Their own payment-practices filing · gov.uk

Hellmann Worldwide Logistics Limited paid suppliers in 52 days on average — within its stated 30–60 day terms

CRN 01108485 · Transport & storage · 5 statutory reports on record · period to 30 Jun 2020

Dated record. The latest report covers a period ending 30 Jun 2020 and the company hasn’t filed since (it may have dropped below the reporting threshold). Treat the figures as historical.

52daysavg time to pay · H1 2020

Their H1 2020 filing put the average 22 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: 21% of invoices
Paid after 61+ days: 14%
Reporting period: 1 Jan 2020 – 30 Jun 2020
Source: their gov.uk filing, filed 16 Jul 2020

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

Terms vs reality · their H1 2020 filing

Paid within their stated range — 52 against 30–60 days

PAIDLATE · terms vs the clockdays to pay · 0–65

avg 52d

0 days65 days

reported avg 52 days their filed terms 30–60 days UK median 31 days · n = 6,104 recent filers

Where their invoices landed · share of all invoices

within 30 days 35% 31–60 days 51% 61+ days 14%

Source: their statutory Payment Practices Report #32293, period 1 Jan 2020 – 30 Jun 2020, filed 16 Jul 2020 · gov.uk payment-practices service

Hellmann Worldwide Logistics Limited paid within its stated range, 22 days past the shortest term. 21% of invoices still went outside agreed terms; 14% reached 61 days or more. Self-reported in their statutory H1 2020 filing.

The pattern · last 5 of 5 reports

49 → 52 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

3 days slower across the window. From 49 days in H1 2018 to 52 in the H1 2020 filing; the dashed line marks the 30-day term they state.

The read · computed from their figures

Hellmann Worldwide Logistics Limited's H1 2020 filing put their average at 52 days against stated terms of 30–60 days; 21% of invoices were paid outside agreed terms and 14% took 61 days or longer. Filed 16 Jul 2020.

The direction is slower: from 49 days in H1 2018 to 52 now — 3 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

Our terms vary depending upon which mode of transport is the paying party. CLC 30 days from end of month Road freight 45 days from end of month FCO suppliers 30 days from date of invoice Airfreight CASS exports 25th Month 1 to 25th Month 2 paid on 1st of month 3 Airfreight CASS imports 15th Month 1 to 15th Month 2 paid around 16th of Month 3 Ocean 30 days from date of invoice (this is sometimes from date of sailing)

Dispute resolution

Price related disputes are deal with at operational level. Whoever orders the service and agreed the price would be responsible for liaising with the supplier should the invoice amount not match our quoted price. Complaints regarding late payment should be taken up with the Financial Accounts Manager who would reply within 48hours.

Every statutory report on record

Most recent first.

Period	Avg days	Outside terms	61+ days	Filed
H1 2020	52	21%	14%	16 Jul 2020
H2 2019	52	22%	12%	29 Jan 2020
H1 2019	52	24%	15%	16 Jul 2019
H2 2018	50	27%	16%	22 Jan 2019
H1 2018	49	29%	11%	31 Jul 2018

On the public register · Companies House

Company record

Status: Active
Type: Private Limited Company
Incorporated: 13 Apr 1973
Registered office: CHARTER HOUSE, LICHFIELD, WS13 6QA

0 outstanding charges on the register Accounts due 30 Sept 2027

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Illustrative · working-capital arithmetic

What a 52-day cycle ties up

A worked example, not a finding. On a hypothetical £12k/month account, at a 52-day vs a 30-day payment cycle.

≈ £20,500

of invoicing outstanding at any one time on a 52-day cycle — about £8,700 more than the same account would carry at 30-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 · Hellmann Worldwide Logistics Limited

Are they getting slower or faster?

Their reported average has moved about 3 days slower over the window (49 → 52 days).

What's their typical pay point?

Their latest filed report put the average at day 52; across their last 5 reports it ranged 49–52 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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