Their own payment-practices filing · gov.uk
Synthomer (UK) Limited pays suppliers in 57 days on average — 27 days past its stated terms
Their H1 2026 filing puts the average 27 days past the 30-day term they state.
- Their stated terms
- 30 days
- Paid outside agreed terms
- 49% of invoices
- Paid after 61+ days
- 36%
- Reporting period
- 1 Jan 2026 – 30 Jun 2026
- Source
- their gov.uk filing, filed 30 Jul 2026
Self-reported figures from their statutory filing. How this is compiled.
Terms vs reality · their H1 2026 filing
Paid 27 days past their stated terms
Where their invoices landed · share of all invoices
The pattern · last 6 of 17 reports
43 → 57 days — slowing down
The read · computed from their figures
Synthomer (UK) Limited's H1 2026 filing puts their average at 57 days against stated terms of 30 days; 49% of invoices were paid outside agreed terms and 36% took 61 days or longer. Filed 30 Jul 2026.
The direction is slower: from 43 days in H2 2023 to 57 now — 14 days slower across their last 6 reports.
On the latest reported averages: Slower than 74% of the 977 large companies reporting in manufacturing.
That is 17 statutory periods on record (earliest H1 2018) — a historical record, not a promise for a new invoice.
What they tell their suppliers
In their own words · from the filing
Standard payment terms
30 days from B/L, 30 Days from EOM, Within 30 days due net, Within 45days due net, Within 60 days due net, Net cash 60 days frominv.date, 60days from EOM, Net cash due 90 days B/L date, 25 DaysEnd of Month, 15days EOM date of invoice.
Dispute resolution
Disputes and complaints contact: [email protected]
Every statutory report on record
Most recent first.
| Period | Avg days | Outside terms | 61+ days | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| H1 2026 | 57 | 49% | 36% | 30 Jul 2026 |
| H2 2025 | 52 | 48% | 27% | 29 Jan 2026 |
| H1 2025 | 43 | 20% | 15% | 30 Jul 2025 |
| H2 2024 | 41 | 21% | 13% | 29 Jan 2025 |
| H1 2024 | 43 | 29% | 15% | 25 Jul 2024 |
| H2 2023 | 43 | 23% | 15% | 25 Jan 2024 |
| H1 2023 | 48 | 21% | 18% | 28 Jul 2023 |
| H2 2022 | 46 | 24% | 20% | 26 Jan 2023 |
| H1 2022 | 46 | 23% | 18% | 27 Jul 2022 |
| H2 2021 | 41 | 16% | 11% | 28 Jan 2022 |
| H1 2021 | 43 | 23% | 15% | 29 Jul 2021 |
| H2 2020 | 44 | 13% | 16% | 29 Jan 2021 |
| H1 2020 | 44 | 20% | 16% | 22 Jul 2020 |
| H2 2019 | 47 | 21% | 17% | 28 Jan 2020 |
| H1 2019 | 54 | 33% | 23% | 16 Jul 2019 |
| H2 2018 | 50 | 36% | 21% | 31 Jan 2019 |
| H1 2018 | 39 | 23% | 11% | 30 Jul 2018 |
On the public register · Companies House
Company record
- Status
- Active
- Type
- Private Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 24 Feb 1966
- Registered office
- TEMPLE FIELDS, HARLOW, CM20 2BH
Illustrative · working-capital arithmetic
What a 57-day cycle ties up
A worked example, not a finding. On a hypothetical £12k/month account, at a 57-day vs a 30-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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