Their own payment-practices filing · gov.uk

Smurfit Kappa UK Ltd paid suppliers in 59 days on average — within its stated 7–120 day terms

CRN 01017013 · Manufacturing · 5 statutory reports on record · period to 30 Jun 2022

Dated record. The latest report covers a period ending 30 Jun 2022 and the company hasn’t filed since (it may have dropped below the reporting threshold). Treat the figures as historical.

59daysavg time to pay · H1 2022

Their H1 2022 filing put the average 52 days past the shortest term they state (7 days), still within their 120-day upper term.

Their stated terms: 7–120 days
Paid outside agreed terms: 28% of invoices
Paid after 61+ days: 41%
Reporting period: 1 Jan 2022 – 30 Jun 2022
Source: their gov.uk filing, filed 22 Sept 2022

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

Terms vs reality · their H1 2022 filing

Paid within their stated range — 59 against 7–120 days

PAIDLATE · terms vs the clockdays to pay · 0–130

avg 59d

0 days130 days

reported avg 59 days their filed terms 7–120 days UK median 31 days · n = 6,104 recent filers

Where their invoices landed · share of all invoices

within 30 days 9% 31–60 days 50% 61+ days 41%

Source: their statutory Payment Practices Report #63104, period 1 Jan 2022 – 30 Jun 2022, filed 22 Sept 2022 · gov.uk payment-practices service

Smurfit Kappa UK Ltd paid within its stated range, 52 days past the shortest term. 28% of invoices still went outside agreed terms; 41% reached 61 days or more. Self-reported in their statutory H1 2022 filing.

The pattern · last 5 of 5 reports

46 → 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

13 days slower across the window. From 46 days in H1 2018 to 59 in the H1 2022 filing; the dashed line marks the 7-day term they state.

The read · computed from their figures

Smurfit Kappa UK Ltd's H1 2022 filing put their average at 59 days against stated terms of 7–120 days; 28% of invoices were paid outside agreed terms and 41% took 61 days or longer. Filed 22 Sept 2022.

The direction is slower: from 46 days in H1 2018 to 59 now — 13 days slower across their last 5 reports.

That is 5 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

60 Days End of Month

Dispute resolution

All complaints / queries are coordinated through centralised Accounts Payable team. All suppliers have contact details for the Accounts Payable team alternatively they are published on the Internet page. In the event of disputed / delayed invoices, Accounts payable team will attempt to resolve promptly in the first instance otherwise will escalate to Shared Services Manager / Manufacturing site FC for resolution

Every statutory report on record

Most recent first.

Period	Avg days	Outside terms	61+ days	Filed
H1 2022	59	28%	41%	22 Sept 2022
H2 2021	56	17%	40%	22 Sept 2022
H1 2021	53	20%	36%	22 Sept 2022
H2 2018	62	36%	47%	31 Jan 2019
H1 2018	46	38%	20%	31 Jul 2018

On the public register · Companies House

Company record

Status: Active
Type: Private Limited Company
Incorporated: 8 Jul 1971
Registered office: CUNARD BUILDING, LIVERPOOL, L3 1SF

1 outstanding charge — secured borrowing registered Accounts due 30 Sept 2027

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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 · Smurfit Kappa UK Ltd

Are they getting slower or faster?

Their reported average has moved about 13 days slower over the window (46 → 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 46–62 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?

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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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