Their own payment-practices filing · gov.uk
How long does Thermo Shandon Limited take to pay its suppliers?
Self-reported figure from their statutory filing. How this is compiled.
On the public register · Companies House
Company record
- Status
- Active
- Type
- Private Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 24 Aug 1937
- Registered office
- MANOR PARK, RUNCORN, WA7 1TA
Terms vs reality
Stated terms: 0–90 days. Reported average: 56.
At a glance
The key figures
Vs peers · latest reported averages
The pattern
Holding steady
Average days to pay across their last 6 statutory reports.
Where their supplier invoices land · latest period
The read · computed from their figures
Thermo Shandon Limited has filed 16 statutory payment periods (earliest H1 2018). Their latest report puts the average at 56 days against stated terms of 0–90 days.
The pattern is steady — their reported average moves within about ±2 days period to period.
In the latest period 14% of invoices were paid outside their agreed terms, and 31% landed 61+ days out.
In their own words · from the filing
Standard payment terms
It is the company’s policy to agree appropriate terms of payment with suppliers for each transaction or series of transactions, and to abide by those terms based on the timely submission of satisfactory invoices. The company normally seeks to settle trade payables on 75 days terms, however variations to these terms do exist based upon agreements with certain suppliers. The company is amenable to agreeing discounted payment terms with suppliers where to do so would be mutually beneficial.
Dispute resolution
The company is committed to dealing with its suppliers in a fair, honest and professional manner. We seek to resolve queries as quickly as possible. We have a dedicated accounts payable team that offers suppliers support through to query resolution. The team can be contacted from Monday through to Friday by email ([email protected]). Contact by e-mail is typically acknowledged same-day, but always within 24 hours. The accounts payable team will work to resolve queries in the first instance, with escalation to the internal purchasing team if required. Any query that cannot be resolved at this stage would then be escalated to the relevant head of department to seek a resolution.
Every statutory report on record
Most recent first.
| Period | Avg days | Outside terms | 61+ days | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| H1 2026 | 56 | 14% | 31% | 27 Apr 2026 |
| H2 2025 | 54 | 18% | 29% | 6 Nov 2025 |
| H1 2025 | 54 | 5% | 31% | 30 Apr 2025 |
| H2 2024 | 53 | 20% | 30% | 29 Oct 2024 |
| H1 2024 | 63 | 29% | 38% | 24 Apr 2024 |
| H2 2023 | 54 | 28% | 35% | 19 Oct 2023 |
| H1 2023 | 56 | 27% | 33% | 28 Apr 2023 |
| H2 2022 | 48 | 26% | 30% | 31 Oct 2022 |
| H1 2022 | 56 | 33% | 37% | 27 Apr 2022 |
| H2 2021 | 48 | 19% | 31% | 26 Oct 2021 |
| H1 2021 | 47 | 19% | 28% | 28 Apr 2021 |
| H2 2020 | 50 | 20% | 34% | 26 Oct 2020 |
| H1 2020 | 46 | 22% | 29% | 31 Jul 2020 |
| H1 2019 | 49 | 25% | 32% | 31 Jul 2019 |
| H2 2018 | 45 | 17% | 26% | 22 Jan 2019 |
| H1 2018 | 52 | 43% | 49% | 27 Jul 2018 |
Working-capital effect
What a 56-day cycle ties up
Illustrative. On a hypothetical £12k/month account, at a 56-day vs a 0-day payment cycle.
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.
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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).
Report PL-00330973 · latest period to 31 Mar 2026
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