Breach of Contract Compensation: Average Payouts, Highest Awards & Real Cases
Average payouts, highest awards and recent published tribunal decisions for breach of contract compensation in the UK.
Highest-value judgments
| Respondent | Compensation | Date | Decision |
|---|---|---|---|
| £3,449,329 | 2021 | View | |
| £248,308 | 2022 | View | |
| £225,270 | 2023 | View | |
| £127,250 | 2025 | View | |
| £97,411 | 2025 | View | |
| £96,427 | 2024 | View | |
| £94,850 | 2024 | View | |
| £90,917 | 2024 | View | |
| £90,066 | 2025 | View | |
| £87,474 | 2025 | View |
Synthite Ltd
2023
Maxa London Ltd
2025
Assets 365 Ltd
2025
Recent published decisions
| Respondent | Outcome | Award | Date | Decision |
|---|---|---|---|---|
YY | Outcome unclear | — | 2026 | View |
Relltek Ltd | Respondent won | — | 2026 | View |
Oatlands Academy CIC | Claimant won | £2,775 | 2026 | View |
Tribu Hair Studio Ltd | Claimant won | £1,201 | 2026 | View |
Jasmin Thai Ltd | Claimant won | £807 | 2026 | View |
Ryanair DAC and Ryanair UK Ltd | Outcome unclear | — | 2026 | View |
Da’aro Youth Project | Respondent won | — | 2026 | View |
Dawat-E-Islami | Respondent won | — | 2026 | View |
Turning Tide | Respondent won | — | 2026 | View |
Innovate Energy Solutions Ltd | Respondent won | £18,920 | 2026 | View |
About breach of contract compensation
Where these figures come from
Every figure on this page is drawn from published employment tribunal judgments where a compensation amount appears in the public record. Breach of contract claims in the employment tribunal often involve notice pay or other contractual sums said to be due when employment ended. The median and highest awards are calculated from awarded cases only, so breach of contract claims that settled privately or ended without a published figure sit outside this sample.
How to read the headline numbers
The headline stats separate the size of awards from how often breach of contract claims succeed. A claim type can show a very high award in one exceptional case while the median across the wider sample stays much lower. Read the highest-value judgments table for the upper end of the record, then the recent decisions list to see how these disputes appear in current judgments — including cases where no compensation is visible.
What this page is not
These are documented examples, not a prediction of what a new breach of contract claim is worth and not an estimate of a private settlement. The public record is selective and excludes most settlements, so treat large awards as unusual rather than typical. This is an intelligence page, not legal advice: to value a live claim, compare the facts, dates and losses in the underlying judgments with your own.
Frequently asked questions
What is the average payout for breach of contract?
In the published awarded cases in this dataset, the average breach of contract payout is £8,329 and the median award is £2,775. This is based on 1,957 cases with visible compensation.
What is the highest breach of contract award in the UK?
The highest published breach of contract award in this dataset is £3,449,329. Large awards are unusual and can be driven by long periods of financial loss, injury to feelings or other case-specific factors.
What percentage of breach of contract claims succeed?
In the matching published judgments, claimants succeeded in 57.2% of cases. That is based on 4,688 documented outcomes, not every claim issued or settled.