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HIGHLANDS AND ISLANDS AIRPORTS LIMITED

PaymentCheck Score 2025
86Good
↓ 5.7vs last year
#1628 in UK
#10 in Air Travel
#72 in Scotland

Company Information

Company Number
SC097647
Registered Address
Head Office, Inverness Airport, Inverness, IV2 7JB
Status
Active
Employee Count
218
Turnover
£29,232,000
EBITDA
£13,677,000

Additional Details

Website
https://www.hial.co.uk/
Phone
Company Type
Private limited Company
Incorporated On
4 March 1986
Nature of Business
52230 - Service activities incidental to air transportation
Industries
Air Travel, Transportation Infrastructure
Region
Scotland
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Time to Pay

Average Time to Pay
19 days
Shortest Period:0 days
Longest Period:30 days
Max Contractual:30 days

Payment Timeline

Within 30 Days
88%
31-60 Days
9%
After 60 Days
3%
Not Paid Within Terms60%

Payment Features

Participates in Codes✗ No
E-Invoicing✗ No
Supply Chain Finance✗ No

Performance Reports History

Reporting Period Filed: 2024-09-09
Reporting PeriodFiling DateAverage Time to Pay (days)Paid within 30 daysPaid 31-60 daysPaid after 60 daysNot Paid within Terms
01 Oct 2024 - 31 Mar 202515 Aug 20251493%6%1%57%
01 Apr 2024 - 30 Sept 202414 Aug 20251591%7%2%10%
01 Oct 2023 - 31 Mar 202409 Sept 20241790%7%3%58%
01 Apr 2023 - 30 Sept 202309 Sept 20241988%9%3%60%
01 Oct 2022 - 31 Mar 202306 Sept 20241688%8%4%47%
01 Apr 2022 - 30 Sept 202206 Sept 20241983%10%7%57%
01 Oct 2021 - 31 Mar 202204 Sept 20242578%14%8%66%
01 Apr 2021 - 30 Sept 202108 Aug 20242085%11%4%15%
01 Oct 2020 - 31 Mar 202108 Aug 20243175%13%12%26%
01 Apr 2020 - 30 Sept 202008 Aug 20242283%9%8%17%
01 Oct 2019 - 31 Mar 202008 Aug 20241988%8%5%12%
01 Apr 2019 - 30 Sept 201908 Aug 20242283%12%5%17%
01 Apr 2018 - 30 Sept 201815 Feb 20193072%19%9%29%

Invoice Payment Practices

This information is as reported by the business, and responses are in their own words.

Payment Terms

Standard payment terms

10 days

Were there any changes to the standard payment terms in the reporting period?

No information available

Any other information about payment terms

NA

Maximum contractual payment period agreed

30

Dispute Resolution Process

Disputes and queries are dealt with by the accounts department with the support of administrators and managers who procured the good and/or services

Other Payment Information

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.

❌

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.

❌

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.

❌

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?

❌

During the reporting period, did the business deduct sums from payments as a charge for remaining on a supplier list?

No information available

About this company

Highlands and Islands Airports Limited (HIAL) is a public corporation wholly owned by the Scottish Ministers. It operates and manages eleven airports across the Highlands and Islands and Dundee, including Barra, Benbecula, Campbeltown, Dundee, Islay, Inverness, Kirkwall, Stornoway, Sumburgh, Tiree and Wick. These airports serve as essential transport links for remote communities but run at a loss, receiving subsidies from the Scottish Government under the Civil Aviation Act 1982. The company's activities cover airport operation, customer services, safeguarding and airfield management, alongside public engagement such as Gaelic language planning consultations. It is registered in Scotland and remains an active company.

Generated from the company's website and Companies House records. Sources: hial.co.uk

Financial Metrics

Cash
£685,000
Net Worth
-£193,000
Total Current Assets
£7,378,000
Total Current Liabilities
£13,937,000

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Made by Alastair Campbell