Sportsdirect.com Retail Limited payment practices report
PennyFetch rating based on government data:
Often outside termsCompanies House no. 03406347
This rating is PennyFetch’s own assessment derived from data self-reported by Sportsdirect.com Retail Limited to the UK government.
This company has short standard payment terms and pays invoices in 28 days on average. The “outside terms” percentage reflects how often invoices exceed those short terms, not slow payment in absolute terms.
Avg. days to pay
28
UK median: 32
Outside agreed terms
35%
UK average: 24%
Trend
Getting faster
16 reports filed
Payment terms
0 to 90 days
Standard terms
Invoice payment breakdown
How Sportsdirect.com Retail Limited compares
Sportsdirect.com Retail Limited takes an average of 28 days to pay its suppliers, which is 4 days faster than the UK median of 32 days across 9,336 reporting companies. 35% 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, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2025 to Oct 2025 | 28 | 35% | 62% | 5% |
| Oct 2024 to Apr 2025 | 28 | 24% | 65% | 4% |
| Apr 2024 to Oct 2024 | 28 | 17% | 69% | 3% |
| Oct 2023 to Apr 2024 | 29 | 22% | 67% | 6% |
| Apr 2023 to Oct 2023 | 29 | 20% | 67% | 4% |
| Oct 2022 to Apr 2023 | 30 | 21% | 63% | 5% |
| Apr 2022 to Oct 2022 | 29 | 19% | 63% | 5% |
| Oct 2021 to Apr 2022 | 32 | 17% | 60% | 6% |
| Apr 2021 to Oct 2021 | 30 | 19% | 60% | 4% |
| Nov 2020 to Apr 2021 | 35 | 46% | 51% | 9% |
| May 2020 to Oct 2020 | 32 | 38% | 54% | 6% |
| Nov 2019 to Apr 2020 | 47 | 58% | 30% | 21% |
| Nov 2018 to Apr 2019 | 41 | 47% | 36% | 10% |
| May 2018 to Oct 2018 | 38 | 31% | 38% | 8% |
| Nov 2017 to Apr 2018 | 45 | 32% | 35% | 18% |
| May 2017 to Oct 2017 | 42 | 27% | 34% | 9% |
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All payment statistics on this page are self-reported by Sportsdirect.com Retail 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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