Their own payment-practices filing · gov.uk
F.Hinds Limited pays suppliers in 24 days on average — within its stated 7–120 day terms
Their H2 2026 filing puts the average 17 days past the shortest term they state (7 days), still within their 120-day upper term.
- Their stated terms
- 7–120 days
- Paid outside agreed terms
- 0% of invoices
- Paid after 61+ days
- 3%
- Reporting period
- 30 Mar 2026 – 29 Sept 2026
- Source
- their gov.uk filing, filed 1 Oct 2026
Self-reported figures from their statutory filing. How this is compiled.
Terms vs reality · their H2 2026 filing
Paid within their stated range — 24 against 7–120 days
Where their invoices landed · share of all invoices
The pattern · last 6 of 17 reports
31 → 24 days — getting faster
The read · computed from their figures
F.Hinds Limited's H2 2026 filing puts their average at 24 days against stated terms of 7–120 days; 0% of invoices were paid outside agreed terms and 3% took 61 days or longer. Filed 1 Oct 2026.
The direction is faster: from 31 days in H1 2024 to 24 now — 7 days faster across their last 6 reports.
On the latest reported averages: Faster than 83% of the 815 large companies reporting in wholesale & retail trade.
That is 17 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
Standard payment terms vary across the business depending upon the type of supplier. Most jewellery stock suppliers are paid on monthly terms (payment before the end of the following month following the date of the invoice) which arrives just after 45 days. We try to use local suppliers wherever possible, but our supply chain is global. Stock deliveries have to be transported to the UK and pass through customs. All precious metal items, whether made in the UK or overseas need to go through the legally required Assay Office hallmarking procedure and be delivered to us. Given that a significant proportion of the value of the items that we sell is in the precious metal that they contain, it is vital to be sure that these are as descried before payment can be made. On arrival, all deliveries
Dispute resolution
Relationships with suppliers are dealt with by individual buyers, all of whom are either directors or senior managers. If an issue was to arise, this would be considered in the first instance by the buyer. If there was a situation where this did not resolve the issue, then the matter would be escalated to the board of directors. This has not happened for many years.
Every statutory report on record
Most recent first.
| Period | Avg days | Outside terms | 61+ days | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| H2 2026 | 24 | 0% | 3% | 1 Oct 2026 |
| H1 2026 | 30 | 0% | 6% | 15 Apr 2026 |
| H2 2025 | 30 | 0% | 3% | 20 Oct 2025 |
| H1 2025 | 31 | 5% | 5% | 28 Mar 2025 |
| H2 2024 | 31 | 7% | 5% | 28 Mar 2025 |
| H1 2024 | 31 | 0% | 6% | 10 Apr 2024 |
| H2 2023 | 31 | 0% | 4% | 2 Oct 2023 |
| H1 2023 | 31 | 0% | 7% | 11 Apr 2023 |
| H2 2022 | 32 | 0% | 6% | 4 Oct 2022 |
| H1 2022 | 32 | 0% | 7% | 6 Apr 2022 |
| H2 2021 | 33 | 0% | 9% | 1 Oct 2021 |
| H1 2021 | 32 | 0% | 9% | 9 Apr 2021 |
| H2 2020 | 32 | 0% | 12% | 1 Oct 2020 |
| H1 2020 | 31 | 0% | 7% | 1 Apr 2020 |
| H2 2019 | 32 | 0% | 6% | 8 Oct 2019 |
| H1 2019 | 32 | 0% | 7% | 21 May 2019 |
| H2 2018 | 31 | 0% | 4% | 10 Oct 2018 |
On the public register · Companies House
Company record
- Status
- Active
- Type
- Private Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 5 Jan 1918
- Registered office
- 24 PARK ROAD, MIDDLESEX, UB8 1NH
Illustrative · working-capital arithmetic
What a 24-day cycle ties up
A worked example, not a finding. On a hypothetical £12k/month account, at a 24-day vs a 7-day payment cycle.
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.
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