Their own payment-practices filing · gov.uk

Esher Mail Order Limited paid suppliers in 39 days on average — within its stated 30–60 day terms

CRN 00981703 · 4 statutory reports on record · period to 31 Aug 2019

Dated record. The latest report covers a period ending 31 Aug 2019 and the company hasn’t filed since (it may have dropped below the reporting threshold). Treat the figures as historical.

39daysavg time to pay · H1 2019

Their H1 2019 filing put the average 9 days past the shortest term they state (30 days), still within their 60-day upper term.

Their stated terms: 30–60 days
Paid outside agreed terms: 54% of invoices
Paid after 61+ days: 1%
Reporting period: 1 Mar 2019 – 31 Aug 2019
Source: their gov.uk filing, filed 12 Sept 2019

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

Terms vs reality · their H1 2019 filing

Paid within their stated range — 39 against 30–60 days

PAIDLATE · terms vs the clockdays to pay · 0–65

avg 39d

0 days65 days

reported avg 39 days their filed terms 30–60 days UK median 31 days · n = 6,104 recent filers

Where their invoices landed · share of all invoices

within 30 days 72% 31–60 days 27% 61+ days 1%

Source: their statutory Payment Practices Report #21630, period 1 Mar 2019 – 31 Aug 2019, filed 12 Sept 2019 · gov.uk payment-practices service

Esher Mail Order Limited paid within its stated range, 9 days past the shortest term. 54% of invoices still went outside agreed terms; 1% reached 61 days or more. Self-reported in their statutory H1 2019 filing.

The pattern · last 4 of 4 reports

34 → 39 days — slower across the window

PAIDLATE · the patternavg days per report

Last 4 of 4 filed reports · linear day scale · every period is in the table below · Source: gov.uk payment-practices service

5 days slower across the window. From 34 days in H1 2018 to 39 in the H1 2019 filing; the dashed line marks the 30-day term they state.

The read · computed from their figures

Esher Mail Order Limited's H1 2019 filing put their average at 39 days against stated terms of 30–60 days; 54% of invoices were paid outside agreed terms and 1% took 61 days or longer. Filed 12 Sept 2019.

The direction is slower: from 34 days in H1 2018 to 39 now — 5 days slower across their last 4 reports.

That is 4 statutory periods on record (earliest H1 2018) — a historical record, not a promise for a new invoice.

In their own words · from the filing

Standard payment terms

The company’s standard supplier contract is based on settlement within 60 days from the date of invoice, and this payment term has not been varied during the period covered by this report. However, in most instances payment terms are agreed on a case by case basis with suppliers. Where the company seeks to alter its contractual payment terms, this will not be implemented unilaterally but will always be done in consultation with suppliers as part of a general review of commercial terms. Different payment terms will apply depending on the nature of the product/service received, as well as the country from which the goods are supplied. For example, products supplied from overseas will be settled either at the point of shipping, or at between 30 and 90 days from shipping. Products supplied

Dispute resolution

Where a contractual dispute arises with a supplier, the company will deal with the matter in a prompt and professional manner. Such disputes should initially be raised with the normal commercial contact at the company and should further escalation be required this should be addressed to the Managing Director, BVG Group Limited, Unit 1B Brecon Enterprise Park, Brecon, Powys LD3 8BT.

Every statutory report on record

Most recent first.

Period	Avg days	Outside terms	61+ days	Filed
H1 2019	39	54%	1%	12 Sept 2019
H1 2019	39	52%	1%	2 Apr 2019
H1 2018	44	51%	4%	2 Apr 2019
H1 2018	34	43%	1%	19 Mar 2018

Illustrative · working-capital arithmetic

What a 39-day cycle ties up

A worked example, not a finding. On a hypothetical £12k/month account, at a 39-day vs a 30-day payment cycle.

≈ £15,500

of invoicing outstanding at any one time on a 39-day cycle — about £3,500 more than the same account would carry at 30-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 · Esher Mail Order Limited

Are they getting slower or faster?

Their reported average has moved about 5 days slower over the window (34 → 39 days).

What's their typical pay point?

Their latest filed report put the average at day 39; across their last 4 reports it ranged 34–44 days. Treat that as a historical reference point, not a promise for a new invoice.

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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 6,104 companies with a current statutory report — every sector pooled, not an average of sector medians (how the figure is built).

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