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How long does North of England Zoological Society (The) take to pay its suppliers?

CRN 00287902 · Arts & entertainment · 17 statutory reports on record · period to 30 Jun 2026

54days
their reported average time to pay suppliers, latest period
Slower than mostvs 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
PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital)
Incorporated
9 May 1934
Registered office
CEDAR HOUSE, ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS, UPTON-BY-CHESTER, CH2 1LH
0 outstanding charges on the register Accounts due 30 Sept 2026

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Terms vs reality

Stated terms: 28–62 days. Reported average: 54.

Stated terms28–62d
+26 days
Reported avg54d

At a glance

The key figures

28–62d
their stated terms
19%
invoices paid outside terms
+6d
slower over the window
±4d
steady pattern

Vs peers · latest reported averages

fasterslower
Slower than 95% of the 74 large companies reporting in arts & entertainment.

The pattern

Getting slower

Average days to pay across their last 6 statutory reports.

terms 28d
48
48
50
50
58
54
H2 2023H1 2024H2 2024H1 2025H2 2025H1 2026

Where their supplier invoices land · latest period

within 30 days 10% 31–60 days 71% 61+ days 19%

The read · computed from their figures

North of England Zoological Society (The) has filed 17 statutory payment periods (earliest H1 2018). Their latest report puts the average at 54 days against stated terms of 28–62 days.

The direction is slower: from 48 to 54 days over the window — about 6 days slower.

In the latest period 19% of invoices were paid outside their agreed terms, and 19% landed 61+ days out.

In their own words · from the filing

Standard payment terms

The Charity’s terms and conditions are published on its website www.chesterzoo.org. They state that it pays suppliers on a net monthly basis. This means suppliers are paid on or before the last working day of the month following the date of a correctly rendered invoice. Suppliers will therefore be paid between a minimum of 28 days and a maximum of 62 days from the date of their invoice. The Charity does not have standard payment terms expressed in a number of days. If the terms and conditions were changed, suppliers would be notified by email.

Dispute resolution

The Charity aims to maintain strong partnerships with its suppliers and so any disputes are generally resolved by discussion between the key representatives from both parties. However, if the dispute is unresolved, the Charity reserves the right to appoint legal representation and if necessary to terminate the contract with immediate effect by giving written notice to the supplier.

Every statutory report on record

Most recent first.

PeriodAvg daysOutside terms61+ daysFiled
H1 20265419%19%29 Jul 2026
H2 20255827%27%30 Jan 2026
H1 20255015%15%22 Jul 2025
H2 20245012%12%30 Jan 2025
H1 20244811%11%23 Jul 2024
H2 20234811%11%26 Jan 2024
H1 20234610%10%20 Jul 2023
H2 2022446%6%16 Jan 2023
H1 2022455%5%28 Jul 2022
H2 2021466%6%27 Jan 2022
H1 2021479%9%29 Jul 2021
H2 20205011%11%27 Jan 2021
H1 20204911%11%31 Jul 2020
H2 2019467%7%3 Feb 2020
H1 2019498%8%22 Jul 2019
H2 2018498%8%1 Feb 2019
H1 2018457%7%16 Aug 2018

Working-capital effect

What a 54-day cycle ties up

Illustrative. On a hypothetical £12k/month account, at a 54-day vs a 28-day payment cycle.

≈ £21,500
of invoicing outstanding at any one time on a 54-day cycle — about £10,200 more than the same account would carry at 28-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 slower over the window (48 → 54 days).
What's their typical pay point?
Their latest reports average around day 54, moving within about ±4 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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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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