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Their own payment-practices filing · gov.uk

H.Tempest Limited paid suppliers in 12 days on average — inside its shortest stated term

CRN 00374510 · Professional & technical services · 6 statutory reports on record · period to 31 Dec 2023

Dated record. The latest report covers a period ending 31 Dec 2023 and the company hasn’t filed since (it may have dropped below the reporting threshold). Treat the figures as historical.
12daysavg time to pay · H2 2023

Their H2 2023 filing put the average 18 days inside the shortest term they state (30 days).

Their stated terms
30–60 days
Paid outside agreed terms
16% of invoices
Paid after 61+ days
1%
Reporting period
1 Jul 2023 – 31 Dec 2023
Source
their gov.uk filing, filed 11 Jul 2024

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

Terms vs reality · their H2 2023 filing

Paid 18 days inside the 30-day term they state

The pattern · last 6 of 6 reports

Held steady around 12 days

The read · computed from their figures

H.Tempest Limited's H2 2023 filing put their average at 12 days against stated terms of 30–60 days; 16% of invoices were paid outside agreed terms and 1% took 61 days or longer. Filed 11 Jul 2024.

The pattern is steady — their reported average moves within about ±5 days period to period.

That is 6 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

The company negotiates and agrees payment terms with suppliers as necessary. The general terms are to settle all valid invoices within 30 days of the invoice date although this can be dependent upon the nature of the goods and services being supplied.

Dispute resolution

Any disagreements with amounts invoiced by suppliers will be raised by the individual responsible for the expenditure or their head of department. Should it remain unresolved it will be escalated to a senior manager or director.

Every statutory report on record

Most recent first.

PeriodAvg daysOutside terms61+ daysFiled
H2 20231216%1%11 Jul 2024
H1 20232219%1%11 Jul 2024
H2 20191810%2%5 Feb 2020
H1 20191515%3%5 Aug 2019
H2 20181513%2%1 Feb 2019
H1 20181117%3%1 Aug 2018

On the public register · Companies House

Company record

Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Incorporated
16 Jun 1942
Registered office
THE COLOUR LABORATORY, ST. IVES, TR26 3HU
1 outstanding charge — secured borrowing registered Accounts due 30 Sept 2027

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Quick answers · H.Tempest Limited

Are they getting slower or faster?
Their reported average was steady — within about ±5 days period to period, around 12 days.
What's their typical pay point?
Their latest reports averaged around day 12, moving within about ±5 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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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 6,104 companies with a current statutory report — every sector pooled, not an average of sector medians (how the figure is built).

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