Their own payment-practices filing · gov.uk
How long does Shorefield Holidays 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
- 15 Jul 1958
- Registered office
- SHOREFIELD COUNTRY PARK, MILFORD ON SEA LYMINGTON, SO41 0LH
Terms vs reality
Stated terms: 7–365 days. Reported average: 36.
At a glance
The key figures
Vs peers · latest reported averages
The pattern
Getting slower
Average days to pay across their last 6 statutory reports.
Where their supplier invoices land · latest period
The read · computed from their figures
Shorefield Holidays Limited has filed 17 statutory payment periods (earliest H1 2018). Their latest report puts the average at 36 days against stated terms of 7–365 days.
The direction is slower: from 32 to 36 days over the window — about 4 days slower.
In the latest period 30% of invoices were paid outside their agreed terms, and 6% landed 61+ days out.
In their own words · from the filing
Standard payment terms
The majority of suppliers are paid by the end of month following invoice. Some food and brewery suppliers are on payment by direct debit with terms of 14 days from date of invoice. Caravan and lodge suppliers have bespoke, special terms depending on the manufacturer and the type/cost of the units being purchased. Many of these are on extended credit terms from 3 to 12 months with an over-riding “payment when sold” basis, which means they become payable immediately when we have re-sold that unit to a customer. CIS sub-contractors’ terms are varied but we aim to pay these within 7-14 days. Agency, entertainment, non-CIS small sole traders and other “staff” costs are paid within 7-14 days.
Dispute resolution
Payments complaints should be made in the first instance to the Accounts Payable Team either by: phone on 01590 648354 or email [email protected] If the issue is not resolved it can be escalated to the Assistant Accountant; Izzy Harper by email to [email protected] If the dispute/complaint is still not resolved after 1 month it will be investigated by the Company Account/Director Paula Curtis - email to [email protected]
Other information
We try and be as flexible with payment terms as financially viable, as we have a large range of suppliers who differ considerably in size and complexity. We ask the majority of suppliers to agree for us to pay them by the end of the month following invoice to enable us to keep administration and banking costs to a minimum by making one payment per supplier per month wherever possible. We also pay quite a number of suppliers by Direct Debit.
Every statutory report on record
Most recent first.
| Period | Avg days | Outside terms | 61+ days | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| H1 2026 | 36 | 30% | 6% | 29 May 2026 |
| H2 2025 | 30 | 33% | 3% | 18 Nov 2025 |
| H1 2025 | 33 | 39% | 6% | 12 May 2025 |
| H2 2024 | 30 | 31% | 3% | 4 Nov 2024 |
| H1 2024 | 33 | 20% | 5% | 9 May 2024 |
| H2 2023 | 32 | 37% | 5% | 21 Nov 2023 |
| H1 2023 | 36 | 30% | 7% | 6 May 2023 |
| H2 2022 | 31 | 39% | 5% | 9 Nov 2022 |
| H1 2022 | 38 | 46% | 9% | 3 May 2022 |
| H2 2021 | 39 | 53% | 11% | 2 Nov 2021 |
| H1 2021 | 40 | 35% | 11% | 19 May 2021 |
| H2 2020 | 35 | 40% | 6% | 24 Nov 2020 |
| H1 2020 | 33 | 39% | 5% | 8 Jun 2020 |
| H2 2019 | 33 | 43% | 4% | 10 Dec 2019 |
| H1 2019 | 34 | 37% | 6% | 3 May 2019 |
| H2 2018 | 34 | 34% | 5% | 4 Dec 2018 |
| H1 2018 | 47 | 30% | 13% | 29 Jun 2018 |
Working-capital effect
What a 36-day cycle ties up
Illustrative. On a hypothetical £12k/month account, at a 36-day vs a 7-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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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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