Their own payment-practices filing · gov.uk

A.F.Blakemore and Son Limited pays suppliers in 37 days on average — within its stated 30–75 day terms

CRN 00391135 · Wholesale & retail trade · 18 statutory reports on record · period to 26 Apr 2026

37daysavg time to pay · H1 2026

Their H1 2026 filing puts the average 7 days past the shortest term they state (30 days), still within their 75-day upper term.

Slower than mostvs a 31-day median across 6,104 recent filers

Their stated terms: 30–75 days
Paid outside agreed terms: 23% of invoices
Paid after 61+ days: 8%
Reporting period: 1 Nov 2025 – 26 Apr 2026
Source: their gov.uk filing, filed 26 May 2026

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

Terms vs reality · their H1 2026 filing

Paid within their stated range — 37 against 30–75 days

PAIDLATE · terms vs the clockdays to pay · 0–85

avg 37d

0 days85 days

reported avg 37 days their filed terms 30–75 days UK median 31 days · n = 6,104 recent filers

Where their invoices landed · share of all invoices

within 30 days 39% 31–60 days 53% 61+ days 8%

Source: their statutory Payment Practices Report #111998, period 1 Nov 2025 – 26 Apr 2026, filed 26 May 2026 · gov.uk payment-practices service

A.F.Blakemore and Son Limited pays within its stated range, 7 days past the shortest term. 23% of invoices still went outside agreed terms; 8% reached 61 days or more. Self-reported in their statutory H1 2026 filing.

The pattern · last 6 of 18 reports

Holding steady around 37 days

PAIDLATE · the patternavg days per report

Last 6 of 18 filed reports · linear day scale · every period is in the table below · Source: gov.uk payment-practices service

Steady around 37 days. Their reported average has moved within about ±2 days period to period; the dashed line marks the 30-day term they state.

The read · computed from their figures

A.F.Blakemore and Son Limited's H1 2026 filing puts their average at 37 days against stated terms of 30–75 days; 23% of invoices were paid outside agreed terms and 8% took 61 days or longer. Filed 26 May 2026.

The pattern is steady — their reported average moves within about ±2 days period to period.

On the latest reported averages: Faster than 51% of the 815 large companies reporting in wholesale & retail trade.

That is 18 statutory periods on record (earliest H2 2017) — a historical record, not a promise for a new invoice.

What they tell their suppliers

Offers e-invoicing

In their own words · from the filing

Standard payment terms

A F Blakemore agrees standard payment terms that vary between 30 and 75 days depending on size of supplier and products they sell.

Dispute resolution

A F Blakemore’s core values includes ‘behave with honesty and integrity in all our relationships’, so we endeavour to settle all disputes fairly and in a timely manner. Disputes are resolved by negotiation with the supplier and may involve the purchase ledger and trading teams.

Every statutory report on record

Most recent first.

Period	Avg days	Outside terms	61+ days	Filed
H1 2026	37	23%	8%	26 May 2026
H2 2025	34	17%	8%	28 Nov 2025
H1 2025	34	33%	7%	20 May 2025
H2 2024	34	33%	6%	28 Nov 2024
H1 2024	34	36%	6%	30 May 2024
H2 2023	36	30%	7%	28 Nov 2023
H1 2023	31	34%	4%	18 May 2023
H2 2022	29	32%	5%	29 Nov 2022
H1 2022	29	36%	2%	30 May 2022
H2 2021	30	27%	4%	29 Nov 2021
H1 2021	31	21%	3%	21 May 2021
H2 2020	32	25%	5%	30 Nov 2020
H1 2020	34	30%	6%	29 May 2020
H2 2019	35	27%	4%	28 Nov 2019
H1 2019	34	25%	3%	29 May 2019
H2 2018	34	30%	4%	30 Nov 2018
H1 2018	37	37%	5%	30 May 2018
H2 2017	39	18%	7%	3 Jan 2018

On the public register · Companies House

Company record

Status: Active
Type: Private Limited Company
Incorporated: 15 Nov 1944
Registered office: LONG ACRES IND EST, WILLENHALL, WV13 2JP

7 outstanding charges — secured borrowing registered Accounts due 31 Jan 2027

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Illustrative · working-capital arithmetic

What a 37-day cycle ties up

A worked example, not a finding. On a hypothetical £12k/month account, at a 37-day vs a 30-day payment cycle.

≈ £14,500

of invoicing outstanding at any one time on a 37-day cycle — about £2,800 more than the same account would carry at 30-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 · A.F.Blakemore and Son Limited

Are they getting slower or faster?

Their reported average is steady — within about ±2 days period to period, around 37 days.

What's their typical pay point?

Their latest reports average around day 37, moving within about ±2 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?

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?

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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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