Their own payment-practices filing · gov.uk

S.A.Brain & Company,Limited paid suppliers in 34 days on average — within its stated 28–60 day terms

CRN 00052099 · Manufacturing · 5 statutory reports on record · period to 30 Sept 2020

Dated record. The latest report covers a period ending 30 Sept 2020 and the company hasn’t filed since (it may have dropped below the reporting threshold). Treat the figures as historical.

34daysavg time to pay · H2 2020

Their H2 2020 filing put the average 6 days past the shortest term they state (28 days), still within their 60-day upper term.

Their stated terms: 28–60 days
Paid outside agreed terms: 55% of invoices
Paid after 61+ days: 9%
Reporting period: 1 Apr 2020 – 30 Sept 2020
Source: their gov.uk filing, filed 25 Oct 2020

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

Terms vs reality · their H2 2020 filing

Paid within their stated range — 34 against 28–60 days

PAIDLATE · terms vs the clockdays to pay · 0–65

avg 34d

0 days65 days

reported avg 34 days their filed terms 28–60 days UK median 31 days · n = 6,104 recent filers

Where their invoices landed · share of all invoices

within 30 days 59% 31–60 days 32% 61+ days 9%

Source: their statutory Payment Practices Report #37103, period 1 Apr 2020 – 30 Sept 2020, filed 25 Oct 2020 · gov.uk payment-practices service

S.A.Brain & Company,Limited paid within its stated range, 6 days past the shortest term. 55% of invoices still went outside agreed terms; 9% reached 61 days or more. Self-reported in their statutory H2 2020 filing.

The pattern · last 5 of 5 reports

30 → 34 days — slower across the window

PAIDLATE · the patternavg days per report

Last 5 of 5 filed reports · linear day scale · every period is in the table below · Source: gov.uk payment-practices service

4 days slower across the window. From 30 days in H1 2018 to 34 in the H2 2020 filing; the dashed line marks the 28-day term they state.

The read · computed from their figures

S.A.Brain & Company,Limited's H2 2020 filing put their average at 34 days against stated terms of 28–60 days; 55% of invoices were paid outside agreed terms and 9% took 61 days or longer. Filed 25 Oct 2020.

The direction is slower: from 30 days in H1 2018 to 34 now — 4 days slower across their last 5 reports.

That is 5 statutory periods on record (earliest H1 2018) — a historical record, not a promise for a new invoice.

In their own words · from the filing

Standard payment terms

We pay end of Current Month + 28 days, utilities and entertainers on next available payment run.

Dispute resolution

Accounts Payable enters the invoice onto the system and sends it to the originator of the order or employee responsible if it is a Non Pop invoice to check. The person then contacts the supplier if there is any dispute, and either authorises the price change or requests a credit note. The invoice should only be authorised when account payable presents the credit for authorisation. Both documents are then paid on the next payment run if due.

Every statutory report on record

Most recent first.

Period	Avg days	Outside terms	61+ days	Filed
H2 2020	34	55%	9%	25 Oct 2020
H1 2020	30	54%	6%	13 Aug 2020
H2 2019	28	51%	2%	14 Oct 2019
H1 2019	28	63%	2%	27 Jun 2019
H1 2018	30	64%	2%	30 Apr 2018

On the public register · Companies House

Company record

Status: Active
Type: Private Limited Company
Incorporated: 12 Apr 1897
Registered office: DRAGON BREWERY, CARDIFF, CF24 5HJ

8 outstanding charges — secured borrowing registered Accounts due 31 Dec 2026

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Illustrative · working-capital arithmetic

What a 34-day cycle ties up

A worked example, not a finding. On a hypothetical £12k/month account, at a 34-day vs a 28-day payment cycle.

≈ £13,500

of invoicing outstanding at any one time on a 34-day cycle — about £2,400 more than the same account would carry at 28-day terms.

Late Payment Act. The Late Payment of Commercial Debts (Interest) Act 1998 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 · S.A.Brain & Company,Limited

Are they getting slower or faster?

Their reported average has moved about 4 days slower over the window (30 → 34 days).

What's their typical pay point?

Their latest filed report put the average at day 34; across their last 5 reports it ranged 28–34 days. Treat that as a historical reference point, not a promise for a new invoice.

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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.

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