Their own payment-practices filing · gov.uk
How long does Dow Silicones UK Limited take to pay its suppliers?
Self-reported figure from their statutory filing. How this is compiled.
On the public register · Companies House
Company record
- Status
- Active
- Type
- Private Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 8 Sept 1950
- Registered office
- BARRY PLANT, BARRY, CF63 2YL
Terms vs reality
Stated terms: 45 days. Reported average: 65.
At a glance
The key figures
Vs peers · latest reported averages
The pattern
Holding steady
Average days to pay across their last 6 statutory reports.
Where their supplier invoices land · latest period
The read · computed from their figures
Dow Silicones UK Limited has filed 15 statutory payment periods (earliest H1 2018). Their latest report puts the average at 65 days against stated terms of 45 days.
The pattern is steady — their reported average moves within about ±1 days period to period.
In the latest period 3% of invoices were paid outside their agreed terms, and 70% landed 61+ days out.
What they tell their suppliers
In their own words · from the filing
Standard payment terms
NET 60 58.82 % NET 90 18.71 % NET 45 6.49 %
Dispute resolution
A supplier invoice can be received either in paper or PDF format. The paper invoice will be barcoded and scanned, the PDF invoice will be uploaded into the ERP system. Invoices with a purchase order. A first pass attempt to post the invoice in the financial book of records will be executed, whereby the invoice amounts and quantities will be matched versus the purchase order. In case of discrepancies, an internal follow up will be performed with the purchase requisitioner or goods receiver for the quantity part and/or with the buyer for unit price deviations. If the discrepancy cannot be solved and are rejected by the internal partners, the invoice will be rejected and sent back to supplier with the request to issue a corrective invoice or (partial) credit note. If the discrepancy has
Every statutory report on record
Most recent first.
| Period | Avg days | Outside terms | 61+ days | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| H1 2025 | 65 | 3% | 70% | 1 Oct 2025 |
| H2 2024 | 63 | 3% | 69% | 17 Feb 2025 |
| H1 2024 | 65 | 5% | 68% | 24 Jul 2024 |
| H2 2023 | 64 | 4% | 71% | 2 Feb 2024 |
| H1 2023 | 65 | 5% | 71% | 19 Jul 2023 |
| H2 2022 | 65 | 4% | 73% | 1 Feb 2023 |
| H1 2022 | 66 | 5% | 75% | 26 Jul 2022 |
| H2 2021 | 64 | 3% | 79% | 2 Feb 2022 |
| H1 2021 | 68 | 5% | 77% | 19 Aug 2021 |
| H2 2020 | 62 | 7% | 70% | 9 Feb 2021 |
| H1 2020 | 60 | 7% | 63% | 3 Aug 2020 |
| H2 2019 | 63 | 8% | 68% | 4 Feb 2020 |
| H1 2019 | 55 | 11% | 52% | 13 Aug 2019 |
| H2 2018 | 44 | 14% | 37% | 28 Jan 2019 |
| H1 2018 | 48 | 15% | 31% | 19 Jul 2018 |
Working-capital effect
What a 65-day cycle ties up
Illustrative. On a hypothetical £12k/month account, at a 65-day vs a 45-day payment cycle.
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.
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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 6,185 companies with a current statutory report — every sector pooled, not an average of sector medians (how the figure is built).
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