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Sectors›Manufacturing›UPM-KYMMENE (UK) LIMITED

UPM-KYMMENE (UK) LIMITED

PaymentCheck Score 2024
50Fair
↓ 0.7vs last year
#4868 in UK
#221 in Scotland

Industry ranking

  • 213th of 406 in Manufacturing

Company Information

Company Number
SC102969
Registered Address
1 Meadowhead Road, Irvine, Ayrshire, KA11 5AT
Status
Active
Employee Count
307
Turnover
£132,037,000
EBITDA
£2,403,000

Additional Details

Website
https://upmpaper.com
Company Type
Private limited Company
Incorporated On
30 January 1987
Nature of Business
17120 - Manufacture of paper and paperboard
Industries
Manufacturing
Region
Scotland
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Time to Pay

Average Time to Pay
41 days
Shortest Period:14 days
Longest Period:60 days
Max Contractual:60 days

Payment Timeline

Within 30 Days
30%
31-60 Days
67%
After 60 Days
3%
Not Paid Within Terms53%

Payment Features

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

Performance Reports History

Reporting Period Filed: 2025-01-08
Reporting PeriodFiling DateAverage Time to Pay (days)Paid within 30 daysPaid 31-60 daysPaid after 60 daysNot Paid within Terms
01 Jul 2024 - 31 Dec 202408 Jan 20254230%67%3%53%
01 Jan 2024 - 30 Jun 202408 Jan 20254130%66%4%57%
30 Jun 2023 - 31 Dec 202308 Jan 20254130%67%3%53%
01 Jan 2023 - 31 Jul 202308 Nov 20234233%64%3%57%
01 Jul 2022 - 31 Dec 202208 Nov 20234130%67%3%56%
01 Jan 2022 - 30 Jun 202208 Nov 20234335%61%4%29%
01 Jul 2021 - 31 Dec 202108 Nov 20234032%63%5%26%
01 Jan 2021 - 30 Jun 202101 Jul 20214139%57%4%29%
01 Jul 2020 - 31 Dec 202012 Jan 20214137%61%2%27%
01 Jan 2020 - 30 Jun 202014 Jul 20204236%60%4%33%
01 Jul 2019 - 31 Dec 201906 Jan 20203942%56%2%28%
01 Jan 2019 - 30 Jun 201902 Jul 20194038%59%3%28%
01 Jul 2018 - 31 Dec 201807 Jan 20194041%57%2%25%
01 Jan 2018 - 30 Jun 201818 Jul 20184032%48%20%79%

Invoice Payment Practices

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

Payment Terms

Standard payment terms

UPM-Kymmene (UK) Ltd has various payment terms with suppliers, the most frequently used are 30, 45 or 60 days net. We have a wide range of commercially negotiated contracts with payment terms varying from 14 days to 60 days. The UPM supplier base ranges from smaller local suppliers, local authorities and other public service providers to large global organisations. Payments cover supplies and services such as raw materials, contract labour, direct materials and spare parts, capital contracts, utilities, etc.

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

No information available

Any other information about payment terms

No additional information

Maximum contractual payment period agreed

60

Dispute Resolution Process

Dispute resolution will follow a previously agreed process for arbitration assuming the matter cannot be resolved internally. This would be documented in the specific contract and all contracts will include clear UPM contact persons.

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.

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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?

❌

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

UPM-Kymmene (UK) Limited is a Scottish-registered company based in Irvine, Ayrshire, recorded under the SIC code for manufacture of paper and paperboard. It operates as part of the UPM Group, a Finnish forest industry business whose paper arm, UPM Communication Papers, describes itself as one of the world's leading producers of graphic papers, supplying magazine, newsprint and fine papers. The wider group runs eight paper mills with 3.7 million tonnes a year of production capacity and around 4,700 employees. This UK entity represents the group's presence in Scotland within that paper manufacturing business, rather than an independently trading operation with its own separately described activities.

Generated from the company's website and Companies House records. Sources: upmpaper.com · upmpaper.com

Financial Metrics

Cash
£952,000
Net Worth
£91,095,000
Total Current Assets
£94,998,000
Total Current Liabilities
£17,111,000

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Our mission is to change the culture of late payments in the UK and help save over 55,000 companies every year which close due to cashflow issues.

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  • Payment Check
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  • Late Payment Help
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© 2026 Payment Check Ltd

Registered Address: 3rd Floor Suite 207 Regent Street London W1B 3HH

Made by Alastair Campbell