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Sycamore (Peterborough) Limited paid suppliers in 43 days on average — within its stated 7–60 day terms

CRN 00216564 · Wholesale & retail trade · 14 statutory reports on record · period to 30 Apr 2024

Dated record. The latest report covers a period ending 30 Apr 2024 and the company hasn’t filed since (it may have dropped below the reporting threshold). Treat the figures as historical.
43daysavg time to pay · H1 2024

Their H1 2024 filing put the average 36 days past the shortest term they state (7 days), still within their 60-day upper term.

Their stated terms
7–60 days
Paid outside agreed terms
48% of invoices
Paid after 61+ days
18%
Reporting period
1 Nov 2023 – 30 Apr 2024
Source
their gov.uk filing, filed 2 Oct 2024

Self-reported figures from their statutory filing. How this is compiled.

Terms vs reality · their H1 2024 filing

Paid within their stated range — 43 against 7–60 days

The pattern · last 6 of 14 reports

70 → 43 days — faster across the window

The read · computed from their figures

Sycamore (Peterborough) Limited's H1 2024 filing put their average at 43 days against stated terms of 7–60 days; 48% of invoices were paid outside agreed terms and 18% took 61 days or longer. Filed 2 Oct 2024.

The direction is faster: from 70 days in H2 2021 to 43 now — 27 days faster across their last 6 reports.

That is 14 statutory periods on record (earliest H2 2017) — a historical record, not a promise for a new invoice.

In their own words · from the filing

Standard payment terms

A majority of our accounts are payment at the end of the following month with some being on 7 days

Dispute resolution

If an invoice is in dispute the departmental manager would contact the supplier to resolve. Once the dispute is resolved the invoice would be passed for payment on the next payrun or sooner if required

Every statutory report on record

Most recent first.

PeriodAvg daysOutside terms61+ daysFiled
H1 20244348%18%2 Oct 2024
H2 20234645%15%2 Oct 2024
H1 20235665%22%2 Oct 2024
H2 20227468%33%2 Oct 2024
H1 20228364%39%2 Oct 2024
H2 20217060%23%2 Oct 2024
H1 20216261%25%2 Oct 2024
H2 20203864%12%2 Oct 2024
H1 20205859%30%2 Oct 2024
H2 20194129%14%5 Nov 2019
H1 20194326%19%14 Aug 2019
H2 20184821%18%14 Aug 2019
H1 20184542%23%29 May 2018
H2 20173553%19%30 Nov 2017

On the public register · Companies House

Company record

Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Incorporated
1 Oct 1926
Registered office
C/O FIRST HAMBLIN (EASTERN) LIMITED PAPYRUS BUSINESS PARC, PETERBOROUGH, PE4 5BH
3 outstanding charges — secured borrowing registered Accounts due 31 Jan 2027

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Illustrative · working-capital arithmetic

What a 43-day cycle ties up

A worked example, not a finding. On a hypothetical £12k/month account, at a 43-day vs a 7-day payment cycle.

≈ £17,000
of invoicing outstanding at any one time on a 43-day cycle — about £14,200 more than the same account would carry at 7-day terms.

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.

Quick answers · Sycamore (Peterborough) Limited

Are they getting slower or faster?
Their reported average has moved about 27 days faster over the window (70 → 43 days).
What's their typical pay point?
Their latest filed report put the average at day 43; across their last 6 reports it ranged 43–83 days. Treat that as a historical reference point, not a promise for a new invoice.
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What does "paid outside agreed terms" mean?
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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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