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How long does Cadbury UK Limited take to pay its suppliers?

CRN 00155256 · Manufacturing · 17 statutory reports on record · period to 30 Jun 2026

98days
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
19 May 1919
Registered office
BOURNVILLE PLACE BOURNVILLE LANE, BIRMINGHAM, B30 2HP
0 outstanding charges on the register Accounts due 30 Sept 2026

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Terms vs reality

Stated terms: 60 days. Reported average: 98.

Stated terms60d
+38 days
Reported avg98d

At a glance

The key figures

60d
their stated terms
13%
invoices paid outside terms
+46d
slower over the window
±19d
variable pattern

Vs peers · latest reported averages

fasterslower
Slower than 99% of the 992 large companies reporting in manufacturing.

The pattern

Getting slower

Average days to pay across their last 6 statutory reports.

terms 60d
52
98
86
96
124
98
H2 2023H1 2024H2 2024H1 2025H2 2025H1 2026

Where their supplier invoices land · latest period

within 30 days 6% 31–60 days 20% 61+ days 74%

The read · computed from their figures

Cadbury UK Limited has filed 17 statutory payment periods (earliest H1 2018). Their latest report puts the average at 98 days against stated terms of 60 days.

The direction is slower: from 52 to 98 days over the window — about 46 days slower.

In the latest period 13% of invoices were paid outside their agreed terms, and 74% landed 61+ days out.

What they tell their suppliers

Offers e-invoicing Offers supply-chain finance 58% of invoices in dispute

In their own words · from the filing

Standard payment terms

60 days from the date of receiving the invoice. Specific payment terms outside the standard terms are agreed with some suppliers on a case-by-case basis, provided that they are not grossly unfair.

Dispute resolution

Disputes are resolved in line with our standard terms and conditions, or specific contractual terms agreed.

Other information

For the purposes of this reporting, where a supplier has opted for the Supply Chain Financing Program, the payment date reported is the date on which we pay the finance provider, rather than the earlier date on which the finance provider pays the supplier.

Every statutory report on record

Most recent first.

PeriodAvg daysOutside terms61+ daysFiled
H1 20269813%74%30 Jul 2026
H2 202512410%79%29 Jan 2026
H1 20259610%66%4 Aug 2025
H2 20248611%65%30 Jan 2025
H1 20249817%48%30 Jul 2024
H2 20235224%29%1 Feb 2024
H1 20236526%48%26 Jul 2023
H2 20227314%56%6 Feb 2023
H1 20225310%42%27 Jul 2022
H2 20214910%36%31 Jan 2022
H1 20215526%40%31 Jul 2021
H2 20208627%53%28 Jan 2021
H1 20207630%54%3 Aug 2020
H2 20197036%39%28 Jan 2020
H1 20192552%12%30 Jul 2019
H2 20181952%5%29 Jan 2019
H1 20181835%9%31 Jul 2018

Working-capital effect

What a 98-day cycle ties up

Illustrative. On a hypothetical £12k/month account, at a 98-day vs a 60-day payment cycle.

≈ £38,500
of invoicing outstanding at any one time on a 98-day cycle — about £15,000 more than the same account would carry at 60-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 46 days slower over the window (52 → 98 days).
What's their typical pay point?
Their latest reports average around day 98, moving within about ±19 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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