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How long does Altro Limited take to pay its suppliers?

CRN 00154159 · Manufacturing · 16 statutory reports on record · period to 30 Jun 2026

42days
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 Apr 1919
Registered office
WORKS ROAD, HERTFORDSHIRE, SG6 1NW
0 outstanding charges on the register Accounts due 30 Sept 2026

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Terms vs reality

Stated terms: 14–60 days. Reported average: 42.

Stated terms14–60d
+28 days
Reported avg42d

At a glance

The key figures

14–60d
their stated terms
73%
invoices paid outside terms
+9d
slower over the window
±4d
steady pattern

Vs peers · latest reported averages

fasterslower
Faster than 58% of the 992 large companies reporting in manufacturing.

The pattern

Getting slower

Average days to pay across their last 6 statutory reports.

terms 14d
33
33
35
35
35
42
H1 2023H2 2023H1 2024H2 2024H1 2025H1 2026

Where their supplier invoices land · latest period

within 30 days 31% 31–60 days 55% 61+ days 14%

The read · computed from their figures

Altro Limited has filed 16 statutory payment periods (earliest H1 2018). Their latest report puts the average at 42 days against stated terms of 14–60 days.

The direction is slower: from 33 to 42 days over the window — about 9 days slower.

In the latest period 73% of invoices were paid outside their agreed terms, and 14% landed 61+ days out.

What they tell their suppliers

1% of invoices in dispute

In their own words · from the filing

Standard payment terms

Under Altro's standard contractual terms for suppliers, payment is due 30 days from month end based on invoice date for valid invoices received. For those suppliers where early settlement discount is applicable, different payment terms apply. These vary from supplier to supplier and are defined by the individual contracts with them. The most common payment terms for suppliers for which settlement discount applied in the period was 14 days from invoice date.

Dispute resolution

For standard contracts we will try to settle in the first instance with negotiations between the authorised representatives of each of the parties. During this time they should continue to perform their relevant obligations, whilst working together to resolve the dispute. Accounts payable contact information is provided on all emails and remittances sent from our accounts payable team. Invoices should be forwarded to [email protected] for processing. Where there is no formal contract in place, the above process will also apply. For this purpose the authorised representative will be the supplier's main contact with Altro Limited for these purchases (typically the person who ordered the goods or services and who has been named on the invoice).

Every statutory report on record

Most recent first.

PeriodAvg daysOutside terms61+ daysFiled
H1 20264273%14%24 Jul 2026
H1 20253574%5%10 Jul 2025
H2 20243573%4%16 Jan 2025
H1 20243576%4%11 Jul 2024
H2 20233375%4%12 Jan 2024
H1 20233379%4%26 Jul 2023
H2 20223276%4%13 Jan 2023
H1 20223074%3%20 Jul 2022
H2 20213371%4%26 Jan 2022
H1 20213371%4%26 Jul 2021
H2 20203367%5%27 Jan 2021
H1 20203376%4%24 Jul 2020
H2 20193273%4%31 Jan 2020
H1 20193277%3%30 Jul 2019
H2 20183177%3%29 Jan 2019
H1 20183176%4%30 Jul 2018

Working-capital effect

What a 42-day cycle ties up

Illustrative. On a hypothetical £12k/month account, at a 42-day vs a 14-day payment cycle.

≈ £16,500
of invoicing outstanding at any one time on a 42-day cycle — about £11,000 more than the same account would carry at 14-day terms.

Late Payment Act. The Late Payment of Commercial Debts Act 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

Are they getting slower or faster?
Their reported average has moved about 9 days slower over the window (33 → 42 days).
What's their typical pay point?
Their latest reports average around day 42, moving within about ±4 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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