Their own payment-practices filing · gov.uk

Frank Roberts & Sons Limited pays suppliers in 56 days on average — within its stated 7–75 day terms

CRN 00170133 · Manufacturing · 16 statutory reports on record · period to 30 Aug 2025

56daysavg time to pay · H1 2025

Their H1 2025 filing puts the average 49 days past the shortest term they state (7 days), still within their 75-day upper term.

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

Their stated terms: 7–75 days
Paid outside agreed terms: 43% of invoices
Paid after 61+ days: 40%
Reporting period: 1 Mar 2025 – 30 Aug 2025
Source: their gov.uk filing, filed 8 Sept 2025

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

Terms vs reality · their H1 2025 filing

Paid within their stated range — 56 against 7–75 days

PAIDLATE · terms vs the clockdays to pay · 0–85

avg 56d

0 days85 days

reported avg 56 days their filed terms 7–75 days UK median 31 days · n = 6,104 recent filers

Where their invoices landed · share of all invoices

within 30 days 9% 31–60 days 51% 61+ days 40%

Source: their statutory Payment Practices Report #102963, period 1 Mar 2025 – 30 Aug 2025, filed 8 Sept 2025 · gov.uk payment-practices service

Frank Roberts & Sons Limited pays within its stated range, 49 days past the shortest term. 43% of invoices still went outside agreed terms; 40% reached 61 days or more. Self-reported in their statutory H1 2025 filing.

The pattern · last 6 of 16 reports

43 → 56 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

13 days slower across the window. From 43 days in H1 2023 to 56 in the H1 2025 filing; the dashed line marks the 7-day term they state.

The read · computed from their figures

Frank Roberts & Sons Limited's H1 2025 filing puts their average at 56 days against stated terms of 7–75 days; 43% of invoices were paid outside agreed terms and 40% took 61 days or longer. Filed 8 Sept 2025.

The direction is slower: from 43 days in H1 2023 to 56 now — 13 days slower across their last 6 reports.

On the latest reported averages: Slower than 71% 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

Section 9 of our terms and conditions (https://www.robertsbakery.co.uk/terms-and-conditions/) states that invoices will be paid within 60 days of receipt of a valid invoice - we do however endeavour to pay invoices within 60 days of the invoice date.

Dispute resolution

Any payment disputes should be directed to [email protected], through the switchboard on 01606 41122 or to Accounts Payable, Frank Roberts & Sons Ltd, Lichfield House, Gadbrook Park, Northwich, CW9 7RQ. We aim to respond to any payment disputes within 48 hours of receipt.

Every statutory report on record

Most recent first.

Period	Avg days	Outside terms	61+ days	Filed
H1 2025	56	43%	40%	8 Sept 2025
H1 2025	56	45%	39%	20 May 2025
H1 2024	54	42%	35%	3 Oct 2024
H1 2024	55	39%	38%	26 Mar 2024
H1 2023	55	64%	25%	26 Oct 2023
H1 2023	43	27%	9%	3 Apr 2023
H1 2022	52	36%	10%	6 Oct 2022
H1 2022	42	6%	6%	30 Mar 2022
H1 2021	49	8%	9%	12 Oct 2021
H1 2021	52	5%	3%	22 Mar 2021
H1 2020	52	8%	3%	4 Sept 2020
H1 2020	52	11%	4%	3 Mar 2020
H1 2019	54	11%	6%	9 Sept 2019
H1 2019	54	11%	6%	27 Mar 2019
H1 2018	55	5%	6%	10 Sept 2018
H1 2018	43	6%	8%	23 Mar 2018

On the public register · Companies House

Company record

Status: In Administration
Type: Private Limited Company
Incorporated: 8 Sept 1920
Registered office: PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP, LEEDS, LS1 4DL

4 outstanding charges — secured borrowing registered Accounts due 31 May 2026

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Illustrative · working-capital arithmetic

What a 56-day cycle ties up

A worked example, not a finding. On a hypothetical £12k/month account, at a 56-day vs a 7-day payment cycle.

≈ £22,000

of invoicing outstanding at any one time on a 56-day cycle — about £19,300 more than the same account would carry at 7-day terms.

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.

Quick answers · Frank Roberts & Sons Limited

Are they getting slower or faster?

Their reported average has moved about 13 days slower over the window (43 → 56 days).

What's their typical pay point?

Their latest filed report puts the average at day 56; across their last 6 reports it ranged 43–56 days. Treat that as a historical reference point, not a promise for a new invoice.

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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?

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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 6,104 companies with a current statutory report — every sector pooled, not an average of sector medians (how the figure is built).

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