Their own payment-practices filing · gov.uk
Carter Synergy Limited pays suppliers in 54 days on average — within its stated 7–90 day terms
Their H1 2026 filing puts the average 47 days past the shortest term they state (7 days), still within their 90-day upper term.
- Their stated terms
- 7–90 days
- Paid outside agreed terms
- 22% of invoices
- Paid after 61+ days
- 41%
- Reporting period
- 1 Jan 2026 – 30 Jun 2026
- Source
- their gov.uk filing, filed 22 Jul 2026
Self-reported figures from their statutory filing. How this is compiled.
Terms vs reality · their H1 2026 filing
Paid within their stated range — 54 against 7–90 days
Where their invoices landed · share of all invoices
The pattern · last 6 of 17 reports
58 → 54 days — getting faster
The read · computed from their figures
Carter Synergy Limited's H1 2026 filing puts their average at 54 days against stated terms of 7–90 days; 22% of invoices were paid outside agreed terms and 41% took 61 days or longer. Filed 22 Jul 2026.
The direction is faster: from 58 days in H2 2023 to 54 now — 4 days faster across their last 6 reports.
On the latest reported averages: Slower than 68% of the 977 large companies reporting in manufacturing.
That is 17 statutory periods on record (earliest H1 2018) — a historical record, not a promise for a new invoice.
What they tell their suppliers
In their own words · from the filing
Standard payment terms
We have very few payment terms of 7 days from invoice date. For the majority of our invoices our payment terms are either 30 days (end of month) or 60 days end of month. For the 60 days end of month the longest payment term could be, if the invoice was dated on the 1st, 90 days form invoice date. Hence 90 has been put in as our longest standard payment terms (which 3 months less one day).
Dispute resolution
We operate a Purchase order based invoice system which means that an invoice is not recognised or approved without a purchase order (the exceptions are utility bills etc). If we have a dispute with a supplier, we (normally the person who ordered the part/service) will notify them of our query. The invoice is held (not paid) until the query has been resolved. Most queries are resolved within 30 days, although invoices that get sent without purchase order can take longer because there is no indication (via a reference) why the invoice has been sent to us.
Every statutory report on record
Most recent first.
| Period | Avg days | Outside terms | 61+ days | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| H1 2026 | 54 | 22% | 41% | 22 Jul 2026 |
| H2 2025 | 54 | 11% | 38% | 30 Jan 2026 |
| H1 2025 | 54 | 13% | 35% | 23 Jul 2025 |
| H2 2024 | 53 | 13% | 37% | 29 Jan 2025 |
| H1 2024 | 57 | 10% | 43% | 23 Jul 2024 |
| H2 2023 | 58 | 12% | 43% | 25 Jan 2024 |
| H1 2023 | 62 | 15% | 43% | 21 Jul 2023 |
| H2 2022 | 55 | 13% | 41% | 31 Jan 2023 |
| H1 2022 | 61 | 24% | 46% | 22 Jul 2022 |
| H2 2021 | 72 | 21% | 48% | 31 Jan 2022 |
| H1 2021 | 59 | 22% | 51% | 30 Jul 2021 |
| H2 2020 | 56 | 20% | 54% | 27 Jan 2021 |
| H1 2020 | 61 | 20% | 55% | 31 Jul 2020 |
| H2 2019 | 62 | 34% | 54% | 31 Jan 2020 |
| H1 2019 | 56 | 26% | 55% | 30 Jul 2019 |
| H2 2018 | 53 | 16% | 52% | 31 Jan 2019 |
| H1 2018 | 50 | 9% | 45% | 27 Jul 2018 |
On the public register · Companies House
Company record
- Status
- Active
- Type
- Private Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 15 Sept 1921
- Registered office
- 90 LEA FORD ROAD, BIRMINGHAM, B33 9TX
Illustrative · working-capital arithmetic
What a 54-day cycle ties up
A worked example, not a finding. On a hypothetical £12k/month account, at a 54-day vs a 7-day payment cycle.
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.
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