How long does Smith Brothers Stores Limited take to pay its suppliers?

CRN 00962846 · Wholesale & retail trade · 15 statutory payment reports on record

Source: their statutory Payment Practices Reports, filed on the gov.uk register and board-approved. Verify the latest original · Companies House file.

Average time to pay

59 days

Their stated terms

30–60 days

Paid outside terms

23%

Sector median

37 days

In the latest reporting window Smith Brothers Stores Limited was slower than 89% of the 809 large companies reporting in wholesale & retail trade.

Every statutory report they have filed

Their own figures, unedited, most recent first.

Period	Avg days to pay	Outside terms	Paid after 61+ days	Filed
H1 2026	59	23%	43%	11 May 2026
H2 2025	54	6%	35%	7 Oct 2025
H1 2025	57	16%	39%	11 Apr 2025
H2 2024	54	21%	34%	31 Oct 2024
H1 2024	52	7%	31%	30 Apr 2024
H2 2023	53	25%	32%	31 Oct 2023
H1 2023	50	35%	28%	2 May 2023
H2 2022	48	24%	23%	25 Oct 2022
H1 2022	46	19%	21%	27 Apr 2022
H2 2021	46	23%	21%	5 Oct 2021
H1 2021	46	18%	22%	19 Apr 2021
H2 2020	47	26%	24%	13 Oct 2020
H1 2020	48	19%	26%	14 Apr 2020
H2 2019	48	22%	24%	29 Oct 2019
H1 2019	47	22%	25%	26 Apr 2019

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