Their own payment-practices filing · gov.uk

Mccain Foods (G.B.) Limited pays suppliers in 48 days on average — inside its 120-day stated terms

CRN 00733218 · Agriculture, forestry & fishing · 18 statutory reports on record · period to 30 Jun 2026

48daysavg time to pay · H1 2026

Their H1 2026 filing puts the average 72 days inside their stated 120-day term.

Slower than mostvs a 31-day median across 6,104 recent filers

Their stated terms: 120 days
Paid outside agreed terms: 34% of invoices
Paid after 61+ days: 25%
Reporting period: 1 Jan 2026 – 30 Jun 2026
Source: their gov.uk filing, filed 24 Jul 2026

Self-reported figures from their statutory filing. How this is compiled.

Terms vs reality · their H1 2026 filing

Paid 72 days inside the 120-day term they state

PAIDLATE · terms vs the clockdays to pay · 0–130

avg 48d

0 days130 days

reported avg 48 days their filed terms 0–120 days UK median 31 days · n = 6,104 recent filers

Where their invoices landed · share of all invoices

within 30 days 37% 31–60 days 38% 61+ days 25%

Source: their statutory Payment Practices Report #113605, period 1 Jan 2026 – 30 Jun 2026, filed 24 Jul 2026 · gov.uk payment-practices service

Mccain Foods (G.B.) Limited pays 72 days inside its stated 120-day term. 34% of invoices still went outside agreed terms; 25% reached 61 days or more. Self-reported in their statutory H1 2026 filing.

The pattern · last 6 of 18 reports

54 → 48 days — getting faster

PAIDLATE · the patternavg days per report

Last 6 of 18 filed reports · linear day scale · every period is in the table below · Source: gov.uk payment-practices service

6 days faster across the window. From 54 days in H2 2023 to 48 in the H1 2026 filing; the dashed line marks the 120-day term they state.

The read · computed from their figures

Mccain Foods (G.B.) Limited's H1 2026 filing puts their average at 48 days against stated terms of 120 days; 34% of invoices were paid outside agreed terms and 25% took 61 days or longer. Filed 24 Jul 2026.

The direction is faster: from 54 days in H2 2023 to 48 now — 6 days faster across their last 6 reports.

On the latest reported averages: Slower than 87% of the 39 large companies reporting in agriculture, forestry & fishing.

That is 18 statutory periods on record (earliest H2 2017) — a historical record, not a promise for a new invoice.

What they tell their suppliers

Offers e-invoicing Offers supply-chain finance

In their own words · from the filing

Standard payment terms

We have various payment terms ranging from immediate upto 120 days. however our standard payment terms are 60 days net from date of invoice and the majority of our suppliers are on 60 day terms

Dispute resolution

The first contact for disputes is the McCain payment centre, contactable by phone during weekday working hours or by email. The McCain payment centre directs queries to either the identified buyer or the GB finance team if the buyer details are not clear. Escalation channels are available through both the Procurement and Finance organistaion

Every statutory report on record

Most recent first.

Period	Avg days	Outside terms	61+ days	Filed
H1 2026	48	34%	25%	24 Jul 2026
H2 2025	50	34%	25%	26 Jan 2026
H1 2025	56	47%	30%	22 Jul 2025
H2 2024	55	42%	26%	24 Jan 2025
H1 2024	55	41%	21%	20 Jan 2025
H2 2023	54	36%	23%	7 Feb 2024
H1 2023	56	39%	26%	27 Jul 2023
H2 2022	54	42%	25%	26 Jan 2023
H1 2022	54	47%	26%	19 Jul 2022
H2 2021	53	42%	26%	24 Jan 2022
H1 2021	56	47%	32%	29 Jul 2021
H2 2020	54	46%	30%	25 Jan 2021
H1 2020	55	48%	30%	22 Jul 2020
H2 2019	52	38%	23%	15 Jan 2020
H1 2019	54	42%	23%	18 Jul 2019
H2 2018	52	42%	23%	29 Jan 2019
H1 2018	51	47%	27%	24 Jul 2018
H2 2017	54	52%	33%	31 Jan 2018

On the public register · Companies House

Company record

Status: Active
Type: Private Limited Company
Incorporated: 22 Aug 1962
Registered office: HAVERS HILL, SCARBOROUGH, YO11 3BS

0 outstanding charges on the register Accounts due 31 Mar 2027

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Quick answers · Mccain Foods (G.B.) Limited

Are they getting slower or faster?

Their reported average has moved about 6 days faster over the window (54 → 48 days).

What's their typical pay point?

Their latest filed report puts the average at day 48; across their last 6 reports it ranged 48–56 days. Treat that as a historical reference point, not a promise for a new invoice.

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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.

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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 6,104 companies with a current statutory report — every sector pooled, not an average of sector medians (how the figure is built).

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