Their own payment-practices filing · gov.uk

Reading Scientific Services Limited paid suppliers in 69 days on average — 9 days past its stated terms

CRN 00741326 · Professional & technical services · 8 statutory reports on record · period to 30 Jun 2025

Dated record. The latest report covers a period ending 30 Jun 2025 and the company hasn’t filed since (it may have dropped below the reporting threshold). Treat the figures as historical.

69daysavg time to pay · H1 2025

Their H1 2025 filing put the average 9 days past the 60-day term they state.

Their stated terms: 60 days
Paid outside agreed terms: 11% of invoices
Paid after 61+ days: 33%
Reporting period: 1 Jan 2025 – 30 Jun 2025
Source: their gov.uk filing, filed 4 Aug 2025

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

Terms vs reality · their H1 2025 filing

Paid 9 days past their stated terms

PAIDLATE · terms vs the clockdays to pay · 0–75

avg 69d

0 days75 days

reported avg 69 days their filed terms 60 days UK median 31 days · n = 6,104 recent filers

Where their invoices landed · share of all invoices

within 30 days 14% 31–60 days 53% 61+ days 33%

Source: their statutory Payment Practices Report #102384, period 1 Jan 2025 – 30 Jun 2025, filed 4 Aug 2025 · gov.uk payment-practices service

Reading Scientific Services Limited paid 9 days past its own stated terms. 11% of invoices still went outside agreed terms; 33% reached 61 days or more. Self-reported in their statutory H1 2025 filing.

The pattern · last 6 of 8 reports

65 → 69 days — slower across the window

PAIDLATE · the patternavg days per report

Last 6 of 8 filed reports · linear day scale · every period is in the table below · Source: gov.uk payment-practices service

4 days slower across the window. From 65 days in H2 2022 to 69 in the H1 2025 filing; the dashed line marks the 60-day term they state.

The read · computed from their figures

Reading Scientific Services Limited's H1 2025 filing put their average at 69 days against stated terms of 60 days; 11% of invoices were paid outside agreed terms and 33% took 61 days or longer. Filed 4 Aug 2025.

The direction is slower: from 65 days in H2 2022 to 69 now — 4 days slower across their last 6 reports.

That is 8 statutory periods on record (earliest H1 2018) — a historical record, not a promise for a new invoice.

What they tell their suppliers

Offers e-invoicing Offers supply-chain finance 48% of invoices in dispute

In their own words · from the filing

Standard payment terms

60 days from the date of receiving the invoice. Specific payment terms outside the standard terms are agreed with some suppliers on a case-by-case basis, provided that they are not grossly unfair.

Dispute resolution

Disputes are resolved in line with our standard terms and conditions, or specific contractual terms agreed.

Every statutory report on record

Most recent first.

Period	Avg days	Outside terms	61+ days	Filed
H1 2025	69	11%	33%	4 Aug 2025
H2 2024	59	9%	33%	30 Jan 2025
H1 2024	60	9%	33%	30 Jul 2024
H2 2023	55	7%	35%	31 Jan 2024
H1 2023	59	7%	30%	26 Jul 2023
H2 2022	65	11%	28%	6 Feb 2023
H2 2018	62	18%	33%	29 Jan 2019
H1 2018	67	19%	39%	10 Aug 2018

On the public register · Companies House

Company record

Status: Active
Type: Private Limited Company
Incorporated: 19 Nov 1962
Registered office: CADBURY HOUSE, UXBRIDGE, UB8 1DH

0 outstanding charges on the register Accounts due 30 Sept 2027

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Illustrative · working-capital arithmetic

What a 69-day cycle ties up

A worked example, not a finding. On a hypothetical £12k/month account, at a 69-day vs a 60-day payment cycle.

≈ £27,000

of invoicing outstanding at any one time on a 69-day cycle — about £3,500 more than the same account would carry at 60-day terms.

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.

Quick answers · Reading Scientific Services Limited

Are they getting slower or faster?

Their reported average has moved about 4 days slower over the window (65 → 69 days).

What's their typical pay point?

Their latest filed report put the average at day 69; across their last 6 reports it ranged 55–69 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?

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