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How long does The Pirbright Institute take to pay its suppliers?

CRN 00559784 · Professional & technical services · 3 statutory reports on record · period to 30 Sept 2019

22days
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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Dated record. The latest report covers a period ending 30 Sept 2019 and the company hasn’t filed since (it may have dropped below the reporting threshold). Treat the figures as historical.

On the public register · Companies House

Company record

Status
Active
Type
PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital)
Incorporated
7 Jan 1956
Registered office
THE PIRBRIGHT INSTITUTE ASH ROAD, WOKING, GU24 0NF
0 outstanding charges on the register Accounts due 31 Dec 2026

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Terms vs reality

Stated terms: 0–45 days. Reported average: 22.

Stated terms0–45d
+22 days
Reported avg22d

At a glance

The key figures

0–45d
their stated terms
19%
invoices paid outside terms
-8d
faster over the window
±5d
steady pattern

Vs peers · latest reported averages

fasterslower
Faster than 76% of the 530 large companies reporting in professional & technical services.

The pattern

Getting faster

Average days to pay across their last 3 statutory reports.

30
31
22
H2 2018H1 2019H2 2019

Where their supplier invoices land · latest period

within 30 days 86% 31–60 days 14% 61+ days 0%

The read · computed from their figures

The Pirbright Institute has filed 3 statutory payment periods (earliest H2 2018). Their latest report puts the average at 22 days against stated terms of 0–45 days.

The direction is faster: from 30 to 22 days over the window — about 8 days faster.

In the latest period 19% of invoices were paid outside their agreed terms, and 0% landed 61+ days out.

In their own words · from the filing

Standard payment terms

The Pirbright Institute has standard payment terms of 30 days and this is applied by the vast majority of suppliers although a few offer slightly longer terms of 45 days or end of month following date of invoice. A few suppliers have shorter terms which range from 0 to 28 days.

Dispute resolution

The Pirbright Institute places great importance on maintaining strong and healthy supplier relationships. We have a dedicated accounts payable team who liaise with the relevant requisitioner/approver in any disputes with suppliers.

Every statutory report on record

Most recent first.

PeriodAvg daysOutside terms61+ daysFiled
H2 20192219%0%30 Oct 2019
H1 20193135%2%7 May 2019
H2 20183044%2%29 Oct 2018

Working-capital effect

What a 22-day cycle ties up

Illustrative. On a hypothetical £12k/month account, at a 22-day vs a 0-day payment cycle.

≈ £8,500
of invoicing outstanding at any one time on a 22-day cycle — about £8,700 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 has moved about 8 days faster over the window (30 → 22 days).
What's their typical pay point?
Their latest reports average around day 22, moving within about ±5 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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