Their own payment-practices filing · gov.uk

Watford Association Football Club Limited(THE) paid suppliers in 33 days on average — within its stated 30–60 day terms

CRN 00104194 · Arts & entertainment · 1 statutory report on record · period to 31 Dec 2017

Dated record. The latest report covers a period ending 31 Dec 2017 and the company hasn’t filed since (it may have dropped below the reporting threshold). Treat the figures as historical.

33daysavg time to pay · H2 2017

Their H2 2017 filing put the average 3 days past the shortest term they state (30 days), still within their 60-day upper term.

Their stated terms: 30–60 days
Paid outside agreed terms: 9% of invoices
Paid after 61+ days: 9%
Reporting period: 1 Jul 2017 – 31 Dec 2017
Source: their gov.uk filing, filed 30 Jan 2018

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

Terms vs reality · their H2 2017 filing

Paid within their stated range — 33 against 30–60 days

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

avg 33d

0 days65 days

reported avg 33 days their filed terms 30–60 days UK median 31 days · n = 6,104 recent filers

Where their invoices landed · share of all invoices

within 30 days 51% 31–60 days 40% 61+ days 9%

Source: their statutory Payment Practices Report #498, period 1 Jul 2017 – 31 Dec 2017, filed 30 Jan 2018 · gov.uk payment-practices service

Watford Association Football Club Limited(THE) paid within its stated range, 3 days past the shortest term. 9% of invoices still went outside agreed terms; 9% reached 61 days or more. Self-reported in their statutory H2 2017 filing.

The read · computed from their figures

Watford Association Football Club Limited(THE)'s H2 2017 filing put their average at 33 days against stated terms of 30–60 days; 9% of invoices were paid outside agreed terms and 9% took 61 days or longer. Filed 30 Jan 2018.

That is one statutory period on record (earliest H2 2017) — a historical record, not a promise for a new invoice.

In their own words · from the filing

Standard payment terms

The company generally shall make payment during the first week of the month following the month in which the invoice is dated. Contracts relating to player transfers and capital works are subject to specific contractual terms and are paid in accordance with the schedules outlined within the relevant contract.

Dispute resolution

If a dispute arises in relation to an invoice the department head responsible for the cost will advise the accounts assistant responsible for the purchase ledger function. This is internally recorded and a follow up is diarised. The department head will then deal with the query directly, keeping the Finance team informed of progress. Any disputes not resolved within 30 days will be referred to the Head of Finance and thereafter to the Chief Executive Officer.

Every statutory report on record

Most recent first.

Period	Avg days	Outside terms	61+ days	Filed
H2 2017	33	9%	9%	30 Jan 2018

On the public register · Companies House

Company record

Status: Active
Type: Private Limited Company
Incorporated: 22 Jul 1909
Registered office: VICARAGE ROAD STADIUM, WATFORD HERTFORDSHIRE, WD18 0ER

4 outstanding charges — secured borrowing registered Accounts due 31 Mar 2027

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Illustrative · working-capital arithmetic

What a 33-day cycle ties up

A worked example, not a finding. 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 (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 · Watford Association Football Club Limited(THE)

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Their latest reports averaged around day 33. 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 6,104 companies with a current statutory report — every sector pooled, not an average of sector medians (how the figure is built).

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