Their own payment-practices filing · gov.uk
Belron UK Limited pays suppliers in 65 days on average — within its stated 1–70 day terms
Their H1 2026 filing puts the average 64 days past the shortest term they state (1 days), still within their 70-day upper term.
- Their stated terms
- 1–70 days
- Paid outside agreed terms
- 82% of invoices
- Paid after 61+ days
- 15%
- Reporting period
- 1 Jan 2026 – 30 Jun 2026
- Source
- their gov.uk filing, filed 30 Jul 2026
Self-reported figures from their statutory filing. How this is compiled.
Terms vs reality · their H1 2026 filing
Paid within their stated range — 65 against 1–70 days
Where their invoices landed · share of all invoices
The pattern · last 6 of 17 reports
31 → 65 days — slowing down
The read · computed from their figures
Belron UK Limited's H1 2026 filing puts their average at 65 days against stated terms of 1–70 days; 82% of invoices were paid outside agreed terms and 15% took 61 days or longer. Filed 30 Jul 2026.
The direction is slower: from 31 days in H2 2023 to 65 now — 34 days slower across their last 6 reports.
On the latest reported averages: Slower than 93% of the 815 large companies reporting in wholesale & retail trade.
That is 17 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 most frequently used payment term is 30 Days Net however we are moving to either 30 days EOM or 60 days EOM terms following contract negotiations with suppliers
Dispute resolution
Usually our buyers contact the suppliers to query incorrect charges or non-receipt of goods. For pricing queries our suppliers will investigate our disputes and raise credit notes where applicable, however usually the invoice is held until the credit has been received before releasing the payment. If the dispute is rejected the buyer will adjust the purchase order value to the higher amount or advise us of their approval, at which point the invoice is released for payment on our next available payment run. For non-receipt of goods, we usually request a Proof of Delivery, which when received and investigated usually leads to the order being receipted and the invoice released for payment.
Every statutory report on record
Most recent first.
| Period | Avg days | Outside terms | 61+ days | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| H1 2026 | 65 | 82% | 15% | 30 Jul 2026 |
| H2 2025 | 46 | 57% | 8% | 29 Jan 2026 |
| H1 2025 | 58 | 81% | 7% | 31 Jul 2025 |
| H2 2024 | 82 | 73% | 36% | 31 Jan 2025 |
| H1 2024 | 60 | 78% | 21% | 1 Aug 2024 |
| H2 2023 | 31 | 82% | 28% | 30 Jan 2024 |
| H1 2023 | 40 | 89% | 16% | 27 Jul 2023 |
| H2 2022 | 54 | 88% | 26% | 31 Jan 2023 |
| H1 2022 | 52 | 91% | 22% | 27 Jul 2022 |
| H2 2021 | 29 | 88% | 21% | 28 Jan 2022 |
| H1 2021 | 33 | 92% | 22% | 28 Jul 2021 |
| H2 2020 | 27 | 91% | 28% | 26 Jan 2021 |
| H1 2020 | 60 | 88% | 29% | 29 Jul 2020 |
| H2 2019 | 22 | 88% | 4% | 24 Jan 2020 |
| H1 2019 | 24 | 49% | 3% | 30 Jul 2019 |
| H2 2018 | 24 | 41% | 2% | 29 Jan 2019 |
| H1 2018 | 22 | 42% | 1% | 27 Jul 2018 |
On the public register · Companies House
Company record
- Status
- Active
- Type
- Private Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 23 Apr 1951
- Registered office
- 1 PRIORY BUSINESS PARK, BEDFORD, MK44 3US
Illustrative · working-capital arithmetic
What a 65-day cycle ties up
A worked example, not a finding. On a hypothetical £12k/month account, at a 65-day vs a 1-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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