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How long does Geoffrey Osborne Limited take to pay its suppliers?

CRN 00873093 · Construction · 11 statutory reports on record · period to 30 Sept 2023

30days
their reported average time to pay suppliers, latest period
Faster than mostvs a 31-day median across 6,185 recent filers

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

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Dated record. The latest report covers a period ending 30 Sept 2023 and the company hasn’t filed since (it may have dropped below the reporting threshold). Treat the figures as historical.

On the public register · Companies House

Company record

Status
In Administration
Type
Private Limited Company
Incorporated
7 Mar 1966
Registered office
C/O RSM UK RESTRUCTURING ADVISORY LLP, LONDON, EC4A 4AB
2 outstanding charges — secured borrowing registered Accounts due 31 Mar 2024

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Terms vs reality

Stated terms: 7–60 days. Reported average: 30.

Stated terms7–60d
+23 days
Reported avg30d

At a glance

The key figures

7–60d
their stated terms
40%
invoices paid outside terms
±7d
variable pattern

Vs peers · latest reported averages

fasterslower
Faster than 66% of the 385 large companies reporting in construction.

The pattern

Holding steady

Average days to pay across their last 6 statutory reports.

terms 7d
30
29
33
30
19
30
H1 2021H2 2021H1 2022H2 2022H1 2023H2 2023

Where their supplier invoices land · latest period

within 30 days 68% 31–60 days 25% 61+ days 7%

The read · computed from their figures

Geoffrey Osborne Limited has filed 11 statutory payment periods (earliest H2 2018). Their latest report puts the average at 30 days against stated terms of 7–60 days.

The pattern is steady — their reported average moves within about ±7 days period to period.

In the latest period 40% of invoices were paid outside their agreed terms, and 7% landed 61+ days out.

What they tell their suppliers

Payment code: Prompt Payment Code and Construction Supply Chain Payment Charter Offers e-invoicing Offers supply-chain finance

In their own words · from the filing

Standard payment terms

The Company has various payment terms. Purchaser ledger - These are agreed with suppliers as part of contract negotiations. Generally we have 30 days terms. For a small number of larger suppliers we have agreed terms of up to 60 days from the end of the month. Subcontract ledger - There vary be framework and contract and range from 28 days to 45 days from the date of application.

Dispute resolution

Disputes can be sent to the finance team ([email protected]) who will aim to resolve issues.

Every statutory report on record

Most recent first.

PeriodAvg daysOutside terms61+ daysFiled
H2 20233040%7%30 Oct 2023
H1 20231934%5%27 Apr 2023
H2 20223043%13%28 Oct 2022
H1 20223341%10%25 Apr 2022
H2 20212930%7%27 Oct 2021
H1 20213023%7%27 Apr 2021
H2 20203126%7%28 Oct 2020
H1 20202929%5%29 Apr 2020
H2 20193026%5%15 Oct 2019
H1 20194237%13%26 Apr 2019
H2 20184738%20%26 Oct 2018

Working-capital effect

What a 30-day cycle ties up

Illustrative. On a hypothetical £12k/month account, at a 30-day vs a 7-day payment cycle.

≈ £12,000
of invoicing outstanding at any one time on a 30-day cycle — about £9,100 more than the same account would carry at 7-day terms.

Late Payment Act. The Late Payment of Commercial Debts Act 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

Are they getting slower or faster?
Their reported average is steady — within about ±7 days period to period, around 30 days.
What's their typical pay point?
Their latest reports average around day 30, moving within about ±7 days. Treat that as a historical reference point, not a promise for a new invoice.
Can I see what this means for my invoices?
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How UK payment reporting works

What is a Payment Practices Report?
UK companies and LLPs above a size threshold — broadly, two of: turnover over £54m, balance sheet over £27m, or more than 250 employees — must report twice a year, under the Reporting on Payment Practices and Performance Regulations 2017, how quickly they actually pay suppliers: the average time to pay, the share of invoices paid in 30 days or fewer, 31 to 60 days and 61 days or longer, and their standard payment terms. Those thresholds apply to financial years beginning on or after 6 April 2025; for earlier financial years they were £36m and £18m, with the same 250-employee test.
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?
The underlying payment figures come from the company's own statutory filings on the gov.uk payment-practices service; company-status data comes from Companies House. PaidLate calculates trends, comparisons and summaries from those records. It does not use surveys or credit-agency scores.

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 6,185 companies with a current statutory report — every sector pooled, not an average of sector medians (how the figure is built).

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