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How long does Caterpillar (U.k.) Limited take to pay its suppliers?

CRN 00484783 · Manufacturing · 17 statutory reports on record · period to 30 Jun 2026

59days
their reported average time to pay suppliers, latest period
Slower 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
27 Jul 1950
Registered office
PECKLETON LANE, LEICESTER, LE9 9JT
0 outstanding charges on the register Accounts due 30 Sept 2026

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Terms vs reality

Stated terms: 30–60 days. Reported average: 59.

Stated terms30–60d
+29 days
Reported avg59d

At a glance

The key figures

30–60d
their stated terms
12%
invoices paid outside terms
+4d
slower over the window
±2d
steady pattern

Vs peers · latest reported averages

fasterslower
Slower than 77% of the 992 large companies reporting in manufacturing.

The pattern

Getting slower

Average days to pay across their last 6 statutory reports.

terms 30d
55
56
56
57
55
59
H2 2023H1 2024H2 2024H1 2025H2 2025H1 2026

Where their supplier invoices land · latest period

within 30 days 9% 31–60 days 40% 61+ days 51%

The read · computed from their figures

Caterpillar (U.k.) Limited has filed 17 statutory payment periods (earliest H1 2018). Their latest report puts the average at 59 days against stated terms of 30–60 days.

The direction is slower: from 55 to 59 days over the window — about 4 days slower.

In the latest period 12% of invoices were paid outside their agreed terms, and 51% landed 61+ days out.

What they tell their suppliers

Offers e-invoicing

In their own words · from the filing

Standard payment terms

Caterpillar (U.K.) Limited's standard payment terms are Immediate (invoices paid on the next available payment run), Net Thirty (payments due within 30 days of invoice date), Net Monthly (invoices paid at the end of the following month) or Net Sixty (payments due within 60 days of invoice date). The majority of third-party suppliers are on Net Sixty payment terms. Immediate payment terms are in place for certain smaller suppliers and those with long lead times. There were no changes to our standard payment terms during the reporting period, with the maximum payment period being 60 days, but payments are made on the next scheduled payment date after the invoice is due. This means that an invoice due for payment at day 60 will not pay on that exact day but on the next payment run, so invoice

Dispute resolution

Overdue invoices or payment queries should be raised with the Invoice to Pay team (https://financeatwork.cat.com) or the supplier can speak to their Caterpillar buyer. The ITP team will work with Global Purchasing to resolve price variances, Receiving/Goods In or Material Planning to resolve receipt grief, or the budget holder to resolve issues with goods received or the service performed. Invoices for Desford (Building Construction Products) should be emailed in PDF format to [email protected]. Invoices for Peterlee (Articulated Trucks) should be emailed in PDF format to [email protected].

Every statutory report on record

Most recent first.

PeriodAvg daysOutside terms61+ daysFiled
H1 20265912%51%29 Jul 2026
H2 20255516%31%29 Jan 2026
H1 20255732%27%29 Jul 2025
H2 20245628%24%29 Jan 2025
H1 20245630%26%30 Jul 2024
H2 20235527%22%29 Jan 2024
H1 20236735%21%28 Jul 2023
H2 20226031%27%27 Jan 2023
H1 20226439%32%29 Jul 2022
H2 20216234%28%26 Jan 2022
H1 20215940%35%30 Jul 2021
H2 20205626%21%29 Jan 2021
H1 20205425%20%30 Jul 2020
H2 20195121%15%29 Jan 2020
H1 20195023%4%30 Jul 2019
H2 20184720%12%30 Jan 2019
H1 20184722%15%27 Jul 2018

Working-capital effect

What a 59-day cycle ties up

Illustrative. On a hypothetical £12k/month account, at a 59-day vs a 30-day payment cycle.

≈ £23,500
of invoicing outstanding at any one time on a 59-day cycle — about £11,400 more than the same account would carry at 30-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 has moved about 4 days slower over the window (55 → 59 days).
What's their typical pay point?
Their latest reports average around day 59, 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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