Their own payment-practices filing · gov.uk

Dolphin Drilling Limited paid suppliers in 37 days on average — inside its 90-day stated terms

CRN 01017560 · Mining & quarrying · 6 statutory reports on record · period to 31 Dec 2020

Dated record. The latest report covers a period ending 31 Dec 2020 and the company hasn’t filed since (it may have dropped below the reporting threshold). Treat the figures as historical.

37daysavg time to pay · H2 2020

Their H2 2020 filing put the average 53 days inside their stated 90-day term.

Their stated terms: 90 days
Paid outside agreed terms: 41% of invoices
Paid after 61+ days: 9%
Reporting period: 1 Jul 2020 – 31 Dec 2020
Source: their gov.uk filing, filed 29 Jan 2021

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

Terms vs reality · their H2 2020 filing

Paid 53 days inside the 90-day term they state

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

avg 37d

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reported avg 37 days their filed terms 0–90 days UK median 31 days · n = 6,104 recent filers

Where their invoices landed · share of all invoices

within 30 days 46% 31–60 days 45% 61+ days 9%

Source: their statutory Payment Practices Report #41501, period 1 Jul 2020 – 31 Dec 2020, filed 29 Jan 2021 · gov.uk payment-practices service

Dolphin Drilling Limited paid 53 days inside its stated 90-day term. 41% of invoices still went outside agreed terms; 9% reached 61 days or more. Self-reported in their statutory H2 2020 filing.

The pattern · last 6 of 6 reports

18 → 37 days — slower across the window

PAIDLATE · the patternavg days per report

Last 6 of 6 filed reports · linear day scale · every period is in the table below · Source: gov.uk payment-practices service

19 days slower across the window. From 18 days in H1 2018 to 37 in the H2 2020 filing; the dashed line marks the 90-day term they state.

The read · computed from their figures

Dolphin Drilling Limited's H2 2020 filing put their average at 37 days against stated terms of 90 days; 41% of invoices were paid outside agreed terms and 9% took 61 days or longer. Filed 29 Jan 2021.

The direction is slower: from 18 days in H1 2018 to 37 now — 19 days slower across their last 6 reports.

That is 6 statutory periods on record (earliest H1 2018) — a historical record, not a promise for a new invoice.

What they tell their suppliers

Offers e-invoicing

In their own words · from the filing

Standard payment terms

Standard company T&C's: company shall pay the approved invoice within 30 days after receipt of a correctly and properly supported invoice. This is found on the company website within the vendor portal section.

Dispute resolution

The purchase order shall be governed and interpreted in accordance with the laws of the country in which the purchase order was issued. Any dispute arising in connection with the purchase order which cannot be resolved by mutual agreement between the parties shall be settled by court proceedings brought before the courts within the jurisdiction of the country in which the purchase order was issued.

Every statutory report on record

Most recent first.

Period	Avg days	Outside terms	61+ days	Filed
H2 2020	37	41%	9%	29 Jan 2021
H1 2020	46	8%	8%	27 Aug 2020
H2 2019	33	45%	5%	31 Jan 2020
H1 2019	17	6%	4%	8 Aug 2019
H2 2018	20	7%	4%	7 Feb 2019
H1 2018	18	5%	2%	4 Jul 2018

On the public register · Companies House

Company record

Status: Active
Type: Private Limited Company
Incorporated: 13 Jul 1971
Registered office: NEW KINGS COURT TOLLGATE, EASTLEIGH, SO53 3LG

7 outstanding charges — secured borrowing registered Accounts due 30 Sept 2027

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Quick answers · Dolphin Drilling Limited

Are they getting slower or faster?

Their reported average has moved about 19 days slower over the window (18 → 37 days).

What's their typical pay point?

Their latest filed report put the average at day 37; across their last 6 reports it ranged 17–46 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.

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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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