# Late payment fixed sum: Late Payment Recovery Costs

> The Late Payment Recovery Costs carries 19 published figures read from 3 sources' own pages, from 16 to 10,000 GBP, read 17 October 2026.

Late Payment Interest · https://latepaymentinterest.co.uk/datasets/late-payment-recovery-costs/ · computed 2026-10-21

**Range of the published figures:** 16 to 10,000 GBP (range 70 to 1,476 GBP; 3 published figures; 3 of 13 sources read publish one).

3 of the 13 named sources read in full publish a figure; 10 publish none, read 17 October 2026.

## Every figure, with its source

One row per source: the figure the source's own page publishes, the page, and the day it was read.

| Source | Figure | Read |
|---|---|---|
| [Civil court fees (EX50)](https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/fees-in-the-civil-and-family-courts-main-fees-ex50/civil-court-fees-ex50) | 10,000 GBP | 2026-10-12 |
| [GOV.UK - wind up a company that owes you money](https://www.gov.uk/wind-up-a-company-that-owes-you-money) | 2,600 GBP | 2026-10-12 |
| [Civil court fees (EX50)](https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/fees-in-the-civil-and-family-courts-main-fees-ex50/civil-court-fees-ex50) | 455 GBP | 2026-10-12 |
| [GOV.UK - wind up a company that owes you money](https://www.gov.uk/wind-up-a-company-that-owes-you-money) | 352 GBP | 2026-10-12 |
| [Civil court fees (EX50)](https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/fees-in-the-civil-and-family-courts-main-fees-ex50/civil-court-fees-ex50) | 321 GBP | 2026-10-12 |
| [Civil court fees (EX50)](https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/fees-in-the-civil-and-family-courts-main-fees-ex50/civil-court-fees-ex50) | 205 GBP | 2026-10-12 |
| [Civil court fees (EX50)](https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/fees-in-the-civil-and-family-courts-main-fees-ex50/civil-court-fees-ex50) | 126 GBP | 2026-10-12 |
| [Civil court fees (EX50)](https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/fees-in-the-civil-and-family-courts-main-fees-ex50/civil-court-fees-ex50) | 115 GBP | 2026-10-12 |
| [GOV.UK - claiming debt recovery costs on a late commercial payment](https://www.gov.uk/late-commercial-payments-interest-debt-recovery/claim-debt-recovery-costs) | 100 GBP | 2026-10-17 |
| [Civil court fees (EX50)](https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/fees-in-the-civil-and-family-courts-main-fees-ex50/civil-court-fees-ex50) | 80 GBP | 2026-10-12 |
| [GOV.UK - claiming debt recovery costs on a late commercial payment](https://www.gov.uk/late-commercial-payments-interest-debt-recovery/claim-debt-recovery-costs) | 70 GBP | 2026-10-17 |
| [Civil court fees (EX50)](https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/fees-in-the-civil-and-family-courts-main-fees-ex50/civil-court-fees-ex50) | 70 GBP | 2026-10-12 |
| [Civil court fees (EX50)](https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/fees-in-the-civil-and-family-courts-main-fees-ex50/civil-court-fees-ex50) | 69 GBP | 2026-10-12 |
| [Civil court fees (EX50)](https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/fees-in-the-civil-and-family-courts-main-fees-ex50/civil-court-fees-ex50) | 69 GBP | 2026-10-12 |
| [Civil court fees (EX50)](https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/fees-in-the-civil-and-family-courts-main-fees-ex50/civil-court-fees-ex50) | 50 GBP | 2026-10-12 |
| [GOV.UK - claiming debt recovery costs on a late commercial payment](https://www.gov.uk/late-commercial-payments-interest-debt-recovery/claim-debt-recovery-costs) | 40 GBP | 2026-10-17 |
| [Civil court fees (EX50)](https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/fees-in-the-civil-and-family-courts-main-fees-ex50/civil-court-fees-ex50) | 35 GBP | 2026-10-12 |
| [Civil court fees (EX50)](https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/fees-in-the-civil-and-family-courts-main-fees-ex50/civil-court-fees-ex50) | 27 GBP | 2026-10-12 |
| [Civil court fees (EX50)](https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/fees-in-the-civil-and-family-courts-main-fees-ex50/civil-court-fees-ex50) | 16 GBP | 2026-10-12 |

## The sentence each figure was read from (19)

- [Civil court fees (EX50)](https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/fees-in-the-civil-and-family-courts-main-fees-ex50/civil-court-fees-ex50), read 2026-10-12: "More than £200,000 £10,000"
- [GOV.UK - wind up a company that owes you money](https://www.gov.uk/wind-up-a-company-that-owes-you-money), read 2026-10-12: "£352 - court fees £2,600 - petition deposit (to manage the ‘winding-up’)"
- [Civil court fees (EX50)](https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/fees-in-the-civil-and-family-courts-main-fees-ex50/civil-court-fees-ex50), read 2026-10-12: "More than £5,000 but no more than £10,000 £455"
- [GOV.UK - wind up a company that owes you money](https://www.gov.uk/wind-up-a-company-that-owes-you-money), read 2026-10-12: "£352 - court fees"
- [Civil court fees (EX50)](https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/fees-in-the-civil-and-family-courts-main-fees-ex50/civil-court-fees-ex50), read 2026-10-12: "Application on notice where no other fee is specified – including creditor applications in the county court relating to the Debt Respite Scheme (Breathing Space) regulations £321"
- [Civil court fees (EX50)](https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/fees-in-the-civil-and-family-courts-main-fees-ex50/civil-court-fees-ex50), read 2026-10-12: "More than £3,000 but no more than £5,000 £205"
- [Civil court fees (EX50)](https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/fees-in-the-civil-and-family-courts-main-fees-ex50/civil-court-fees-ex50), read 2026-10-12: "Application by consent or without notice where no other fee is specified £126"
- [Civil court fees (EX50)](https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/fees-in-the-civil-and-family-courts-main-fees-ex50/civil-court-fees-ex50), read 2026-10-12: "More than £1,500 but no more than £3,000 £115"
- [GOV.UK - claiming debt recovery costs on a late commercial payment](https://www.gov.uk/late-commercial-payments-interest-debt-recovery/claim-debt-recovery-costs), read 2026-10-17: "£10,000 or more £100"
- [Civil court fees (EX50)](https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/fees-in-the-civil-and-family-courts-main-fees-ex50/civil-court-fees-ex50), read 2026-10-12: "More than £1,000 but no more than £1,500 £80"
- [GOV.UK - claiming debt recovery costs on a late commercial payment](https://www.gov.uk/late-commercial-payments-interest-debt-recovery/claim-debt-recovery-costs), read 2026-10-17: "£1,000 to £9,999.99 £70"
- [Civil court fees (EX50)](https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/fees-in-the-civil-and-family-courts-main-fees-ex50/civil-court-fees-ex50), read 2026-10-12: "More than £500 but no more than £1,000 £70"
- [Civil court fees (EX50)](https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/fees-in-the-civil-and-family-courts-main-fees-ex50/civil-court-fees-ex50), read 2026-10-12: "Against a party or parties not named in the proceedings (fees order 1.6) £69"
- [Civil court fees (EX50)](https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/fees-in-the-civil-and-family-courts-main-fees-ex50/civil-court-fees-ex50), read 2026-10-12: "Permission to issue proceedings (fees order 1.8a) £69"
- [Civil court fees (EX50)](https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/fees-in-the-civil-and-family-courts-main-fees-ex50/civil-court-fees-ex50), read 2026-10-12: "More than £300 but no more than £500 £50"
- [GOV.UK - claiming debt recovery costs on a late commercial payment](https://www.gov.uk/late-commercial-payments-interest-debt-recovery/claim-debt-recovery-costs), read 2026-10-17: "Amount of debt What you can charge Up to £999.99 £40"
- [Civil court fees (EX50)](https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/fees-in-the-civil-and-family-courts-main-fees-ex50/civil-court-fees-ex50), read 2026-10-12: "Value of your claim Fee Up to £300 £35"
- [Civil court fees (EX50)](https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/fees-in-the-civil-and-family-courts-main-fees-ex50/civil-court-fees-ex50), read 2026-10-12: "Type and value of claim Fee Small claims track for claims up to £300 £27"
- [Civil court fees (EX50)](https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/fees-in-the-civil-and-family-courts-main-fees-ex50/civil-court-fees-ex50), read 2026-10-12: "Type of application Fee Application to vary (amend or change) a judgment (or order), suspend enforcement or suspend a warrant of possession or stay a High Court writ £16"

## Read in full, publishes no figure

- [Late Payment of Commercial Debts (Interest) Act 1998, section 5A (fixed sum and recovery costs)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1998/20/section/5A), read 2026-09-12: read in full and no accepted figure on the page
- [Fees in the civil and family courts: full list (EX50A)](https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/fees-in-the-civil-and-family-courts-full-list-ex50a), read 2026-10-12: read in full and no accepted figure on the page
- [GOV.UK - make a court claim for money: court fees](https://www.gov.uk/make-court-claim-for-money/court-fees), read 2026-09-12: every candidate on the page was refused
- [GOV.UK - make a court claim for money](https://www.gov.uk/make-court-claim-for-money), read 2026-09-12: read in full and no accepted figure on the page
- [GOV.UK - statutory demands](https://www.gov.uk/statutory-demands), read 2026-09-12: every candidate on the page was refused
- [GOV.UK - get help with court fees](https://www.gov.uk/get-help-with-court-fees), read 2026-09-12: every candidate on the page was refused
- [Housing Grants, Construction and Regeneration Act 1996, section 110 (dates for payment)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1996/53/section/110), read 2026-09-11: read in full and no accepted figure on the page
- [Housing Grants, Construction and Regeneration Act 1996, section 110A (payment notices)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1996/53/section/110A), read 2026-09-12: read in full and no accepted figure on the page
- [Housing Grants, Construction and Regeneration Act 1996, section 112 (suspension for non-payment)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1996/53/section/112), read 2026-10-12: read in full and no accepted figure on the page
- [every charge a creditor may add](https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/fees-in-the-civil-and-family-courts-main-fees-ex50), read 2026-09-12: read in full and no accepted figure on the page

## Methodology

Every row is a verbatim sentence read from the named source's own page through our fetch service on the date shown, hash-pinned to the stored read (the sha of the page's visible text; the raw page is mirrored to R2). 3 of the 13 named sources that could be read published a usable figure; 10 published none and are recorded as not published, never filled in; 0 could not be read (blocked, dead or unreachable) and count nowhere. The headline figures (median, minimum, maximum, quartiles) are over ONE figure per source in GBP (a source's median where its page yielded several accepted sentences), so N counts sources, never sentences; 32 candidate sentence(s) were refused by a reviewer with the reason recorded. The fuller derivation this dataset is chartered to grow into (not yet what the figures above are; they are each source's own published figure as read): one row per chargeable item at each escalation step - fixed sum by debt band, reasonable recovery costs, claim issue fee by claim value, hearing fee, enforcement fee, statutory demand, petition deposit - each quoted from the government page that sets it with its effective date; the derived figure is the TOTAL recoverable on a debt of a given size at each step, and the break-even point at which claiming costs more than the interest earned, which no single page states

## Sources

- [GOV.UK - claiming debt recovery costs on a late commercial payment](https://www.gov.uk/late-commercial-payments-interest-debt-recovery/claim-debt-recovery-costs) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- [Late Payment of Commercial Debts (Interest) Act 1998, section 5A (fixed sum and recovery costs)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1998/20/section/5A) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- [Civil court fees (EX50)](https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/fees-in-the-civil-and-family-courts-main-fees-ex50/civil-court-fees-ex50) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- [Fees in the civil and family courts: full list (EX50A)](https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/fees-in-the-civil-and-family-courts-full-list-ex50a) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- [GOV.UK - make a court claim for money: court fees](https://www.gov.uk/make-court-claim-for-money/court-fees) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- [GOV.UK - make a court claim for money](https://www.gov.uk/make-court-claim-for-money) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- [GOV.UK - statutory demands](https://www.gov.uk/statutory-demands) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- [GOV.UK - wind up a company that owes you money](https://www.gov.uk/wind-up-a-company-that-owes-you-money) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- [GOV.UK - get help with court fees](https://www.gov.uk/get-help-with-court-fees) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- [Housing Grants, Construction and Regeneration Act 1996, section 110 (dates for payment)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1996/53/section/110) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- [Housing Grants, Construction and Regeneration Act 1996, section 110A (payment notices)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1996/53/section/110A) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- [Housing Grants, Construction and Regeneration Act 1996, section 112 (suspension for non-payment)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1996/53/section/112) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- [every charge a creditor may add](https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/fees-in-the-civil-and-family-courts-main-fees-ex50) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)

## Cite or embed

- The Late Payment Recovery Costs carries 19 published figures read from 3 sources' own pages, from 16 to 10,000 GBP, read 17 October 2026.
- 3 of the 13 named sources read in full publish a figure; 10 publish none, read 17 October 2026.

Cite as: "latepaymentinterest.co.uk Late Payment Recovery Costs", updated 2026-10-21, https://latepaymentinterest.co.uk/datasets/late-payment-recovery-costs/.

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