Ds Smith Paper Limited payment practices report
PennyFetch rating based on government data:
Good payerCompanies House no. 00058614
This rating is PennyFetch’s own assessment derived from data self-reported by Ds Smith Paper Limited to the UK government.
Avg. days to pay
86
UK median: 32
Outside agreed terms
4%
UK average: 24%
Trend
Getting faster
17 reports filed
Payment terms
90 to 155 days
Standard terms
Invoice payment breakdown
How Ds Smith Paper Limited compares
Ds Smith Paper Limited takes an average of 86 days to pay its suppliers, which is 54 days slower than the UK median of 32 days across 9,336 reporting companies. 4% of their invoices fall outside the agreed payment terms, compared to a national average of 24%. Their payment speed has been improving over time based on historical filings.
The “outside agreed terms” percentage measures how often the company pays after its own agreed payment terms (90 to 155 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
| Period | Avg. days | % outside terms | % in 30d | % over 60d |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2025 to Dec 2025 | 86 | 4% | 3% | 77% |
| Nov 2024 to Apr 2025 | 79 | 7% | 25% | 51% |
| May 2024 to Oct 2024 | 74 | 5% | 12% | 60% |
| Nov 2023 to Apr 2024 | 84 | 5% | 4% | 78% |
| May 2023 to Oct 2023 | 86 | 8% | 9% | 74% |
| Nov 2022 to Apr 2023 | 89 | 9% | 24% | 64% |
| May 2022 to Oct 2022 | 91 | 9% | 17% | 71% |
| Nov 2021 to Apr 2022 | 91 | 10% | 3% | 81% |
| May 2021 to Oct 2021 | 92 | 9% | 16% | 72% |
| Nov 2020 to Apr 2021 | 89 | 8% | 7% | 77% |
| May 2020 to Oct 2020 | 87 | 7% | 9% | 76% |
| Nov 2019 to Apr 2020 | 92 | 10% | 4% | 81% |
| May 2019 to Oct 2019 | 94 | 11% | 8% | 80% |
| Nov 2018 to Apr 2019 | 93 | 10% | 4% | 80% |
| May 2018 to Oct 2018 | 92 | 11% | 5% | 83% |
| Nov 2017 to Apr 2018 | 92 | 15% | 4% | 82% |
| May 2017 to Oct 2017 | 102 | 27% | 21% | 52% |
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All payment statistics on this page are self-reported by Ds Smith Paper Limited 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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