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How long does Safran Seats GB Limited take to pay its suppliers?

CRN 00278391 · Manufacturing · 15 statutory reports on record · period to 30 Jun 2026

65days
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.

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On the public register · Companies House

Company record

Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Incorporated
31 Jul 1933
Registered office
KESTREL HOUSE LAKESIDE, CWMBRAN, NP44 3HQ
1 outstanding charge — secured borrowing registered Accounts due 30 Sept 2027

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Terms vs reality

Stated terms: 60 days. Reported average: 65.

Stated terms60d
+5 days
Reported avg65d

At a glance

The key figures

60d
their stated terms
16%
invoices paid outside terms
-6d
faster over the window
±4d
steady pattern

Vs peers · latest reported averages

fasterslower
Slower than 85% of the 992 large companies reporting in manufacturing.

The pattern

Getting faster

Average days to pay across their last 6 statutory reports.

terms 60d
71
79
72
72
70
65
H2 2023H1 2024H2 2024H1 2025H2 2025H1 2026

Where their supplier invoices land · latest period

within 30 days 8% 31–60 days 32% 61+ days 60%

The read · computed from their figures

Safran Seats GB Limited has filed 15 statutory payment periods (earliest H1 2019). Their latest report puts the average at 65 days against stated terms of 60 days.

The direction is faster: from 71 to 65 days over the window — about 6 days faster.

In the latest period 16% of invoices were paid outside their agreed terms, and 60% landed 61+ days out.

What they tell their suppliers

9% of invoices in dispute

In their own words · from the filing

Standard payment terms

Standard payment terms requested for new suppliers is 60 days end of month, however we operate on 30 days date of invoice, 30 days end of month, 60 days date of invoice and 60 days end of month.

Dispute resolution

At Safran Seats GB Ltd, we strive to resolve queries and disputes on a timely basis. In respect of suppliers, goods received are inspected and receipted on site with any issues arising communicated to the supplier via telephone and e-mail. In the rare event that a dispute cannot be resolved by quality and commercial staff, the matter will be referred to our in-house legal team. The figures above have not been amended to remove invoices which are under query or in dispute.

Every statutory report on record

Most recent first.

PeriodAvg daysOutside terms61+ daysFiled
H1 20266516%60%29 Jul 2026
H2 20257030%65%28 Jan 2026
H1 20257221%66%23 Jul 2025
H2 20247220%62%29 Jan 2025
H1 20247929%58%26 Jul 2024
H2 20237121%64%22 Jan 2024
H1 20237127%63%30 Jul 2023
H2 20226415%59%24 Jan 2023
H1 202210024%55%29 Jul 2022
H2 20218266%60%31 Jan 2022
H1 202111494%76%31 Jul 2021
H2 202010498%84%29 Jan 2021
H1 20208799%84%30 Jul 2020
H2 20198299%84%31 Jan 2020
H1 201983100%83%30 Jul 2019

Working-capital effect

What a 65-day cycle ties up

Illustrative. On a hypothetical £12k/month account, at a 65-day vs a 60-day payment cycle.

≈ £25,500
of invoicing outstanding at any one time on a 65-day cycle — about £2,000 more than the same account would carry at 60-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 6 days faster over the window (71 → 65 days).
What's their typical pay point?
Their latest reports average around day 65, moving within about ±4 days. Treat that as a historical reference point, not a promise for a new invoice.
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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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