HARPERCOLLINS PUBLISHERS LIMITED reports an average time to pay of 29 days, with 1% of invoices paid outside agreed terms, based on data supplied under the UK Duty to Report on Payment Practices. This reflects payment performance only. This score reflects its most recent reporting period only (2026) -- the same rule applied to every company regardless of how many periods they've filed, so a longer track record is never used to drag a score down. See the pattern of behaviour below for the full 10-period history. It has not yet completed the GBP-14 Diagnostic, so this is not a full Supplier Choice Index certification.
Data source: reported payment practice figures across 10 reporting periods (2017–2026), supplied for this prototype. Score moved from 46 in 2017 to 63 in 2026, after peaking at 66 in 2024.
This is a multi-period payment-performance pattern, not a supplier testimonial.
Fast Payment Score, 0–100 — the line rising means faster, more reliable payment over time; falling means it's slipping.
| Year | Avg. days to pay | % paid late | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 37 | 4% | 46 |
| 2018 | 34.5 | 26% | 52 |
| 2019 | 29.5 | 1% | 60 |
| 2020 | 28 | 1% | 61 |
| 2021 | 28 | 1% | 62 |
| 2022 | 29 | 1% | 59 |
| 2023 | 29.7 | 1% | 57 |
| 2024 | 26.5 | 1% | 66 |
| 2025 | 28.5 | 0.5% | 61 |
| 2026 | 29 | 1% | 63 |
% of invoices paid within 30 days, 31–60 days, and 60+ days, each year.
Fast Payment Score, derived from reported average days to pay and % invoices paid late. Not a Supplier Choice Index score.
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