Their own payment-practices filing · gov.uk
Wilkinson Sword Limited paid suppliers in 57 days on average — inside its 90-day stated terms
Their H2 2021 filing put the average 33 days inside their stated 90-day term.
- Their stated terms
- 90 days
- Paid outside agreed terms
- 56% of invoices
- Paid after 61+ days
- 31%
- Reporting period
- 1 Apr 2021 – 30 Sept 2021
- Source
- their gov.uk filing, filed 9 Nov 2021
Self-reported figures from their statutory filing. How this is compiled.
Terms vs reality · their H2 2021 filing
Paid 33 days inside the 90-day term they state
Where their invoices landed · share of all invoices
The pattern · last 6 of 8 reports
Held steady around 57 days
The read · computed from their figures
Wilkinson Sword Limited's H2 2021 filing put their average at 57 days against stated terms of 90 days; 56% of invoices were paid outside agreed terms and 31% took 61 days or longer. Filed 9 Nov 2021.
The pattern is steady — their reported average moves within about ±17 days period to period.
That is 8 statutory periods on record (earliest H1 2018) — a historical record, not a promise for a new invoice.
What they tell their suppliers
In their own words · from the filing
Standard payment terms
within 30 days
Dispute resolution
Vendors contact directly AP Team; The AP Team investigates the issue and provides the solution. Finally the complaint will be considered by Controllership and/or AP department
Every statutory report on record
Most recent first.
| Period | Avg days | Outside terms | 61+ days | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| H2 2021 | 57 | 56% | 31% | 9 Nov 2021 |
| H1 2021 | 67 | 56% | 30% | 29 Apr 2021 |
| H2 2020 | 90 | 62% | 37% | 30 Oct 2020 |
| H1 2020 | 63 | 68% | 31% | 28 May 2020 |
| H2 2019 | 57 | 87% | 39% | 29 Oct 2019 |
| H1 2019 | 57 | 80% | 31% | 26 Apr 2019 |
| H2 2018 | 53 | 90% | 31% | 29 Oct 2018 |
| H1 2018 | 56 | 92% | 31% | 23 Apr 2018 |
On the public register · Companies House
Company record
- Status
- Active
- Type
- Private Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 8 Jul 1889
- Registered office
- 99 GREAT PORTLAND STREET, LONDON, W1W 7NY
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