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THE UNIVERSITY OF CUMBRIA

Company number 06033238. View on Companies House.

For the reporting period 1 February 2026 to 31 July 2026 (filed 26 August 2026), THE UNIVERSITY OF CUMBRIA reported paying invoices in an average of 21 days, and that 3% of invoices were not paid within agreed terms.

Read the original report on GOV.UK.

Average time to pay as reported in the last 4 reports, oldest first: 25 days (period ending 31 January 2025), 21 days (period ending 31 July 2025), 25 days (period ending 31 January 2026), 21 days (period ending 31 July 2026).

Across all 6,117 reports on GOV.UK with a period ending in January to June 2026, the latest completed half-year, the simple average reported was 34.5 days to pay and 21.8% of invoices not paid within agreed terms. The half-year of this report, July to December 2026, is not used until it has closed and settled. This is an unweighted average of reports, not of invoices. It mixes all sectors and company sizes.

Reports as filed

PeriodFiledAverage time to payPaid within 30 days31 to 60 daysOver 60 daysNot paid within agreed termsStandard termsReport
1 February 2026 to 31 July 202626 August 202621 days97%3%0%3%7 to 30 daysGOV.UK
1 August 2025 to 31 January 202627 February 202625 days91%5%4%9%7 to 30 daysGOV.UK
1 February 2025 to 31 July 202528 August 202521 days97%2%1%3%7 to 30 daysGOV.UK
1 August 2024 to 31 January 202527 February 202525 days97%2%1%3%7 to 30 daysGOV.UK
1 February 2024 to 31 July 202411 October 202430 days91%5%5%9%7 to 30 daysGOV.UK
1 August 2023 to 31 January 202423 February 202423 days92%7%1%8%7 to 30 daysGOV.UK
1 February 2023 to 31 July 20231 September 202328 days93%4%3%7%7 to 30 daysGOV.UK

Showing the latest 7 of 19 reports. Earlier reports are on GOV.UK.

These figures are as reported by the company to GOV.UK under the Reporting on Payment Practices and Performance Regulations. They are self-reported and have not been checked by InvoiceCollect or by GOV.UK. They describe the reporting period shown, not how the company pays today, and they do not describe any single invoice or supplier.

Contains public sector information from GOV.UK Check Payment Practices (Department for Business and Trade), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: GOV.UK Check Payment Practices. Imported 6 November 2026.

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