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Imperial Tobacco International Limited paid suppliers in 37 days on average — inside its 90-day stated terms

CRN 00116917 · 7 statutory reports on record · period to 30 Nov 2020

Dated record. The latest report covers a period ending 30 Nov 2020 and the company hasn’t filed since (it may have dropped below the reporting threshold). Treat the figures as historical.
37daysavg time to pay · H2 2020

Their H2 2020 filing put the average 53 days inside their stated 90-day term.

Their stated terms
90 days
Paid outside agreed terms
80% of invoices
Paid after 61+ days
13%
Reporting period
1 Oct 2020 – 30 Nov 2020
Source
their gov.uk filing, filed 29 Apr 2021

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

Terms vs reality · their H2 2020 filing

Paid 53 days inside the 90-day term they state

The pattern · last 6 of 7 reports

Held steady around 37 days

The read · computed from their figures

Imperial Tobacco International Limited's H2 2020 filing put their average at 37 days against stated terms of 90 days; 80% of invoices were paid outside agreed terms and 13% took 61 days or longer. Filed 29 Apr 2021.

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

That is 7 statutory periods on record (earliest H1 2018) — a historical record, not a promise for a new invoice.

What they tell their suppliers

Offers e-invoicing

In their own words · from the filing

Standard payment terms

Our shortest standard payment term is immediate payment, our longest standard payment term is 90 days from date of invoice. We offer a range of standard payment terms to suppliers taking account of the nature of the commercial arrangements entered into, and timing of the execution of their goods and services provided to us

Dispute resolution

Please refer to the link http://www.imperialbrandsplc.com/content/dam/imperial-brands/corporate/about-us/governance/Code_of_Conduct/Supplier_CoC/2018%20Supplier%20Code_English.pdf

Every statutory report on record

Most recent first.

PeriodAvg daysOutside terms61+ daysFiled
H2 20203780%13%29 Apr 2021
H2 20203679%9%23 Oct 2020
H1 20203680%9%30 Apr 2020
H2 20193679%8%1 Nov 2019
H1 20193376%5%30 Apr 2019
H2 20183776%7%26 Oct 2018
H1 20183976%9%26 Apr 2018

Quick answers · Imperial Tobacco International Limited

Are they getting slower or faster?
Their reported average was steady — within about ±1 days period to period, around 37 days.
What's their typical pay point?
Their latest reports averaged around day 37, moving within about ±1 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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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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