Their own payment-practices filing · gov.uk

C.M. Downton (Haulage Contractors) Limited paid suppliers in 59 days on average — within its stated 7–90 day terms

CRN 00905537 · Transport & storage · 5 statutory reports on record · period to 31 Dec 2023

Dated record. The latest report covers a period ending 31 Dec 2023 and the company hasn’t filed since (it may have dropped below the reporting threshold). Treat the figures as historical.

59daysavg time to pay · H2 2023

Their H2 2023 filing put the average 52 days past the shortest term they state (7 days), still within their 90-day upper term.

Their stated terms: 7–90 days
Paid outside agreed terms: 12% of invoices
Paid after 61+ days: 43%
Reporting period: 1 Jul 2023 – 31 Dec 2023
Source: their gov.uk filing, filed 31 May 2024

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

Terms vs reality · their H2 2023 filing

Paid within their stated range — 59 against 7–90 days

PAIDLATE · terms vs the clockdays to pay · 0–100

avg 59d

0 days100 days

reported avg 59 days their filed terms 7–90 days UK median 31 days · n = 6,104 recent filers

Where their invoices landed · share of all invoices

within 30 days 15% 31–60 days 42% 61+ days 43%

Source: their statutory Payment Practices Report #84738, period 1 Jul 2023 – 31 Dec 2023, filed 31 May 2024 · gov.uk payment-practices service

C.M. Downton (Haulage Contractors) Limited paid within its stated range, 52 days past the shortest term. 12% of invoices still went outside agreed terms; 43% reached 61 days or more. Self-reported in their statutory H2 2023 filing.

The pattern · last 5 of 5 reports

48 → 59 days — slower across the window

PAIDLATE · the patternavg days per report

Last 5 of 5 filed reports · linear day scale · every period is in the table below · Source: gov.uk payment-practices service

11 days slower across the window. From 48 days in H2 2017 to 59 in the H2 2023 filing; the dashed line marks the 7-day term they state.

The read · computed from their figures

C.M. Downton (Haulage Contractors) Limited's H2 2023 filing put their average at 59 days against stated terms of 7–90 days; 12% of invoices were paid outside agreed terms and 43% took 61 days or longer. Filed 31 May 2024.

The direction is slower: from 48 days in H2 2017 to 59 now — 11 days slower across their last 5 reports.

That is 5 statutory periods on record (earliest H2 2017) — a historical record, not a promise for a new invoice.

In their own words · from the filing

Standard payment terms

End of month + 45 days

Dispute resolution

follow a PO only process. any discrepancies invoices returned to supplier

Every statutory report on record

Most recent first.

Period	Avg days	Outside terms	61+ days	Filed
H2 2023	59	12%	43%	31 May 2024
H1 2023	59	11%	42%	31 May 2024
H1 2019	48	5%	5%	23 Jul 2019
H2 2018	48	5%	5%	23 Jul 2019
H2 2017	48	3%	5%	20 Feb 2018

On the public register · Companies House

Company record

Status: Active
Type: Private Limited Company
Incorporated: 8 May 1967
Registered office: UNIT 15, ASHBY-DE-LA-ZOUCH, LE65 1JR

3 outstanding charges — secured borrowing registered Accounts due 31 Dec 2026

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Illustrative · working-capital arithmetic

What a 59-day cycle ties up

A worked example, not a finding. On a hypothetical £12k/month account, at a 59-day vs a 7-day payment cycle.

≈ £23,500

of invoicing outstanding at any one time on a 59-day cycle — about £20,500 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 · C.M. Downton (Haulage Contractors) Limited

Are they getting slower or faster?

Their reported average has moved about 11 days slower over the window (48 → 59 days).

What's their typical pay point?

Their latest filed report put the average at day 59; across their last 5 reports it ranged 48–59 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.

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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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