Their own payment-practices filing · gov.uk

Martin-Baker Aircraft Company Limited pays suppliers in 19 days on average — 12 days past its stated terms

CRN 00868042 · Manufacturing · 16 statutory reports on record · period to 31 Mar 2026

19daysavg time to pay · H1 2026

Their H1 2026 filing puts the average 12 days past the 7-day term they state.

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

Their stated terms: 7 days
Paid outside agreed terms: 1% of invoices
Paid after 61+ days: 0%
Reporting period: 1 Oct 2025 – 31 Mar 2026
Source: their gov.uk filing, filed 23 Apr 2026

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

Terms vs reality · their H1 2026 filing

Paid 12 days past their stated terms

PAIDLATE · terms vs the clockdays to pay · 0–40

avg 19d

0 days40 days

reported avg 19 days their filed terms 7 days UK median 31 days · n = 6,104 recent filers

Where their invoices landed · share of all invoices

within 30 days 99% 31–60 days 1% 61+ days 0%

Source: their statutory Payment Practices Report #110699, period 1 Oct 2025 – 31 Mar 2026, filed 23 Apr 2026 · gov.uk payment-practices service

Martin-Baker Aircraft Company Limited pays 12 days past its own stated terms. 1% of invoices still went outside agreed terms; 0% reached 61 days or more. Self-reported in their statutory H1 2026 filing.

The pattern · last 6 of 16 reports

Holding steady around 19 days

PAIDLATE · the patternavg days per report

Last 6 of 16 filed reports · linear day scale · every period is in the table below · Source: gov.uk payment-practices service

Steady around 19 days. Their reported average has moved within about ±9 days period to period; the dashed line marks the 7-day term they state.

The read · computed from their figures

Martin-Baker Aircraft Company Limited's H1 2026 filing puts their average at 19 days against stated terms of 7 days; 1% of invoices were paid outside agreed terms and 0% took 61 days or longer. Filed 23 Apr 2026.

The pattern is steady — their reported average moves within about ±9 days period to period.

On the latest reported averages: Faster than 97% of the 977 large companies reporting in manufacturing.

That is 16 statutory periods on record (earliest H2 2018) — a historical record, not a promise for a new invoice.

What they tell their suppliers

1% of invoices in dispute

In their own words · from the filing

Standard payment terms

We offer the following payment terms: 7,10,14,30,60, 75 and 90 days Payment terms vary and can range from 7 days to 90 days

Dispute resolution

The supplier should get in touch with the relevant contact within the Sourcing Department at Martin-Baker Aircraft Company Limited to understand any delays in payment/issues/disputes and what needs to be done to resolve this. The timescale involved to resolve the issue will depend on the nature of any disputes but we aim to resolve and pay these within 30 days.

Every statutory report on record

Most recent first.

Period	Avg days	Outside terms	61+ days	Filed
H1 2026	19	1%	0%	23 Apr 2026
H2 2025	20	1%	0%	31 Oct 2025
H1 2025	36	10%	3%	13 May 2025
H2 2024	20	1%	0%	14 Oct 2024
H1 2024	17	1%	0%	17 Apr 2024
H2 2023	20	2%	1%	27 Nov 2023
H1 2023	17	2%	0%	24 Apr 2023
H2 2022	17	2%	0%	7 Nov 2022
H1 2022	16	3%	0%	29 Jun 2022
H2 2021	21	7%	1%	4 Oct 2021
H1 2021	20	7%	1%	7 Apr 2021
H2 2020	21	5%	1%	1 Dec 2020
H1 2020	20	5%	1%	8 Apr 2020
H2 2019	13	1%	0%	1 Oct 2019
H1 2019	11	1%	0%	4 Apr 2019
H2 2018	12	1%	0%	22 Oct 2018

On the public register · Companies House

Company record

Status: Active
Type: Private Limited Company
Incorporated: 3 Jan 1966
Registered office: LOWER ROAD, NEAR UXBRIDGE, UB9 5AJ

0 outstanding charges on the register Accounts due 31 Dec 2026

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Illustrative · working-capital arithmetic

What a 19-day cycle ties up

A worked example, not a finding. On a hypothetical £12k/month account, at a 19-day vs a 7-day payment cycle.

≈ £7,500

of invoicing outstanding at any one time on a 19-day cycle — about £4,700 more than the same account would carry at 7-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 · Martin-Baker Aircraft Company Limited

Are they getting slower or faster?

Their reported average is steady — within about ±9 days period to period, around 19 days.

What's their typical pay point?

Their latest reports average around day 19, moving within about ±9 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.

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?

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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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