Their own payment-practices filing · gov.uk
Ancaster Group Limited paid suppliers in 27 days on average — within its stated 14–60 day terms
Their H2 2022 filing put the average 13 days past the shortest term they state (14 days), still within their 60-day upper term.
- Their stated terms
- 14–60 days
- Paid outside agreed terms
- 19% of invoices
- Paid after 61+ days
- 11%
- Reporting period
- 1 Jul 2022 – 31 Dec 2022
- Source
- their gov.uk filing, filed 21 Feb 2023
Self-reported figures from their statutory filing. How this is compiled.
Terms vs reality · their H2 2022 filing
Paid within their stated range — 27 against 14–60 days
Where their invoices landed · share of all invoices
The pattern · last 6 of 10 reports
33 → 27 days — faster across the window
The read · computed from their figures
Ancaster Group Limited's H2 2022 filing put their average at 27 days against stated terms of 14–60 days; 19% of invoices were paid outside agreed terms and 11% took 61 days or longer. Filed 21 Feb 2023.
The direction is faster: from 33 days in H1 2020 to 27 now — 6 days faster across their last 6 reports.
That is 10 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
Our standard payment terms are 30 days from end of month in which invoice was received. A supplier statement is required.
Dispute resolution
Any invoice query will be registered with the relevant supplier by either the manager authorizing the invoice or the accounts payable department if the invoice differs from agreed contractual terms or quantities supplied. All invoices once received are logged onto the accounts payable system and are scanned before notifying the authorizing manager. Monthly reconciliation of supplier statements will reveal any missing documents. All queries are progressed directly with the supplier to avoid delay in payment or to obtain a credit note to resolve the query.
Other information
We may accede to reduce payment days for suppliers in certain markets, such as utilities.
Every statutory report on record
Most recent first.
| Period | Avg days | Outside terms | 61+ days | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| H2 2022 | 27 | 19% | 11% | 21 Feb 2023 |
| H1 2022 | 19 | 16% | 4% | 19 Aug 2022 |
| H2 2021 | 22 | 18% | 5% | 28 Feb 2022 |
| H1 2021 | 24 | 17% | 8% | 1 Dec 2021 |
| H2 2020 | 27 | 17% | 7% | 25 Mar 2021 |
| H1 2020 | 33 | 25% | 6% | 9 Oct 2020 |
| H2 2019 | 44 | 26% | 14% | 4 Feb 2020 |
| H1 2019 | 34 | 33% | 9% | 22 Jul 2019 |
| H2 2018 | 43 | 30% | 13% | 30 Jan 2019 |
| H1 2018 | 36 | 36% | 18% | 17 Jul 2018 |
On the public register · Companies House
Company record
- Status
- Active
- Type
- Private Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 8 Dec 1949
- Registered office
- 61 CROYDON ROAD, LONDON, SE20 7TF
Illustrative · working-capital arithmetic
What a 27-day cycle ties up
A worked example, not a finding. On a hypothetical £12k/month account, at a 27-day vs a 14-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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