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How long does Dunhills (Pontefract) P L C take to pay its suppliers?

CRN 00160251 · Manufacturing · 17 statutory reports on record · period to 30 Jun 2026

37days
their reported average time to pay suppliers, latest period
Slower than mostvs 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
Public Limited Company
Incorporated
3 Nov 1919
Registered office
26 FRONT STREET, WEST YORKSHIRE, WF8 1NJ
0 outstanding charges on the register Accounts due 30 Jun 2027

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Terms vs reality

Stated terms: 7–60 days. Reported average: 37.

Stated terms7–60d
+30 days
Reported avg37d

At a glance

The key figures

7–60d
their stated terms
26%
invoices paid outside terms
+3d
slower over the window
±7d
variable pattern

Vs peers · latest reported averages

fasterslower
Faster than 70% of the 992 large companies reporting in manufacturing.

The pattern

Getting slower

Average days to pay across their last 6 statutory reports.

terms 7d
34
31
25
24
26
37
H2 2023H1 2024H2 2024H1 2025H2 2025H1 2026

Where their supplier invoices land · latest period

within 30 days 58% 31–60 days 32% 61+ days 10%

The read · computed from their figures

Dunhills (Pontefract) P L C has filed 17 statutory payment periods (earliest H1 2018). Their latest report puts the average at 37 days against stated terms of 7–60 days.

The direction is slower: from 34 to 37 days over the window — about 3 days slower.

In the latest period 26% of invoices were paid outside their agreed terms, and 10% landed 61+ days out.

What they tell their suppliers

Payment code: GSCOP

In their own words · from the filing

Standard payment terms

Standard supplier payment terms are 60 days

Dispute resolution

After receiving a query from a supplier we will: • Check our Finance and Invoice authorisation systems to ensure relevant invoices have been received. If they have not been received we will request a copy • Check if there are discrepancies with the invoice/order such as having being invoiced incorrectly, items or services not having been received or if there have been any disputes relating to the goods/ services received • If there are any issues with authorisation, or disputes relating to goods received we will contact the relevant colleague to request an update or to find a possible resolution • If we are made aware of any issues that could prevent payment within the agreed contractual terms then we will contact the supplier at the earliest opportunity to enable them to make any amendmen

Every statutory report on record

Most recent first.

PeriodAvg daysOutside terms61+ daysFiled
H1 20263726%10%31 Jul 2026
H2 2025267%2%22 Dec 2025
H1 2025247%2%7 Jul 2025
H2 20242511%1%2 Jan 2025
H1 2024317%4%3 Jul 2024
H2 20233411%4%10 Jan 2024
H1 20233519%2%31 Jul 2023
H2 20223518%3%27 Jan 2023
H1 2022352%2%21 Jul 2022
H2 20213519%2%31 Jan 2022
H1 2021344%2%30 Jul 2021
H2 20203313%3%27 Jan 2021
H1 20203413%4%22 Jul 2020
H2 20193829%16%24 Jan 2020
H1 20192719%3%11 Jul 2019
H2 20183015%4%29 Jan 2019
H1 20183921%5%27 Jul 2018

Working-capital effect

What a 37-day cycle ties up

Illustrative. On a hypothetical £12k/month account, at a 37-day vs a 7-day payment cycle.

≈ £14,500
of invoicing outstanding at any one time on a 37-day cycle — about £11,800 more than the same account would carry at 7-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 3 days slower over the window (34 → 37 days).
What's their typical pay point?
Their latest reports average around day 37, moving within about ±7 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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