Their own payment-practices filing · gov.uk

How long does Chep UK Limited take to pay its suppliers?

CRN 00197807 · Administrative & support services · 9 statutory reports on record · period to 30 Jun 2024

44days

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.

Dated record. The latest report covers a period ending 30 Jun 2024 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: 8 May 1924
Registered office: BOURNE BUSINESS PARK DASHWOOD LANG ROAD, ADDLESTONE, KT15 2NX

1 outstanding charge — secured borrowing registered Accounts due 31 Mar 2027

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Terms vs reality

Stated terms: 0–60 days. Reported average: 44.

Stated terms0–60d

+44 days

Reported avg44d

At a glance

The key figures

0–60d

their stated terms

93%

invoices paid outside terms

-7d

faster over the window

±6d

variable pattern

Vs peers · latest reported averages

fasterslower

Slower than 81% of the 608 large companies reporting in administrative & support services.

The pattern

Getting faster

Average days to pay across their last 6 statutory reports.

H1 2019H1 2020H1 2021H1 2022H1 2023H1 2024

Where their supplier invoices land · latest period

within 30 days 23% 31–60 days 45% 61+ days 32%

The read · computed from their figures

Chep UK Limited has filed 9 statutory payment periods (earliest H2 2017). Their latest report puts the average at 44 days against stated terms of 0–60 days.

The direction is faster: from 51 to 44 days over the window — about 7 days faster.

In the latest period 93% of invoices were paid outside their agreed terms, and 32% landed 61+ days out.

What they tell their suppliers

Payment code: Brambles Code of Conduct - this is a Parent Group code of conduct. Offers e-invoicing Offers supply-chain finance

In their own words · from the filing

Standard payment terms

Most frequently used payment terms are 60 days from the date of invoice

Dispute resolution

There is a Helpdesk Service attending whatever request is being made by the suppliers. If there is any dispute about payments vs contractual agreement, it is escalated either to Procurement or the business contact who maintains the relationship with the supplier. The final solution is trying always to follow the contractual terms that were agreed, even if it requires to execute an urgent payment.

Every statutory report on record

Most recent first.

Period	Avg days	Outside terms	61+ days	Filed
H1 2024	44	93%	32%	15 Nov 2024
H1 2023	50	92%	36%	15 Nov 2024
H1 2022	56	94%	37%	15 Nov 2024
H1 2021	55	93%	36%	15 Nov 2024
H1 2020	55	95%	33%	15 Nov 2024
H1 2019	51	89%	26%	19 Jul 2019
H2 2018	45	86%	25%	19 Jul 2019
H1 2018	41	92%	20%	19 Jul 2019
H2 2017	37	82%	9%	18 Jan 2018

Working-capital effect

What a 44-day cycle ties up

Illustrative. On a hypothetical £12k/month account, at a 44-day vs a 0-day payment cycle.

≈ £17,500

of invoicing outstanding at any one time on a 44-day cycle — about £17,300 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 has moved about 7 days faster over the window (51 → 44 days).

What's their typical pay point?

Their latest reports average around day 44, 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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