Their own payment-practices filing · gov.uk

Northern Foods Grocery Group Limited paid suppliers in 62 days on average — within its stated 1–120 day terms

CRN 00313761 · Manufacturing · 10 statutory reports on record · period to 31 Jul 2022

Dated record. The latest report covers a period ending 31 Jul 2022 and the company hasn’t filed since (it may have dropped below the reporting threshold). Treat the figures as historical.

62daysavg time to pay · H1 2022

Their H1 2022 filing put the average 61 days past the shortest term they state (1 days), still within their 120-day upper term.

Their stated terms: 1–120 days
Paid outside agreed terms: 86% of invoices
Paid after 61+ days: 65%
Reporting period: 1 Feb 2022 – 31 Jul 2022
Source: their gov.uk filing, filed 13 Sept 2022

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

Terms vs reality · their H1 2022 filing

Paid within their stated range — 62 against 1–120 days

PAIDLATE · terms vs the clockdays to pay · 0–130

avg 62d

0 days130 days

reported avg 62 days their filed terms 1–120 days UK median 31 days · n = 6,104 recent filers

Where their invoices landed · share of all invoices

within 30 days 18% 31–60 days 16% 61+ days 65%

Source: their statutory Payment Practices Report #63019, period 1 Feb 2022 – 31 Jul 2022, filed 13 Sept 2022 · gov.uk payment-practices service

Northern Foods Grocery Group Limited paid within its stated range, 61 days past the shortest term. 86% of invoices still went outside agreed terms; 65% reached 61 days or more. Self-reported in their statutory H1 2022 filing.

The pattern · last 6 of 10 reports

Held steady around 62 days

PAIDLATE · the patternavg days per report

Last 6 of 10 filed reports · linear day scale · every period is in the table below · Source: gov.uk payment-practices service

Steady around 62 days. Their reported average has moved within about ±3 days period to period; the dashed line marks the 1-day term they state.

The read · computed from their figures

Northern Foods Grocery Group Limited's H1 2022 filing put their average at 62 days against stated terms of 1–120 days; 86% of invoices were paid outside agreed terms and 65% took 61 days or longer. Filed 13 Sept 2022.

The pattern is steady — their reported average moves within about ±3 days period to period.

That is 10 statutory periods on record (earliest H1 2018) — a historical record, not a promise for a new invoice.

In their own words · from the filing

Standard payment terms

We shall pay the price of the goods and the services on our first working day following the end of the third month following receipt of a correctly constituted VAT invoice or, if later, upon our acceptance of the goods or services in question.

Dispute resolution

Invoices are matched on receipt and disputed invoices notified to the supplier. Disputes are managed directly between the supplier and site and resolved items are then reprocessed.

Every statutory report on record

Most recent first.

Period	Avg days	Outside terms	61+ days	Filed
H1 2022	62	86%	65%	13 Sept 2022
H1 2022	63	72%	61%	3 Mar 2022
H1 2021	63	72%	60%	31 Aug 2021
H1 2021	67	72%	66%	1 Mar 2021
H1 2020	67	72%	65%	24 Sept 2020
H1 2020	62	74%	60%	27 Feb 2020
H1 2019	66	77%	64%	22 Aug 2019
H1 2019	64	77%	60%	25 Feb 2019
H1 2018	71	81%	66%	29 Aug 2018
H1 2018	69	69%	66%	27 Feb 2018

On the public register · Companies House

Company record

Status: Active
Type: Private Limited Company
Incorporated: 4 May 1936
Registered office: TRINITY PARK HOUSE, WAKEFIELD, WF2 8EE

3 outstanding charges — secured borrowing registered Accounts due 30 Apr 2027

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Illustrative · working-capital arithmetic

What a 62-day cycle ties up

A worked example, not a finding. On a hypothetical £12k/month account, at a 62-day vs a 1-day payment cycle.

≈ £24,500

of invoicing outstanding at any one time on a 62-day cycle — about £24,000 more than the same account would carry at 1-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 · Northern Foods Grocery Group Limited

Are they getting slower or faster?

Their reported average was steady — within about ±3 days period to period, around 62 days.

What's their typical pay point?

Their latest reports averaged around day 62, moving within about ±3 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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