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How long does The BSS Group Limited take to pay its suppliers?

CRN 00060987 · Wholesale & retail trade · 13 statutory reports on record · period to 30 Jun 2026

63days
their reported average time to pay suppliers, latest period
Well behindvs 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
7 Mar 1899
Registered office
RYEHILL HOUSE RYE HILL CLOSE, NORTHAMPTON, NN5 7UA
0 outstanding charges on the register Accounts due 30 Sept 2027

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Terms vs reality

Stated terms: 90 days. Reported average: 63.

Stated terms90d
-27 days
Reported avg63d

At a glance

The key figures

90d
their stated terms
30%
invoices paid outside terms
+3d
slower over the window
±2d
steady pattern

Vs peers · latest reported averages

fasterslower
Slower than 91% of the 819 large companies reporting in wholesale & retail trade.

The pattern

Getting slower

Average days to pay across their last 6 statutory reports.

terms 90d
60
66
61
63
65
63
H2 2023H1 2024H2 2024H1 2025H2 2025H1 2026

Where their supplier invoices land · latest period

within 30 days 8% 31–60 days 36% 61+ days 56%

The read · computed from their figures

The BSS Group Limited has filed 13 statutory payment periods (earliest H1 2020). Their latest report puts the average at 63 days against stated terms of 90 days.

The direction is slower: from 60 to 63 days over the window — about 3 days slower.

In the latest period 30% of invoices were paid outside their agreed terms, and 56% landed 61+ days out.

What they tell their suppliers

Offers supply-chain finance 2% of invoices in dispute

In their own words · from the filing

Standard payment terms

The company pays in line with the terms set out in written agreements with suppliers, which it has for the majority of goods-for-resale suppliers. Where a written agreement does not exist, the company will pay suppliers within 90 days of the invoice date, provided the supplier sends an accurate invoice which quotes the correct purchase order.

Dispute resolution

Where non-payment is caused by invoicing inaccuracy due to incorrect pricing/quantities or the quality of goods or services provided, the person responsible for the purchase will dispute the invoice by placing it on hold. Invoices that are subject to a dispute will not be paid until the issue is resolved. Suppliers are informed of held items. Once resolved, payment will be made in accordance with the terms of the contract, unless the invoice is overdue where it will be paid in the next available payment run.

Other information

The company raises payment instructions in line with the documented payment terms, which make no allowance for fund transmission times. The funds become available to suppliers between 1 and 3 days after the payment terms date, depending upon the method of electronic payment. The method of electronic payment is agreed with suppliers.

Every statutory report on record

Most recent first.

PeriodAvg daysOutside terms61+ daysFiled
H1 20266330%56%15 Jul 2026
H2 20256580%58%27 Jan 2026
H1 20256372%55%29 Jul 2025
H2 20246170%53%22 Jan 2025
H1 20246665%56%23 Jul 2024
H2 20236075%50%17 Jan 2024
H1 20236172%53%14 Jul 2023
H2 20226376%53%27 Jan 2023
H1 20226475%51%19 Jul 2022
H2 20216078%49%24 Jan 2022
H1 20216074%46%26 Jul 2021
H2 20206084%47%27 Jan 2021
H1 20206384%52%27 Jul 2020

Quick answers

Are they getting slower or faster?
Their reported average has moved about 3 days slower over the window (60 → 63 days).
What's their typical pay point?
Their latest reports average around day 63, moving within about ±2 days. Treat that as a historical reference point, not a promise for a new invoice.
Can I see what this means for my invoices?
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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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