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How long does Imperial Commercials Ltd take to pay its suppliers?

CRN 00653665 · Wholesale & retail trade · 18 statutory reports on record · period to 30 Jun 2026

38days
their reported average time to pay suppliers, latest period
Slower 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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On the public register · Companies House

Company record

Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Incorporated
23 Mar 1960
Registered office
OAKINGHAM HOUSE, GROUND FLOOR, WEST WING LONDON ROAD, HIGH WYCOMBE, HP11 1JU
2 outstanding charges — secured borrowing registered Accounts due 31 Mar 2027

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Terms vs reality

Stated terms: 45–61 days. Reported average: 38.

Stated terms45–61d
-7 days
Reported avg38d

At a glance

The key figures

45–61d
their stated terms
57%
invoices paid outside terms
+7d
slower over the window
±3d
steady pattern

Vs peers · latest reported averages

fasterslower
Slower than 52% of the 819 large companies reporting in wholesale & retail trade.

The pattern

Getting slower

Average days to pay across their last 6 statutory reports.

terms 45d
31
33
32
36
33
38
H2 2023H1 2024H2 2024H1 2025H2 2025H1 2026

Where their supplier invoices land · latest period

within 30 days 54% 31–60 days 34% 61+ days 12%

The read · computed from their figures

Imperial Commercials Ltd has filed 18 statutory payment periods (earliest H2 2017). Their latest report puts the average at 38 days against stated terms of 45–61 days.

The direction is slower: from 31 to 38 days over the window — about 7 days slower.

In the latest period 57% of invoices were paid outside their agreed terms, and 12% landed 61+ days out.

What they tell their suppliers

1% of invoices in dispute

In their own words · from the filing

Standard payment terms

Motus Commercials division Our standard payment terms are the 15th of the month following invoice date. Most of our purchase contracts are agreed at the supplier standard terms. MVS division Our standard payment terms are 30 days from invoice date. Pentagon Motors division Our standard terms are the 28th of the month following invoice date.

Dispute resolution

Motus Commercials division Disputes are dealt with by our central purchase ledger team and escalated to business managers as necessary. MVS division Disputes are dealt with by our central purchase ledger team and escalated to business managers as necessary. Pentagon Motors division Any payment queries will initially be redirected to the site accounts department. If they are not resolved, they will be escalated to the department manager.

Every statutory report on record

Most recent first.

PeriodAvg daysOutside terms61+ daysFiled
H1 20263857%12%29 Jul 2026
H2 20253354%10%30 Jan 2026
H1 20253656%13%28 Jul 2025
H2 20243253%10%28 Jan 2025
H1 20243349%10%30 Jul 2024
H2 20233150%9%29 Jan 2024
H1 20233248%10%28 Jul 2023
H2 20223345%10%30 Jan 2023
H1 20223849%11%25 Jul 2022
H2 20213347%10%28 Jan 2022
H1 20213244%10%30 Jul 2021
H2 20202949%8%29 Jan 2021
H1 20205551%10%30 Jul 2020
H2 20193048%9%30 Jan 2020
H1 20193253%10%30 Jul 2019
H2 20183346%11%30 Jan 2019
H1 20183534%10%27 Jul 2018
H2 20173032%9%30 Jan 2018

Quick answers

Are they getting slower or faster?
Their reported average has moved about 7 days slower over the window (31 → 38 days).
What's their typical pay point?
Their latest reports average around day 38, moving within about ±3 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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