Their own payment-practices filing · gov.uk
Shorefield Holidays Limited pays suppliers in 36 days on average — within its stated 7–365 day terms
Their H1 2026 filing puts the average 29 days past the shortest term they state (7 days), still within their 365-day upper term.
- Their stated terms
- 7–365 days
- Paid outside agreed terms
- 30% of invoices
- Paid after 61+ days
- 6%
- Reporting period
- 1 Nov 2025 – 30 Apr 2026
- Source
- their gov.uk filing, filed 29 May 2026
Self-reported figures from their statutory filing. How this is compiled.
Terms vs reality · their H1 2026 filing
Paid within their stated range — 36 against 7–365 days
Where their invoices landed · share of all invoices
The pattern · last 6 of 17 reports
32 → 36 days — slowing down
The read · computed from their figures
Shorefield Holidays Limited's H1 2026 filing puts their average at 36 days against stated terms of 7–365 days; 30% of invoices were paid outside agreed terms and 6% took 61 days or longer. Filed 29 May 2026.
The direction is slower: from 32 days in H2 2023 to 36 now — 4 days slower across their last 6 reports.
On the latest reported averages: Slower than 51% of the 145 large companies reporting in accommodation & food.
That is 17 statutory periods on record (earliest H1 2018) — a historical record, not a promise for a new invoice.
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 |
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
Illustrative · working-capital arithmetic
What a 36-day cycle ties up
A worked example, not a finding. 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 (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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