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How long does British Car Auctions Limited take to pay its suppliers?

CRN 00438886 · Wholesale & retail trade · 16 statutory reports on record · period to 29 Mar 2026

11days
their reported average time to pay suppliers, latest period
Faster than mostvs a 31-day median across 6,185 recent filers

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

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On the public register · Companies House

Company record

Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Incorporated
14 Jul 1947
Registered office
FORM 2, 18 BARTLEY WOOD BUSINESS PARK, HOOK, RG27 9XA
1 outstanding charge — secured borrowing registered Accounts due 31 Dec 2026

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Terms vs reality

Stated terms: 0–30 days. Reported average: 11.

Stated terms0–30d
+11 days
Reported avg11d

At a glance

The key figures

0–30d
their stated terms
12%
invoices paid outside terms
±2d
steady pattern

Vs peers · latest reported averages

fasterslower
Faster than 98% of the 819 large companies reporting in wholesale & retail trade.

The pattern

Holding steady

Average days to pay across their last 6 statutory reports.

9
8
8
11
10
11
H2 2023H1 2024H2 2024H1 2025H2 2025H1 2026

Where their supplier invoices land · latest period

within 30 days 91% 31–60 days 7% 61+ days 2%

The read · computed from their figures

British Car Auctions Limited has filed 16 statutory payment periods (earliest H2 2018). Their latest report puts the average at 11 days against stated terms of 0–30 days.

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

In the latest period 12% of invoices were paid outside their agreed terms, and 2% landed 61+ days out.

In their own words · from the filing

Standard payment terms

Standard payment terms vary depending on what has been agreed with the supplier for overheads or vehicle vendor in the case of auction payments. These terms can range from immediate payment to 30 days from date of invoice.

Dispute resolution

Disputes should be raised in the first instance with BCA Accounts Payable team for overheads or Auction Accounts team for vehicles, by telephone or by email. The finance team will endeavour to resolve any issues promptly and professionally. Should the finance team be unable to resolve a dispute, we would refer to the supplier’s specific contract with us, which will detail the actions to take in order to resolve any disputes.

Every statutory report on record

Most recent first.

PeriodAvg daysOutside terms61+ daysFiled
H1 20261112%2%28 Apr 2026
H2 20251012%2%28 Oct 2025
H1 20251113%2%29 Apr 2025
H2 2024811%1%29 Oct 2024
H1 2024814%1%29 Apr 2024
H2 2023915%2%31 Oct 2023
H1 2023916%2%2 May 2023
H2 2022916%2%31 Oct 2022
H1 2022915%2%29 Apr 2022
H2 2021915%1%27 Oct 2021
H1 20211318%3%27 Apr 2021
H2 20202423%12%27 Oct 2020
H1 20202342%7%28 Apr 2020
H2 20192034%6%25 Oct 2019
H1 20192038%6%29 Apr 2019
H2 20182034%6%26 Oct 2018

Working-capital effect

What a 11-day cycle ties up

Illustrative. On a hypothetical £12k/month account, at a 11-day vs a 0-day payment cycle.

≈ £4,500
of invoicing outstanding at any one time on a 11-day cycle — about £4,300 more than the same account would carry at 0-day terms.

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.

Quick answers

Are they getting slower or faster?
Their reported average is steady — within about ±2 days period to period, around 11 days.
What's their typical pay point?
Their latest reports average around day 11, moving within about ±2 days. Treat that as a historical reference point, not a promise for a new invoice.
Can I see what this means for my invoices?
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How UK payment reporting works

What is a Payment Practices Report?
UK companies and LLPs above a size threshold — broadly, two of: turnover over £54m, balance sheet over £27m, or more than 250 employees — must report twice a year, under the Reporting on Payment Practices and Performance Regulations 2017, how quickly they actually pay suppliers: the average time to pay, the share of invoices paid in 30 days or fewer, 31 to 60 days and 61 days or longer, and their standard payment terms. Those thresholds apply to financial years beginning on or after 6 April 2025; for earlier financial years they were £36m and £18m, with the same 250-employee test.
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?
The underlying payment figures come from the company's own statutory filings on the gov.uk payment-practices service; company-status data comes from Companies House. PaidLate calculates trends, comparisons and summaries from those records. It does not use surveys or credit-agency scores.

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).

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