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Company description
ALLEN OVERY SHEARMAN STERLING LLP is a UK company whose Companies House status is “Active” and whose registered company type is “Limited Liability Partnership”. Incorporated on 30 January 2004; registered for 22 years; registered office reported in LONDON. This BritDB profile also contains linked public records: 12 procurement records.
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01 Company overview
Identity and registration
- Official name
- ALLEN OVERY SHEARMAN STERLING LLP
- Company number
- OC306763
- Company type
- Limited Liability Partnership
- Status
- Active
- Country of origin
- United Kingdom
- Dissolution date
- Not supplied
- Accounts category
- GROUP
- Mortgage charges
- 1 total · 1 outstanding · 0 satisfied
- Limited partnership members
- 0 general · 0 limited
A registered office is not necessarily a trading location. The address is reproduced from the Companies House bulk record and should be interpreted in that legal context.
02 Filing dates
Accounts and statements
Last accounts made up to
30 April 2025Next accounts due
31 January 2027Last statement made up to
30 January 2026Next statement due
13 February 2027BritDB does not infer overdue status when the source does not state it.
03 Supplier payments
Payment practices and performance
- Reporting period
- 1 November 2025 – 30 April 2026
- Filed
- 28 May 2026
- Shortest standard term
- 30 days
- Longest standard term
- Not supplied
- E-invoicing offered
- No
- Supply-chain finance
- Not offered
- Payment codes
- No
- Construction retentions
- Reported as used
Complete reported payment fields
- Policy regime
- Regime-3
- Financial period started
- 1 May 2025
- Qualifying contracts
- Yes
- Payments made
- Yes
- Invoice value paid within 30 days
- £336,844,939
- Invoice value paid in 31–60 days
- £30,384,825
- Invoice value paid after 60 days
- £18,618,678
- Invoice value paid outside agreed terms
- £52,750,314
- Invoices paid in 31–60 days
- 10.0%
- Invoices unpaid due to dispute
- 0.0%
- Maximum contractual payment period
- 60 days
- Supplier-list charging policy
- No
- Supplier-list charges made
- No
Retention release
Upon completion of the timeline, which is generally 12 months, we would review the work undertaken by the contractor to ensure we are satisfied with the workmanship and quality. Our contract administrator would then quantify using the RICS proforma to release retention, which has been held back by our cost consultants. All of those documents would then come through our Business Services and Accounts Payable Team for payment, subject to sign off on each stage.
- Retention in all contracts
- Yes
- Retention in standard terms
- No
- Retention threshold
- Not supplied
- Standard retention rate
- Not supplied
- Retention compared with client
- 100.0%
- Retention compared with payments
- 3.0%
Reported terms and dispute process
- Standard payment terms
30 days, or less, is our standard payment term for the majority of vendors, however we pay a number of vendors on 60 day payment terms (vendors in this category are typically our largest vendors by spend with whom we have centrally procured and negotiated payment terms)
- Dispute resolution process
We pay valid, undisputed invoices within the agreed payment period. If we dispute any item in an invoice, we aim to (a) promptly inform the supplier of the disputed item and (b) work with the supplier to (1) explain why the relevant item has been disputed and (2) reach a mutually acceptable outcome. Suppliers are encouraged to contact Account Payable by email at accountspayable@aoshearman.com with any questions relating to the payment of invoices
Earlier payment reports (11 shown)
- 23.0 average days to pay13.0% outside terms
- 24.0 average days to pay15.0% outside terms
- 26.0 average days to pay19.0% outside terms
- 23.0 average days to pay15.0% outside terms
- 28.0 average days to pay44.0% outside terms
- 29.0 average days to pay42.0% outside terms
- 27.0 average days to pay47.0% outside terms
- 24.0 average days to pay30.0% outside terms
- 24.0 average days to pay31.0% outside terms
- 27.0 average days to pay31.0% outside terms
- 25.0 average days to pay30.0% outside terms
This is a company-submitted statutory disclosure, not a credit rating. BritDB preserves the reporting period and links the report only through the Companies House number supplied by the official service. Percentages describe payments made during that period and may change in later reports.
04 Global legal identity
Legal Entity Identifier
ALLEN OVERY SHEARMAN STERLING LLP
LEI 213800Y1339A3PK3MM84 · jurisdiction GB
- Legal form
- Z0EY
- Entity category
- GENERAL
- Entity created
- 30 January 2004
- Initial LEI registration
- 4 October 2017
- LEI last updated
- 26 August 2026
- Next renewal
- 4 October 2027
- Managing LOU
- 213800WAVVOPS85N2205
- Other legal names
- ALLEN & OVERY LLP
- Legal address
- ONE BISHOPS SQUARE, LONDON, GB-LND, E1 6AD, GB
- Headquarters address
- ONE BISHOPS SQUARE, LONDON, GB-LND, E1 6AD, GB
GLEIF parent-reporting exceptions
DIRECT ACCOUNTING CONSOLIDATION PARENT
NON_CONSOLIDATING
ULTIMATE ACCOUNTING CONSOLIDATION PARENT
NON_CONSOLIDATING
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05 Supply-chain transparency
Modern slavery statement
- Organisation
- ALLEN OVERY SHEARMAN STERLING LLP
- Group submission
- No
- Statement period
- 1 May 2024 – 30 April 2025
- Approved
- 9 October 2025
- Sectors
- Professional and administrative services and supplies, including legal, consulting and accounting services
Organisation structure
Covered in the statement
Policies
Covered in the statement
Risk assessment
Covered in the statement
Due diligence
Covered in the statement
Training
Covered in the statement
Goals and KPIs
Covered in the statement
Full statement information supplied to the registry
- Reported turnover band
- Over £500 million
- Years producing statements
- More than 5 years
- ILO indicators included
- Not answered
- Registry record updated
- 18 November 2025
Policies described
Freedom of workers to terminate employment Freedom of movement Freedom of association Prohibits any threat of violence, harassment and intimidation Prohibits the use of worker-paid recruitment fees Prohibits compulsory overtime Prohibits child labour Prohibits discrimination Prohibits confiscation of workers' original identification documents Provides access to remedy, compensation and justice for victims of modern slavery
Training described
Your whole organisation Procurement staff
Worker engagement and working conditions
Your suppliers Workers within your organisation
Grievance mechanisms
Using anonymous whistleblowing services, such as a helpline or mobile phone app
Demonstrated progress
Through setting incremental improvement goals.
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06 Data protection
ICO fee-payer registration
Allen Overy Shearman Sterling LLP
Registration Z7222711
- Registered from
- 10 October 2002
- Current end date
- 9 October 2026
This is a candidate association, not an official Companies House link. The ICO file supplies no company number. The organisation name and postcode uniquely matched this company in the current snapshot. BritDB excludes all DPO contact fields and does not publish unmatched personal entries.
07 Public procurement
Contracts Finder awards
ECA Call-Off 001
UK EXPORT FINANCE · ocds-b5fd17-4cc13125-a674-44af-8376-c5a392fb472f
- Supplier named in award
- Allen Overy Shearman Sterling LLP
- Award value
- £855,000
- Contract period
- 13 July 2026 – 12 August 2028
- Published
- 13 August 2026
- Procedure
- Call-off from a framework agreement
- Main CPV
- 79111000
- Source release ID
- ocds-b5fd17-4cc13125-a674-44af-8376-c5a392fb472f-2026-08-13T13:29:08+01:00
Legal advice - Aircraft Substitution
UK EXPORT FINANCE · ocds-b5fd17-a3bb56c4-8f00-4977-8dcc-f4d0174226bd
- Supplier named in award
- ALLEN OVERY SHEARMAN STERLING LLP
- Award value
- £300,000
- Contract period
- 26 February 2026 – 25 February 2027
- Published
- 18 March 2026
- Procedure
- Call-off from a framework agreement
- Main CPV
- 79110000
- Source release ID
- ocds-b5fd17-a3bb56c4-8f00-4977-8dcc-f4d0174226bd-2026-03-18T09:36:37Z
Advice in respect of the merger
UK EXPORT FINANCE · ocds-b5fd17-dd3c6d1b-f381-4bab-a5e5-1a3b49a8a29d
- Supplier named in award
- Allen Overy and Shearman
- Award value
- £100,000
- Contract period
- 23 February 2026 – 22 February 2027
- Published
- 22 May 2026
- Procedure
- Call-off from a framework agreement
- Main CPV
- 79110000
- Source release ID
- ocds-b5fd17-dd3c6d1b-f381-4bab-a5e5-1a3b49a8a29d-2026-05-22T17:58:51+01:00
4 x Airbus A320 aircraft financings
UK EXPORT FINANCE · ocds-b5fd17-e17fe5a1-5a50-46a1-9f45-78112cdb6e40
- Supplier named in award
- ALLEN OVERY SHEARMAN STERLING LLP
- Award value
- £1,000,000
- Contract period
- 1 September 2025 – 31 August 2026
- Published
- 1 October 2025
- Procedure
- Call-off from a framework agreement
- Main CPV
- 79111000
- Source release ID
- ocds-b5fd17-e17fe5a1-5a50-46a1-9f45-78112cdb6e40-2025-10-01T14:31:06+01:00
Financing of one Trent XWB-97 engine
UK EXPORT FINANCE · ocds-b5fd17-35edae4e-6fb8-4982-b15b-6e276d036f0c
- Supplier named in award
- Allen Overy Shearman Sterling LLP
- Award value
- £195,000
- Contract period
- 8 August 2025 – 7 August 2026
- Published
- 3 September 2025
- Procedure
- Call-off from a framework agreement
- Main CPV
- 79111000
- Source release ID
- ocds-b5fd17-35edae4e-6fb8-4982-b15b-6e276d036f0c-2025-09-03T17:10:44+01:00
Legal services
BANK OF ENGLAND · ocds-b5fd17-8b4985af-85cd-422e-bc78-7c03bc5a9e68
- Supplier named in award
- Allen Overy Shearman Sterling LLP
- Award value
- £168,000
- Contract period
- 19 December 2024 – 31 December 2026
- Published
- 12 February 2025
- Procedure
- Single tender action (below threshold)
- Main CPV
- 79100000
- Source release ID
- ocds-b5fd17-8b4985af-85cd-422e-bc78-7c03bc5a9e68-2025-02-12T10:54:33Z
Legal Advice Services to implement the substitution of aircraft Boeing 787-9
UK EXPORT FINANCE · ocds-b5fd17-ed0e7dad-b362-4877-87e4-cf56d1e78fd4
- Supplier named in award
- ALLEN & OVERY LLP
- Award value
- £598,000
- Contract period
- 5 September 2024 – 4 September 2025
- Published
- 7 November 2024
- Procedure
- Call-off from a framework agreement
- Main CPV
- 79100000
- Source release ID
- ocds-b5fd17-ed0e7dad-b362-4877-87e4-cf56d1e78fd4-2024-11-07T08:46:40Z
Advisory Legal Services
BANK OF ENGLAND · ocds-b5fd17-b70bb122-ac23-40eb-b057-52670dc82f68
- Supplier named in award
- Allen & Overy LLP
- Award value
- £72,000
- Contract period
- 26 March 2024 – 21 May 2024
- Published
- 5 June 2024
- Procedure
- Competitive quotation (below threshold)
- Main CPV
- 79111000
- Source release ID
- ocds-b5fd17-b70bb122-ac23-40eb-b057-52670dc82f68-2024-06-05T11:03:58+01:00
USD LIBOR amendment and other services in respect of certain Airbus aircraft
UK EXPORT FINANCE · ocds-b5fd17-f1bcc5ea-acd8-4d66-8fa0-2b705a41e45a
- Supplier named in award
- ALLEN & OVERY LLP
- Award value
- £500,000
- Contract period
- 24 May 2023 – 23 May 2025
- Published
- 31 May 2023
- Procedure
- Call-off from a framework agreement
- Main CPV
- 79111000
- Source release ID
- ocds-b5fd17-f1bcc5ea-acd8-4d66-8fa0-2b705a41e45a-2023-05-31T11:15:25+01:00
LIBOR transition amendments x5 Boeing
UK EXPORT FINANCE · ocds-b5fd17-19a68237-7026-42af-893f-9e44fde69bb6
- Supplier named in award
- ALLEN & OVERY LLP
- Award value
- £20,000
- Contract period
- 15 May 2023 – 15 February 2024
- Published
- 18 August 2023
- Procedure
- Call-off from a framework agreement
- Main CPV
- 79111000
- Source release ID
- ocds-b5fd17-19a68237-7026-42af-893f-9e44fde69bb6-2023-08-18T10:15:49+01:00
*UKEF* Legal Services in relation to Engine Swaps and Prepayment/Unwind of 2 x Airbus aircraft
Department for International Trade · ocds-b5fd17-2bd91bc1-ffeb-41b8-bd7d-6b1f3451bf3e
- Supplier named in award
- Allen & Overy
- Award value
- £528,639.29
- Contract period
- 21 October 2022 – 21 April 2025
- Published
- 16 November 2022
- Procedure
- Call-off from a framework agreement
- Main CPV
- 79110000
- Source release ID
- ocds-b5fd17-2bd91bc1-ffeb-41b8-bd7d-6b1f3451bf3e-2022-11-16T11:41:42Z
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08 Charity register
Charity Commission links
No exact company-number link in this snapshot
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09 Northern Ireland charity register
CCNI exact company links
No unambiguous company-number link found
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10 Sanctions screening
UK Sanctions List
No exact business-registration-number link found
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11 Public procurement
Find a Tender links
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12 Environmental register
Environment Agency waste registrations
No exact company-number registration linked
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13 Nature of business
Standard Industrial Classification
No SIC code was supplied in this bulk record.
14 Connected public record
Checks beyond the company register
Charity Commission
0 exact company-number links.
Northern Ireland charities
0 unambiguous company-number links.
Public contracts
1 procurement process linked by exact GB-COH identifier.
Waste register
0 exact company-number registrations.
Corporate notices
The Gazette is not yet connected.
UK Sanctions List
No exact business-registration-number link in this report.
A checked source with no exact link is not a clean bill of health. Unchecked sources remain unknown, while sanctions may also apply through ownership or control of a listed person or entity.
15 Record timeline
Dates in the bulk record
- Confirmation statement
Latest confirmation statement made up to this date
- Accounts
Latest accounts made up to this date
- Company name
Previous name: ALLEN & OVERY LLP
- Incorporation
Company incorporated
16 Provenance
Sources for this profile
Identity, address, status, dates, SIC, previous names and mortgage totals.
Statutory supplier-payment reports linked by the exact source-supplied Companies House number.
Global legal identities linked through Companies House registration authority RA000585.
Annual statement summaries linked by exact source company number.
Privacy-reduced candidate associations based on a unique exact name-and-postcode match.
Historic awards linked by exact source-supplied GB-COH company identifier.
Daily England and Wales extract matched only by the official company registration number.
Daily CCNI export with company links only where the source number resolves unambiguously.
Complete FCDO list checked by exact UK-linked business registration number.
Procurement parties checked only through exact GB-COH identifiers.
Licensed subset linked only by exact Companies House number.
Financial regulation and licences.
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