Their own payment-practices filing · gov.uk
Pentland Group PLC paid suppliers in 74 days on average — 14 days past its stated terms
Their H1 2024 filing put the average 14 days past the 60-day term they state.
- Their stated terms
- 7–60 days
- Paid outside agreed terms
- 50% of invoices
- Paid after 61+ days
- 15%
- Reporting period
- 1 Jan 2024 – 30 Jun 2024
- Source
- their gov.uk filing, filed 23 Jul 2024
Self-reported figures from their statutory filing. How this is compiled.
Terms vs reality · their H1 2024 filing
Paid 14 days past their stated terms
Where their invoices landed · share of all invoices
The pattern · last 6 of 13 reports
39 → 74 days — slower across the window
The read · computed from their figures
Pentland Group PLC's H1 2024 filing put their average at 74 days against stated terms of 7–60 days; 50% of invoices were paid outside agreed terms and 15% took 61 days or longer. Filed 23 Jul 2024.
The direction is slower: from 39 days in H2 2021 to 74 now — 35 days slower across their last 6 reports.
That is 13 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
We usually work to our suppliers' payment terms. In absence of formal terms we will apply 30 days.
Dispute resolution
In the event of a dispute, the supplier would contact our AP department or their lead contact in our business. We would determine if a late payment was a result of administrative error, or dispute over the services. Where the late payment was administrative, we would request immediate payment from the AP team. Where there was a clear dispute over performance of the contract, we would agree a remediation/correction plan with our supplier. In the unlikely event that no agreement is reached with the supplier, we would involve our internal and external legal consultants over any expected litigation action.
Every statutory report on record
Most recent first.
| Period | Avg days | Outside terms | 61+ days | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| H1 2024 | 74 | 50% | 15% | 23 Jul 2024 |
| H2 2023 | 54 | 50% | 25% | 30 Jan 2024 |
| H1 2023 | 41 | 67% | 12% | 28 Jul 2023 |
| H2 2022 | 36 | 54% | 7% | 1 Feb 2023 |
| H1 2022 | 10 | 66% | 1% | 1 Aug 2022 |
| H2 2021 | 39 | 56% | 17% | 7 Mar 2022 |
| H1 2021 | 39 | 49% | 13% | 28 Jul 2021 |
| H2 2020 | 34 | 64% | 2% | 28 Jan 2021 |
| H1 2020 | 16 | 62% | 1% | 29 Jul 2020 |
| H2 2019 | 12 | 50% | 2% | 28 Jan 2020 |
| H1 2019 | 16 | 57% | 14% | 29 Jul 2019 |
| H2 2018 | 18 | 63% | 17% | 29 Jan 2019 |
| H1 2018 | 17 | 70% | 18% | 17 Jul 2018 |
On the public register · Companies House
Company record
- Status
- Active
- Type
- Private Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 27 Feb 1964
- Registered office
- 8 MANCHESTER SQUARE, W1U 3PH
Illustrative · working-capital arithmetic
What a 74-day cycle ties up
A worked example, not a finding. On a hypothetical £12k/month account, at a 74-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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