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How long does Finlay Beverages Limited take to pay its suppliers?

CRN 00047601 · Manufacturing · 17 statutory reports on record · period to 30 Jun 2026

33days
their reported average time to pay suppliers, latest period
Around averagevs a 31-day median across 6,185 recent filers

Self-reported figure from their statutory filing. How this is compiled.

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On the public register · Companies House

Company record

Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Incorporated
17 Apr 1896
Registered office
ELMSALL WAY, PONTEFRACT, WF9 2XS
1 outstanding charge — secured borrowing registered Accounts due 30 Sept 2027

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Terms vs reality

Stated terms: 30–120 days. Reported average: 33.

Stated terms30–120d
+3 days
Reported avg33d

At a glance

The key figures

30–120d
their stated terms
11%
invoices paid outside terms
±1d
steady pattern

Vs peers · latest reported averages

fasterslower
Faster than 81% of the 992 large companies reporting in manufacturing.

The pattern

Holding steady

Average days to pay across their last 6 statutory reports.

terms 30d
31
34
34
33
32
33
H2 2023H1 2024H2 2024H1 2025H2 2025H1 2026

Where their supplier invoices land · latest period

within 30 days 61% 31–60 days 35% 61+ days 4%

The read · computed from their figures

Finlay Beverages Limited has filed 17 statutory payment periods (earliest H1 2018). Their latest report puts the average at 33 days against stated terms of 30–120 days.

The pattern is steady — their reported average moves within about ±1 days period to period.

In the latest period 11% of invoices were paid outside their agreed terms, and 4% landed 61+ days out.

In their own words · from the filing

Standard payment terms

The business's standard payment terms are 30 days after the date of invoice or receipt of a correct invoice whichever is the latter, unless otherwise agreed, subject to receipt of a supplier statement

Dispute resolution

Any payment disputes should be directed to [email protected], through the switchboard on 01977 655500 or by post to Finance Department, Finlay Beverages Limited, Elmsall Way, South Elmsall, Pontefract, WF9 2XS We aim to respond to any payment disputes within 72 hours of receipt. As we have a number of purchase managers disputes will be resolved with the assistance of the relevant purchasing manager.

Every statutory report on record

Most recent first.

PeriodAvg daysOutside terms61+ daysFiled
H1 20263311%4%10 Aug 2026
H2 20253212%4%30 Jan 2026
H1 20253334%6%29 Jul 2025
H2 20243432%8%31 Jan 2025
H1 20243426%6%17 Jul 2024
H2 20233127%9%21 Mar 2024
H1 20233335%11%27 Jul 2023
H2 20223437%12%1 Feb 2023
H1 20222925%11%9 Aug 2022
H2 20213325%11%2 Feb 2022
H1 20213426%12%30 Jul 2021
H2 20203927%13%29 Jan 2021
H1 20204231%12%31 Jul 2020
H2 20193836%13%30 Jan 2020
H1 20194238%14%25 Jul 2019
H2 20183638%14%30 Jan 2019
H1 20182819%7%30 Jul 2018

Working-capital effect

What a 33-day cycle ties up

Illustrative. On a hypothetical £12k/month account, at a 33-day vs a 30-day payment cycle.

≈ £13,000
of invoicing outstanding at any one time on a 33-day cycle — about £1,200 more than the same account would carry at 30-day terms.

Late Payment Act. The Late Payment of Commercial Debts Act lets a supplier charge statutory interest and fixed compensation on invoices paid past agreed terms. Work out what a late invoice is worth → Whether it applies depends on your contract — check with an adviser.

Quick answers

Are they getting slower or faster?
Their reported average is steady — within about ±1 days period to period, around 33 days.
What's their typical pay point?
Their latest reports average around day 33, moving within about ±1 days. Treat that as a historical reference point, not a promise for a new invoice.
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How UK payment reporting works

What is a Payment Practices Report?
UK companies and LLPs above a size threshold — broadly, two of: turnover over £54m, balance sheet over £27m, or more than 250 employees — must report twice a year, under the Reporting on Payment Practices and Performance Regulations 2017, how quickly they actually pay suppliers: the average time to pay, the share of invoices paid in 30 days or fewer, 31 to 60 days and 61 days or longer, and their standard payment terms. Those thresholds apply to financial years beginning on or after 6 April 2025; for earlier financial years they were £36m and £18m, with the same 250-employee test.
What does "paid outside agreed terms" mean?
The share of invoices paid later than the terms in the supplier contract. If terms are 30 days and an invoice is paid on day 45, it counts as paid outside terms, regardless of the headline average.
How often is this data updated?
Each report covers a six-month period and must be filed within 30 days of that period ending, so a company's record refreshes roughly twice a year. PaidLate re-reads the register as new reports are filed.
Is this official government data?
The underlying payment figures come from the company's own statutory filings on the gov.uk payment-practices service; company-status data comes from Companies House. PaidLate calculates trends, comparisons and summaries from those records. It does not use surveys or credit-agency scores.

How this is compiled. Built from official records only: Companies House and the gov.uk payment-practices service. The payment figures are self-reported — companies over the size threshold must file them by law and the board signs them off. No credit-agency data. The numbers are theirs; the plain-English read is ours. This is information compiled from public records under the Open Government Licence v3.0 — not a credit rating and not advice.

The 31-day comparison figure is the median across 6,185 companies with a current statutory report — every sector pooled, not an average of sector medians (how the figure is built).

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