Their own payment-practices filing · gov.uk

Ann Summers Ltd. pays suppliers in 48 days on average — inside its shortest stated term

CRN 01034349 · Wholesale & retail trade · 18 statutory reports on record · period to 27 Jun 2026

48daysavg time to pay · H1 2026

Their H1 2026 filing puts the average 12 days inside the shortest term they state (60 days).

Slower than mostvs a 31-day median across 6,104 recent filers

Their stated terms: 60–90 days
Paid outside agreed terms: 24% of invoices
Paid after 61+ days: 38%
Reporting period: 28 Dec 2025 – 27 Jun 2026
Source: their gov.uk filing, filed 24 Jul 2026

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

Terms vs reality · their H1 2026 filing

Paid 12 days inside the 60-day term they state

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

avg 48d

0 days100 days

reported avg 48 days their filed terms 60–90 days UK median 31 days · n = 6,104 recent filers

Where their invoices landed · share of all invoices

within 30 days 26% 31–60 days 36% 61+ days 38%

Source: their statutory Payment Practices Report #113646, period 28 Dec 2025 – 27 Jun 2026, filed 24 Jul 2026 · gov.uk payment-practices service

Ann Summers Ltd. pays 12 days inside the shortest term it states. 24% of invoices still went outside agreed terms; 38% reached 61 days or more. Self-reported in their statutory H1 2026 filing.

The pattern · last 6 of 18 reports

54 → 48 days — getting faster

PAIDLATE · the patternavg days per report

Last 6 of 18 filed reports · linear day scale · every period is in the table below · Source: gov.uk payment-practices service

6 days faster across the window. From 54 days in H2 2023 to 48 in the H1 2026 filing; the dashed line marks the 60-day term they state.

The read · computed from their figures

Ann Summers Ltd.'s H1 2026 filing puts their average at 48 days against stated terms of 60–90 days; 24% of invoices were paid outside agreed terms and 38% took 61 days or longer. Filed 24 Jul 2026.

The direction is faster: from 54 days in H2 2023 to 48 now — 6 days faster across their last 6 reports.

On the latest reported averages: Slower than 75% of the 815 large companies reporting in wholesale & retail trade.

That is 18 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

Ann Summers Ltd standard payment terms are 90 days after invoice date for stock suppliers and 60 days after invoice date for non-stock suppliers.

Dispute resolution

Maintaining strong supplier relationships is important to us. Therefore, in the case of any dispute, we would work with suppliers to reach a swift and mutually agreeable conclusion. Our expectations in the case of dispute are clearly outlined in our Terms and Conditions and Supplier Manuals.

Every statutory report on record

Most recent first.

Period	Avg days	Outside terms	61+ days	Filed
H1 2026	48	24%	38%	24 Jul 2026
H2 2025	49	17%	35%	26 Jan 2026
H1 2025	43	17%	33%	23 Jul 2025
H2 2024	53	76%	61%	31 Jan 2025
H1 2024	50	76%	37%	30 Jul 2024
H2 2023	54	80%	39%	8 Feb 2024
H1 2023	56	79%	41%	20 Jul 2023
H2 2022	61	84%	40%	30 Jan 2023
H1 2022	61	85%	52%	25 Jul 2022
H2 2021	59	76%	40%	28 Jan 2022
H1 2021	64	76%	50%	27 Jul 2021
H2 2020	74	70%	56%	29 Jan 2021
H1 2020	71	48%	55%	31 Jul 2020
H2 2019	58	41%	48%	31 Jan 2020
H1 2019	65	42%	47%	29 Jul 2019
H2 2018	62	36%	45%	28 Jan 2019
H1 2018	50	32%	40%	23 Jul 2018
H2 2017	47	29%	38%	19 Jan 2018

On the public register · Companies House

Company record

Status: Active
Type: Private Limited Company
Incorporated: 10 Dec 1971
Registered office: GOLD GROUP HOUSE, WHYTELEAFE, CR3 0GG

7 outstanding charges — secured borrowing registered Accounts due 31 Mar 2027

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Quick answers · Ann Summers Ltd.

Are they getting slower or faster?

Their reported average has moved about 6 days faster over the window (54 → 48 days).

What's their typical pay point?

Their latest filed report puts the average at day 48; across their last 6 reports it ranged 43–54 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?

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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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