Their own payment-practices filing · gov.uk

Lawton Tube Company Limited(THE) pays suppliers in 43 days on average — inside its 92-day stated terms

CRN 00165130 · Manufacturing · 16 statutory reports on record · period to 30 Sept 2026

43daysavg time to pay · H2 2026

Their H2 2026 filing puts the average 49 days inside their stated 92-day term.

Slower than mostvs a 31-day median across 6,104 recent filers

Their stated terms: 92 days
Paid outside agreed terms: 2% of invoices
Paid after 61+ days: 5%
Reporting period: 1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sept 2026
Source: their gov.uk filing, filed 5 Jun 2026

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

Terms vs reality · their H2 2026 filing

Paid 49 days inside the 92-day term they state

PAIDLATE · terms vs the clockdays to pay · 0–100

avg 43d

0 days100 days

reported avg 43 days their filed terms 0–92 days UK median 31 days · n = 6,104 recent filers

Where their invoices landed · share of all invoices

within 30 days 47% 31–60 days 48% 61+ days 5%

Source: their statutory Payment Practices Report #112296, period 1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sept 2026, filed 5 Jun 2026 · gov.uk payment-practices service

Lawton Tube Company Limited(THE) pays 49 days inside its stated 92-day term. 2% of invoices still went outside agreed terms; 5% reached 61 days or more. Self-reported in their statutory H2 2026 filing.

The pattern · last 6 of 16 reports

36 → 43 days — slowing down

PAIDLATE · the patternavg days per report

Last 6 of 16 filed reports · linear day scale · every period is in the table below · Source: gov.uk payment-practices service

7 days slower across the window. From 36 days in H2 2023 to 43 in the H2 2026 filing; the dashed line marks the 92-day term they state.

The read · computed from their figures

Lawton Tube Company Limited(THE)'s H2 2026 filing puts their average at 43 days against stated terms of 92 days; 2% of invoices were paid outside agreed terms and 5% took 61 days or longer. Filed 5 Jun 2026.

The direction is slower: from 36 days in H2 2023 to 43 now — 7 days slower across their last 6 reports.

On the latest reported averages: Faster than 56% of the 977 large companies reporting in manufacturing.

That is 16 statutory periods on record (earliest H1 2018) — a historical record, not a promise for a new invoice.

In their own words · from the filing

Standard payment terms

Negotiated from time to time with suppliers.

Dispute resolution

All invoices have to be signed off by Directors or duly authorised Managers. In the first instance the individual Director or Manager responsible will try to resolve any issues but if this is not possible any dispute will be escalated and it becomes the responsibility of the Directors to resolve. Once resolved, payment will be made in line with the terms of the supplier, unless the invoice is overdue where it will be paid in the next available payment run.

Every statutory report on record

Most recent first.

Period	Avg days	Outside terms	61+ days	Filed
H2 2026	43	2%	5%	5 Jun 2026
H2 2025	34	7%	5%	31 Oct 2025
H1 2025	30	6%	5%	4 Aug 2025
H2 2024	29	11%	2%	4 Apr 2025
H1 2024	32	12%	3%	24 Jul 2024
H2 2023	36	5%	4%	21 Feb 2024
H1 2023	35	3%	4%	31 May 2023
H2 2022	36	12%	8%	25 Jan 2023
H1 2022	37	8%	7%	22 Jul 2022
H2 2021	36	4%	7%	25 Jan 2022
H1 2021	36	5%	5%	9 Jun 2021
H2 2020	36	4%	5%	8 Dec 2020
H1 2020	37	3%	5%	17 Jun 2020
H2 2019	38	4%	6%	11 Dec 2019
H1 2019	38	5%	7%	17 Jul 2019
H1 2018	42	6%	13%	11 Jul 2018

On the public register · Companies House

Company record

Status: Active
Type: Private Limited Company
Incorporated: 11 Mar 1920
Registered office: TORRINGTON AVENUE,, CV4 9AB

2 outstanding charges — secured borrowing registered Accounts due 30 Jun 2027

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Quick answers · Lawton Tube Company Limited(THE)

Are they getting slower or faster?

Their reported average has moved about 7 days slower over the window (36 → 43 days).

What's their typical pay point?

Their latest filed report puts the average at day 43; across their last 6 reports it ranged 29–43 days. Treat that as a historical reference point, not a promise for a new invoice.

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