UK Payment Practices Report

Consumers' Association payment practices report

PennyFetch rating based on government data:

Good payer

Companies House no. 00580128

This rating is PennyFetch’s own assessment derived from data self-reported by Consumers' Association to the UK government.

Avg. days to pay

24

UK median: 32

Outside agreed terms

14%

UK average: 24%

Trend

Getting slower

17 reports filed

Payment terms

30 days

Standard terms

Invoice payment breakdown

94%
Within 30 days: 94%31 to 60 days: 4%Over 60 days: 2%

How Consumers' Association compares

Consumers' Association takes an average of 24 days to pay its suppliers, which is 8 days faster than the UK median of 32 days across 9,336 reporting companies. 14% of their invoices fall outside the agreed payment terms, compared to a national average of 24%. Their payment speed has been getting worse over time based on historical filings.

The “outside agreed terms” percentage measures how often the company pays after its own agreed payment terms (30 days), not against a fixed 30-day standard. A company with long payment terms can still be rated “Good payer” if it consistently meets those terms.

Payment history

PeriodAvg. days% outside terms% in 30d% over 60d
Jul 2025 to Dec 20252414%94%2%
Jan 2025 to Jun 20251431%99%0%
Jul 2024 to Dec 20241718%97%0%
Jan 2024 to Jun 20241719%97%0%
Jul 2023 to Dec 20231813%97%0%
Jan 2023 to Jun 20231719%98%0%
Jul 2022 to Dec 20221625%98%0%
Jan 2022 to Jun 20221425%99%0%
Jul 2021 to Dec 20211712%99%0%
Jan 2021 to Jun 20211917%97%0%
Jul 2020 to Dec 20202314%99%0%
Jan 2020 to Jun 20201726%98%0%
Jul 2019 to Dec 20191818%98%0%
Jan 2019 to Jun 20191622%98%0%
Jul 2018 to Dec 20181720%98%0%
Jan 2018 to Jun 20181428%98%1%
Jul 2017 to Dec 20171232%99%0%
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Frequently asked questions

According to their most recent self-reported government filing, CONSUMERS' ASSOCIATION pays invoices in 24 days on average. 14% of their invoices fall outside the agreed payment terms. PennyFetch rates this company as "Good payer" based on that data.

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All payment statistics on this page are self-reported by Consumers' Association to the UK Government Payment Practices Reporting service . The government publishes this data but does not independently verify the figures. Published under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Most recent report filed: Jan 2026. The rating labels on this page (e.g. “Good payer”, “Often outside terms”) are PennyFetch’s own classifications based on the reported data. They are not government ratings. This page is for informational purposes and does not constitute legal or financial advice.

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