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J E Beale Public Limited Company paid suppliers in 47 days on average — within its stated 1–105 day terms

CRN 00120002 · 3 statutory reports on record · period to 30 Sept 2019

Dated record. The latest report covers a period ending 30 Sept 2019 and the company hasn’t filed since (it may have dropped below the reporting threshold). Treat the figures as historical.
47daysavg time to pay · H2 2019

Their H2 2019 filing put the average 46 days past the shortest term they state (1 days), still within their 105-day upper term.

Their stated terms
1–105 days
Paid outside agreed terms
37% of invoices
Paid after 61+ days
24%
Reporting period
1 Apr 2019 – 30 Sept 2019
Source
their gov.uk filing, filed 30 Oct 2019

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

Terms vs reality · their H2 2019 filing

Paid within their stated range — 47 against 1–105 days

The pattern · last 3 of 3 reports

Held steady around 47 days

The read · computed from their figures

J E Beale Public Limited Company's H2 2019 filing put their average at 47 days against stated terms of 1–105 days; 37% of invoices were paid outside agreed terms and 24% took 61 days or longer. Filed 30 Oct 2019.

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

That is 3 statutory periods on record (earliest H2 2018) — a historical record, not a promise for a new invoice.

In their own words · from the filing

Standard payment terms

J E Beale plc has a range of different payment terms with existing suppliers. Goods for resale: up to 105 days from date of invoice or from receipt of invoice. Services and supplies: up to 90 days from date of invoice or receipt of invoice. Terms vary between suppliers and for types of service.

Dispute resolution

J E Beale plc try to resolve disputes directly with the supplier without the need for legal involvement. Initial queries are dealt with by the accounts and buying team, which can be escalated to the head of finance or trading director as necessary.

Every statutory report on record

Most recent first.

PeriodAvg daysOutside terms61+ daysFiled
H2 20194737%24%30 Oct 2019
H1 20194636%22%29 Apr 2019
H2 20184538%24%30 Oct 2018

Illustrative · working-capital arithmetic

What a 47-day cycle ties up

A worked example, not a finding. On a hypothetical £12k/month account, at a 47-day vs a 1-day payment cycle.

≈ £18,500
of invoicing outstanding at any one time on a 47-day cycle — about £18,100 more than the same account would carry at 1-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 · J E Beale Public Limited Company

Are they getting slower or faster?
Their reported average was steady — within about ±1 days period to period, around 47 days.
What's their typical pay point?
Their latest reports averaged around day 47, 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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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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