Their own payment-practices filing · gov.uk
Ancon Limited pays suppliers in 45 days on average — within its stated 30–90 day terms
Their H1 2026 filing puts the average 15 days past the shortest term they state (30 days), still within their 90-day upper term.
- Their stated terms
- 30–90 days
- Paid outside agreed terms
- 19% of invoices
- Paid after 61+ days
- 26%
- Reporting period
- 1 Jan 2026 – 30 Jun 2026
- Source
- their gov.uk filing, filed 11 Sept 2026
Self-reported figures from their statutory filing. How this is compiled.
Terms vs reality · their H1 2026 filing
Paid within their stated range — 45 against 30–90 days
Where their invoices landed · share of all invoices
The pattern · last 6 of 10 reports
48 → 45 days — getting faster
The read · computed from their figures
Ancon Limited's H1 2026 filing puts their average at 45 days against stated terms of 30–90 days; 19% of invoices were paid outside agreed terms and 26% took 61 days or longer. Filed 11 Sept 2026.
The direction is faster: from 48 days in H1 2020 to 45 now — 3 days faster across their last 6 reports.
On the latest reported averages: Faster than 51% of the 977 large companies reporting in manufacturing.
That is 10 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
The company does not have standard payment terms; terms are agreed individually with suppliers, with 30 or 60 days from end of month of invoice being the most common. It is company policy to pay promptly to the agreed terms and any late payments are generally as a result of the time taken to resolve queries.
Dispute resolution
The company is committed to dealing with its suppliers in a fair, honest and professional manner. The initial point of contact for queries or disputes is the Accounts Payable team, who will involve other parties as necessary in order to resolve issues as quickly as possible.
Every statutory report on record
Most recent first.
| Period | Avg days | Outside terms | 61+ days | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| H1 2026 | 45 | 19% | 26% | 11 Sept 2026 |
| H2 2025 | 47 | 18% | 28% | 4 Feb 2026 |
| H1 2025 | 48 | 20% | 29% | 16 Dec 2025 |
| H1 2021 | 47 | 34% | 11% | 15 Oct 2021 |
| H2 2020 | 47 | 30% | 9% | 4 May 2021 |
| H1 2020 | 48 | 25% | 11% | 30 Jul 2020 |
| H2 2019 | 49 | 19% | 9% | 3 Feb 2020 |
| H1 2019 | 44 | 22% | 9% | 9 Jul 2019 |
| H2 2018 | 46 | 20% | 9% | 21 Jan 2019 |
| H1 2018 | 48 | 20% | 11% | 2 Jul 2018 |
On the public register · Companies House
Company record
- Status
- Active
- Type
- Private Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 4 Dec 1925
- Registered office
- 9 PRESIDENT WAY, SHEFFIELD, S4 7UR
Illustrative · working-capital arithmetic
What a 45-day cycle ties up
A worked example, not a finding. On a hypothetical £12k/month account, at a 45-day vs a 30-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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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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