Their own payment-practices filing · gov.uk

How long does Bestway Pharmacy NDC Limited take to pay its suppliers?

CRN 01050265 · Wholesale & retail trade · 7 statutory reports on record · period to 30 Jun 2022

75days

their reported average time to pay suppliers, latest period

Well behindvs a 31-day median across 6,185 recent filers

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

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.

On the public register · Companies House

Company record

Status: Active
Type: Private Limited Company
Incorporated: 17 Apr 1972
Registered office: MERCHANTS WAREHOUSE, MANCHESTER, M3 4LZ

1 outstanding charge — secured borrowing registered Accounts due 31 Mar 2027

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Terms vs reality

Stated terms: 28–90 days. Reported average: 75.

Stated terms28–90d

+47 days

Reported avg75d

At a glance

The key figures

28–90d

their stated terms

100%

invoices paid outside terms

+22d

slower over the window

±6d

variable pattern

Vs peers · latest reported averages

fasterslower

Slower than 96% of the 819 large companies reporting in wholesale & retail trade.

The pattern

Getting slower

Average days to pay across their last 6 statutory reports.

terms 28d

H2 2019H1 2020H2 2020H1 2021H2 2021H1 2022

Where their supplier invoices land · latest period

within 30 days 3% 31–60 days 59% 61+ days 38%

The read · computed from their figures

Bestway Pharmacy NDC Limited has filed 7 statutory payment periods (earliest H1 2019). Their latest report puts the average at 75 days against stated terms of 28–90 days.

The direction is slower: from 53 to 75 days over the window — about 22 days slower.

In the latest period 100% of invoices were paid outside their agreed terms, and 38% landed 61+ days out.

In their own words · from the filing

Standard payment terms

We attempt to place all new suppliers on 60 days from end of month. However, there are non-standard supplier payment terms which are shorter and longer than the standard terms.

Dispute resolution

Supplier makes contact with buyer of goods/services in case of dispute. All queries are answered in a timely manner. Invoice is typically placed on hold until dispute has been resolved

Every statutory report on record

Most recent first.

Period	Avg days	Outside terms	61+ days	Filed
H1 2022	75	100%	38%	21 Jul 2022
H2 2021	69	59%	30%	31 Jan 2022
H1 2021	66	86%	28%	30 Jul 2021
H2 2020	63	74%	27%	28 Jan 2021
H1 2020	74	97%	37%	21 Jul 2020
H2 2019	53	93%	26%	31 Jan 2020
H1 2019	51	78%	19%	1 Aug 2019

Working-capital effect

What a 75-day cycle ties up

Illustrative. On a hypothetical £12k/month account, at a 75-day vs a 28-day payment cycle.

≈ £29,500

of invoicing outstanding at any one time on a 75-day cycle — about £18,500 more than the same account would carry at 28-day terms.

Late Payment Act. The Late Payment of Commercial Debts Act 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

Are they getting slower or faster?

Their reported average has moved about 22 days slower over the window (53 → 75 days).

What's their typical pay point?

Their latest reports average around day 75, moving within about ±6 days. Treat that as a historical reference point, not a promise for a new invoice.

Can I see what this means for my invoices?

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How UK payment reporting works

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 6,185 companies with a current statutory report — every sector pooled, not an average of sector medians (how the figure is built).

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