Reading Scientific Services Limited payment practices report
PennyFetch rating based on government data:
Good payerCompanies House no. 00741326
This rating is PennyFetch’s own assessment derived from data self-reported by Reading Scientific Services Limited to the UK government.
This data is from Aug 2025. A more recent report may be available from the government service.
Avg. days to pay
69
UK median: 32
Outside agreed terms
11%
UK average: 24%
Trend
Stable
8 reports filed
Payment terms
60 days
Standard terms
Invoice payment breakdown
How Reading Scientific Services Limited compares
Reading Scientific Services Limited takes an average of 69 days to pay its suppliers, which is 37 days slower than the UK median of 32 days across 9,336 reporting companies. 11% of their invoices fall outside the agreed payment terms, compared to a national average of 24%.
The “outside agreed terms” percentage measures how often the company pays after its own agreed payment terms (60 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 2025 to Jun 2025 | 69 | 11% | 14% | 33% |
| Jul 2024 to Dec 2024 | 59 | 9% | 17% | 33% |
| Jan 2024 to Jun 2024 | 60 | 9% | 17% | 33% |
| Jul 2023 to Dec 2023 | 55 | 7% | 25% | 35% |
| Jan 2023 to Jun 2023 | 59 | 7% | 22% | 30% |
| Jul 2022 to Dec 2022 | 65 | 11% | 23% | 28% |
| Jul 2018 to Dec 2018 | 62 | 18% | 14% | 33% |
| Jan 2018 to Jun 2018 | 67 | 19% | 9% | 39% |
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All payment statistics on this page are self-reported by Reading Scientific Services 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: Aug 2025. 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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