purchasing department for investigation and resolution directly with the supplier, if appropriate, or accounts payable will resolve directly with a supplier's accounts receivable department.
Has this business signed up to a code of conduct or standards on payment practices?
For example, signatories to The Prompt Payment Code must commit to paying 95% of their invoices within 60 days.
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Does this business offer e-invoicing in relation to qualifying contracts?
This is where suppliers can electronically submit and track invoices. It's not just allowing suppliers to email them an invoice.
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Does this business offer supply chain finance?
This is where a supplier who has submitted an invoice can be paid by a third-party finance provider earlier than the agreed payment date. The business would then pay the finance provider the invoiced sum.
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Under its payment practices and policies, can this business deduct sums from payments under qualifying contracts as a charge for remaining on a supplier list?
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During the reporting period, did the business deduct sums from payments as a charge for remaining on a supplier list?
No information available
Short Brothers Plc is a Belfast-based aerospace manufacturer, registered at Airport Road, Belfast, and incorporated in 1936. Companies House records list its business activities as the manufacture of air and spacecraft and related machinery, repair and maintenance of aircraft and spacecraft, and engineering design and other engineering activities. Filing history shows one former company secretary's correspondence address given as Bombardier Aerospace, Belfast, indicating the entity has operated as part of the Bombardier aerospace group. The company remains an active public limited company, filing full accounts and confirmation statements, with its most recent accounts made up to 31 December 2024. No further detail on specific products or customers is available from the evidence provided.
Generated from the company's website and Companies House records. Sources: find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk · find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk