Their own payment-practices filing · gov.uk
British Sugar PLC pays suppliers in 34 days on average — within its stated 30–60 day terms
Their H1 2026 filing puts the average 4 days past the shortest term they state (30 days), still within their 60-day upper term.
- Their stated terms
- 30–60 days
- Paid outside agreed terms
- 14% of invoices
- Paid after 61+ days
- 3%
- Reporting period
- 1 Mar 2026 – 31 Aug 2026
- Source
- their gov.uk filing, filed 30 Sept 2026
Self-reported figures from their statutory filing. How this is compiled.
Terms vs reality · their H1 2026 filing
Paid within their stated range — 34 against 30–60 days
Where their invoices landed · share of all invoices
The pattern · last 6 of 18 reports
31 → 34 days — slowing down
The read · computed from their figures
British Sugar PLC's H1 2026 filing puts their average at 34 days against stated terms of 30–60 days; 14% of invoices were paid outside agreed terms and 3% took 61 days or longer. Filed 30 Sept 2026.
The direction is slower: from 31 days in H1 2024 to 34 now — 3 days slower across their last 6 reports.
On the latest reported averages: Faster than 77% of the 977 large companies reporting in manufacturing.
That is 18 statutory periods on record (earliest H1 2018) — a historical record, not a promise for a new invoice.
What they tell their suppliers
In their own words · from the filing
Standard payment terms
For suppliers with fewer than 50 employees: Standard payment terms are 30 days upon agreement with the supplier. Shorter payment terms are agreed if needed (generally between 7 and 21 days). For suppliers with more than 50 employees: Standard payment terms are 60 days upon agreement with the supplier. Shorter payment terms are agreed if needed (generally between 7 and 30 days).
Dispute resolution
All invoice queries are chased regularly by the Accounts Payable ("AP") team with the person who raised the order for a resolution within its due date. If no response is received this is escalated to their manager. The AP team will also request any necessary back up documentation from the supplier to help resolve the query (PODs etc). If a supplier is querying the payment terms they are on, this is sent to the Procurement department to review against the contracts.
Every statutory report on record
Most recent first.
| Period | Avg days | Outside terms | 61+ days | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| H1 2026 | 34 | 14% | 3% | 30 Sept 2026 |
| H1 2026 | 33 | 10% | 3% | 27 Mar 2026 |
| H1 2025 | 33 | 6% | 3% | 30 Sept 2025 |
| H1 2025 | 32 | 8% | 4% | 3 Apr 2025 |
| H1 2024 | 33 | 6% | 2% | 1 Oct 2024 |
| H1 2024 | 31 | 5% | 2% | 26 Mar 2024 |
| H1 2023 | 31 | 4% | 1% | 22 Sept 2023 |
| H1 2023 | 31 | 5% | 2% | 21 Mar 2023 |
| H1 2022 | 31 | 5% | 2% | 27 Sept 2022 |
| H1 2022 | 29 | 10% | 2% | 29 Mar 2022 |
| H1 2021 | 34 | 8% | 1% | 28 Sept 2021 |
| H1 2021 | 34 | 4% | 1% | 15 Mar 2021 |
| H1 2020 | 36 | 6% | 1% | 24 Sept 2020 |
| H1 2020 | 37 | 7% | 7% | 25 Mar 2020 |
| H1 2019 | 41 | 9% | 25% | 17 Sept 2019 |
| H1 2019 | 45 | 20% | 26% | 11 Apr 2019 |
| H2 2018 | 55 | 16% | 34% | 12 Oct 2018 |
| H1 2018 | 50 | 18% | 32% | 11 Apr 2018 |
On the public register · Companies House
Company record
- Status
- Active
- Type
- Public Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 12 Jun 1936
- Registered office
- WESTON CENTRE, LONDON, W1K 4QY
Illustrative · working-capital arithmetic
What a 34-day cycle ties up
A worked example, not a finding. On a hypothetical £12k/month account, at a 34-day vs a 30-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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