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How long does Thorntons Limited take to pay its suppliers?

CRN 00174706 · Manufacturing · 17 statutory reports on record · period to 28 Feb 2026

79days
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
13 May 1921
Registered office
889 GREENFORD ROAD, GREENFORD, UB6 0HE
0 outstanding charges on the register Accounts due 31 May 2027

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Terms vs reality

Stated terms: 1–90 days. Reported average: 79.

Stated terms1–90d
+78 days
Reported avg79d

At a glance

The key figures

1–90d
their stated terms
25%
invoices paid outside terms
+10d
slower over the window
±9d
variable pattern

Vs peers · latest reported averages

fasterslower
Slower than 95% of the 992 large companies reporting in manufacturing.

The pattern

Getting slower

Average days to pay across their last 6 statutory reports.

terms 1d
69
62
61
65
67
79
H1 2023H1 2024H1 2024H1 2025H1 2025H1 2026

Where their supplier invoices land · latest period

within 30 days 9% 31–60 days 35% 61+ days 56%

The read · computed from their figures

Thorntons Limited has filed 17 statutory payment periods (earliest H1 2018). Their latest report puts the average at 79 days against stated terms of 1–90 days.

The direction is slower: from 69 to 79 days over the window — about 10 days slower.

In the latest period 25% of invoices were paid outside their agreed terms, and 56% landed 61+ days out.

What they tell their suppliers

Offers e-invoicing 25% of invoices in dispute

In their own words · from the filing

Standard payment terms

Payment by BACS transfer for the goods/service unless otherwise agreed and detailed in the PO shall be 60 days from invoice date.

Dispute resolution

Suppliers are able to contact the business regarding complaint or concern on the following email address. [email protected] where a team of experts will direct the query to the relevant department. The complaint or concern will be considered by that department. The length of time taken to resolve the complaint or concern is dictated by its nature. If a resolution cannot be agreed upon the business will use and escalation process both within the business and with the supplier until a resolution by both parties can be found. Thorntons also offer the supplier access to their portal to enable them to have the ability to follow the progress of an invoice right through to payment.

Every statutory report on record

Most recent first.

PeriodAvg daysOutside terms61+ daysFiled
H1 20267925%56%4 Aug 2026
H1 20256721%47%20 Feb 2026
H1 20256518%43%20 Feb 2026
H1 20246119%39%20 Feb 2026
H1 20246226%41%27 Aug 2024
H1 20236952%33%27 Aug 2024
H1 20234141%22%20 Jun 2023
H1 20223858%24%14 Feb 2023
H1 20223877%20%1 Apr 2022
H1 20213257%10%30 Sept 2021
H1 20213241%10%31 Mar 2021
H1 20202348%8%30 Sept 2020
H1 20203540%17%31 Mar 2020
H1 20192751%10%30 Sept 2019
H1 20192751%10%1 Apr 2019
H1 20182135%7%5 Oct 2018
H1 20183149%14%6 Apr 2018

Working-capital effect

What a 79-day cycle ties up

Illustrative. On a hypothetical £12k/month account, at a 79-day vs a 1-day payment cycle.

≈ £31,000
of invoicing outstanding at any one time on a 79-day cycle — about £30,700 more than the same account would carry at 1-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 10 days slower over the window (69 → 79 days).
What's their typical pay point?
Their latest reports average around day 79, moving within about ±9 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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