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How long does John Crane UK Limited take to pay its suppliers?

CRN 00192121 · Manufacturing · 11 statutory reports on record · period to 31 Jan 2023

47days
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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Dated record. The latest report covers a period ending 31 Jan 2023 and the company hasn’t filed since (it may have dropped below the reporting threshold). Treat the figures as historical.

On the public register · Companies House

Company record

Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Incorporated
25 Aug 1923
Registered office
361-366 BUCKINGHAM AVENUE, BERKSHIRE, SL1 4LU
0 outstanding charges on the register Accounts due 30 Apr 2027

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Terms vs reality

Stated terms: 0–90 days. Reported average: 47.

Stated terms0–90d
+47 days
Reported avg47d

At a glance

The key figures

0–90d
their stated terms
50%
invoices paid outside terms
±6d
variable pattern

Vs peers · latest reported averages

fasterslower
Slower than 52% of the 992 large companies reporting in manufacturing.

The pattern

Holding steady

Average days to pay across their last 6 statutory reports.

48
47
52
45
56
47
H1 2020H1 2021H1 2021H1 2022H1 2022H1 2023

Where their supplier invoices land · latest period

within 30 days 25% 31–60 days 61% 61+ days 16%

The read · computed from their figures

John Crane UK Limited has filed 11 statutory payment periods (earliest H1 2018). Their latest report puts the average at 47 days against stated terms of 0–90 days.

The pattern is steady — their reported average moves within about ±6 days period to period.

In the latest period 50% of invoices were paid outside their agreed terms, and 16% landed 61+ days out.

In their own words · from the filing

Standard payment terms

John Crane UK has varying terms ranging from 0 days (e.g. agency or Rates) to 90 days (Global suppliers) depending on the vendor relationship. The most common terms are net monthly - which equates to approximately 45 days. The vendor relationship including the payment terms are negotiated by the purchasing department.

Dispute resolution

No formal written process - Any invoices which are in dispute are managed between the vendor and credit control. Any disputes are resolved amicably, within the agreed terms with the parties concerned.

Every statutory report on record

Most recent first.

PeriodAvg daysOutside terms61+ daysFiled
H1 20234750%16%2 Apr 2023
H1 20225666%29%24 Aug 2022
H1 20224556%22%23 Feb 2022
H1 20215268%30%11 Aug 2021
H1 20214769%15%17 Feb 2021
H1 20204873%17%28 Aug 2020
H1 20204773%16%28 Feb 2020
H1 20195083%21%30 Aug 2019
H1 20194772%19%1 Mar 2019
H1 20185176%23%30 Aug 2018
H1 20183843%9%21 Feb 2018

Working-capital effect

What a 47-day cycle ties up

Illustrative. On a hypothetical £12k/month account, at a 47-day vs a 0-day payment cycle.

≈ £18,500
of invoicing outstanding at any one time on a 47-day cycle — about £18,500 more than the same account would carry at 0-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 is steady — within about ±6 days period to period, around 47 days.
What's their typical pay point?
Their latest reports average around day 47, moving within about ±6 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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