Spring bank holiday · 2026

Spring bank holiday 2026: deadline checks for the week of Monday 25 May.

The UK Spring bank holiday falls on Monday 25 May 2026. Treat it as a non-working day when planning payroll cut-offs, service deadlines and response windows, unless your organisation has a special working pattern.

Direct answer

For most Monday-Friday teams, the next ordinary working day after the holiday is Tuesday 26 May 2026.

GOV.UK lists the Spring bank holiday for England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland on the same date in 2026. Company closure days, sector rules and emergency services can still change the practical result.

Source base: GOV.UK bank holidays and the official JSON dataset.

Date

Monday 25 May 2026

Listed as Spring bank holiday across England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.

Deadline planning table

Planning item	Practical check	Suggested action
Payroll cut-off	Bank processing, internal approval and payroll provider cut-offs may move.	Close approval before the long weekend where possible.
Customer response SLA	A deadline measured in working days may skip Monday 25 May.	State whether bank holidays are excluded in the service wording.
Invoices and payments	Payment arrival can depend on bank and scheme rules.	Send reminders before Friday 22 May for urgent items.
Project milestones	A Monday milestone may need a Tuesday or Friday handover.	Move reviews to Friday 22 May or Tuesday 26 May.

Working-day count

May has fewer working days.

In 2026, May includes both the Early May and Spring bank holidays, reducing the standard weekday count.

Nation check

This date aligns in 2026.

The 25 May Spring bank holiday appears for the three GOV.UK divisions used by this site.

Internal rules

Write down the assumption.

For a shared deadline, note whether bank holidays are counted, skipped or handled by a custom rota.

Quick checklist before relying on a deadline

Confirm the applicable UK nation or company holiday calendar.
Check whether the deadline is in calendar days, working days or business days.
Move approvals away from Monday 25 May when people or banks need to act.
Use the working days calculator for date ranges instead of counting manually.

Related tools: working days calculator, deadline planner and working days by month 2026. Updated 25 May 2026.