Their own payment-practices filing · gov.uk
Boys & Boden, Limited pays suppliers in 51 days on average — 6 days past its stated terms
Their H1 2026 filing puts the average 6 days past the 45-day term they state.
- Their stated terms
- 45 days
- Paid outside agreed terms
- 40% of invoices
- Paid after 61+ days
- 22%
- Reporting period
- 1 Oct 2025 – 31 Mar 2026
- Source
- their gov.uk filing, filed 1 Jun 2026
Self-reported figures from their statutory filing. How this is compiled.
Terms vs reality · their H1 2026 filing
Paid 6 days past their stated terms
Where their invoices landed · share of all invoices
The pattern · last 6 of 6 reports
Holding steady around 51 days
The read · computed from their figures
Boys & Boden, Limited's H1 2026 filing puts their average at 51 days against stated terms of 45 days; 40% of invoices were paid outside agreed terms and 22% took 61 days or longer. Filed 1 Jun 2026.
The pattern is steady — their reported average moves within about ±2 days period to period.
On the latest reported averages: Slower than 62% of the 977 large companies reporting in manufacturing.
That is 6 statutory periods on record (earliest H2 2021) — a historical record, not a promise for a new invoice.
In their own words · from the filing
Standard payment terms
30 days end of month
Dispute resolution
Queries are dealt with by the purchase ledger team and escalated to the Finance Director if required.
Every statutory report on record
Most recent first.
| Period | Avg days | Outside terms | 61+ days | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| H1 2026 | 51 | 40% | 22% | 1 Jun 2026 |
| H2 2025 | 52 | 41% | 24% | 2 Jan 2026 |
| H1 2025 | 50 | 36% | 20% | 30 Apr 2025 |
| H1 2024 | 49 | 33% | 19% | 29 Apr 2024 |
| H1 2022 | 50 | 10% | 22% | 27 Apr 2022 |
| H2 2021 | 50 | 31% | 21% | 7 Dec 2021 |
On the public register · Companies House
Company record
- Status
- Active
- Type
- Private Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 3 Aug 1926
- Registered office
- BRITISH SAWMILLS, POWYS, SY21 7BL
Illustrative · working-capital arithmetic
What a 51-day cycle ties up
A worked example, not a finding. On a hypothetical £12k/month account, at a 51-day vs a 45-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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