Their own payment-practices filing · gov.uk
Polypipe Limited pays suppliers in 53 days on average — within its stated 30–60 day terms
Their H1 2026 filing puts the average 23 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
- 52% of invoices
- Paid after 61+ days
- 43%
- Reporting period
- 1 Jan 2026 – 30 Jun 2026
- Source
- their gov.uk filing, filed 30 Jul 2026
Self-reported figures from their statutory filing. How this is compiled.
Terms vs reality · their H1 2026 filing
Paid within their stated range — 53 against 30–60 days
Where their invoices landed · share of all invoices
The pattern · last 6 of 17 reports
41 → 53 days — slowing down
The read · computed from their figures
Polypipe Limited's H1 2026 filing puts their average at 53 days against stated terms of 30–60 days; 52% of invoices were paid outside agreed terms and 43% took 61 days or longer. Filed 30 Jul 2026.
The direction is slower: from 41 days in H2 2023 to 53 now — 12 days slower across their last 6 reports.
On the latest reported averages: Slower than 66% of the 977 large companies reporting in manufacturing.
That is 17 statutory periods on record (earliest H1 2018) — a historical record, not a promise for a new invoice.
What they tell their suppliers
In their own words · from the filing
Standard payment terms
Our most commonly used standard payment terms are 30 days net end of month.
Dispute resolution
We endeavour to resolve all disputes in a fair and timely manner. Disputes are resolved by discussion and agreement with a supplier and are typically managed by the relevant divisional accounts payable department.
Other information
Of the invoices due in the reporting period but not paid within agreed terms, 71% were paid within seven days of their due date. An element of these are due to the fact that we have some invoices set to immediate payment terms which will always, in effect, be paid late not least due to the nature of periodic (often weekly) payment runs.
Every statutory report on record
Most recent first.
| Period | Avg days | Outside terms | 61+ days | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| H1 2026 | 53 | 52% | 43% | 30 Jul 2026 |
| H2 2025 | 52 | 9% | 38% | 30 Jan 2026 |
| H1 2025 | 51 | 41% | 35% | 30 Jul 2025 |
| H2 2024 | 53 | 50% | 33% | 30 Jan 2025 |
| H1 2024 | 47 | 58% | 12% | 30 Jul 2024 |
| H2 2023 | 41 | 50% | 17% | 30 Jan 2024 |
| H1 2023 | 41 | 50% | 16% | 28 Jul 2023 |
| H2 2022 | 43 | 50% | 17% | 30 Jan 2023 |
| H1 2022 | 44 | 62% | 19% | 29 Jul 2022 |
| H2 2021 | 45 | 50% | 18% | 28 Jan 2022 |
| H1 2021 | 49 | 54% | 23% | 30 Jul 2021 |
| H2 2020 | 49 | 57% | 24% | 29 Jan 2021 |
| H1 2020 | 49 | 70% | 24% | 30 Jul 2020 |
| H2 2019 | 47 | 71% | 21% | 30 Jan 2020 |
| H1 2019 | 47 | 73% | 22% | 30 Jul 2019 |
| H2 2018 | 45 | 72% | 20% | 30 Jan 2019 |
| H1 2018 | 45 | 75% | 20% | 31 Jul 2018 |
On the public register · Companies House
Company record
- Status
- Active
- Type
- Private Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 28 Feb 1973
- Registered office
- 4 VICTORIA PLACE, LEEDS, LS11 5AE
Illustrative · working-capital arithmetic
What a 53-day cycle ties up
A worked example, not a finding. On a hypothetical £12k/month account, at a 53-day vs a 30-day payment cycle.
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.
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