Smiths News Trading Limited payment practices report
PennyFetch rating based on government data:
Good payerCompanies House no. 00237811
This rating is PennyFetch’s own assessment derived from data self-reported by Smiths News Trading Limited to the UK government.
Avg. days to pay
19
UK median: 32
Outside agreed terms
2%
UK average: 24%
Trend
Stable
17 reports filed
Payment terms
7 to 60 days
Standard terms
Invoice payment breakdown
How Smiths News Trading Limited compares
Smiths News Trading Limited takes an average of 19 days to pay its suppliers, which is 13 days faster than the UK median of 32 days across 9,336 reporting companies. 2% 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 (7 to 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 2025 to Mar 2026 | 19 | 2% | 85% | 1% |
| Mar 2025 to Aug 2025 | 18 | 2% | 87% | 1% |
| Sept 2024 to Mar 2025 | 18 | 3% | 86% | 1% |
| Feb 2024 to Aug 2024 | 19 | 2% | 84% | 1% |
| Aug 2023 to Feb 2024 | 18 | 1% | 85% | 1% |
| Feb 2023 to Aug 2023 | 19 | 2% | 85% | 1% |
| Aug 2022 to Feb 2023 | 15 | 3% | 83% | 1% |
| Feb 2022 to Aug 2022 | 15 | 0% | 86% | 0% |
| Aug 2021 to Feb 2022 | 19 | 1% | 83% | 1% |
| Feb 2021 to Aug 2021 | 20 | 2% | 83% | 1% |
| Aug 2020 to Feb 2021 | 14 | 1% | 85% | 1% |
| Mar 2020 to Aug 2020 | 19 | 12% | 87% | 2% |
| Sept 2019 to Feb 2020 | 18 | 3% | 88% | 1% |
| Mar 2019 to Aug 2019 | 18 | 4% | 88% | 1% |
| Sept 2018 to Feb 2019 | 18 | 3% | 88% | 1% |
| Mar 2018 to Aug 2018 | 17 | 2% | 88% | 0% |
| Sept 2017 to Feb 2018 | 16 | 1% | 88% | 0% |
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All payment statistics on this page are self-reported by Smiths News Trading 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: Mar 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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