Their own payment-practices filing · gov.uk

Target Group Limited pays suppliers in 29 days on average — within its stated 14–60 day terms

CRN 01208137 · Information & communication · 16 statutory reports on record · period to 30 Sept 2026

29daysavg time to pay · H2 2026

Their H2 2026 filing puts the average 15 days past the shortest term they state (14 days), still within their 60-day upper term.

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

Their stated terms: 14–60 days
Paid outside agreed terms: 23% of invoices
Paid after 61+ days: 4%
Reporting period: 1 Apr 2026 – 30 Sept 2026
Source: their gov.uk filing, filed 14 Oct 2026

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

Terms vs reality · their H2 2026 filing

Paid within their stated range — 29 against 14–60 days

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

avg 29d

0 days65 days

reported avg 29 days their filed terms 14–60 days UK median 31 days · n = 6,104 recent filers

Where their invoices landed · share of all invoices

within 30 days 77% 31–60 days 19% 61+ days 4%

Source: their statutory Payment Practices Report #117397, period 1 Apr 2026 – 30 Sept 2026, filed 14 Oct 2026 · gov.uk payment-practices service

Target Group Limited pays within its stated range, 15 days past the shortest term. 23% of invoices still went outside agreed terms; 4% reached 61 days or more. Self-reported in their statutory H2 2026 filing.

The pattern · last 6 of 16 reports

42 → 29 days — getting faster

PAIDLATE · the patternavg days per report

Last 6 of 16 filed reports · linear day scale · every period is in the table below · Source: gov.uk payment-practices service

13 days faster across the window. From 42 days in H1 2024 to 29 in the H2 2026 filing; the dashed line marks the 14-day term they state.

The read · computed from their figures

Target Group Limited's H2 2026 filing puts their average at 29 days against stated terms of 14–60 days; 23% of invoices were paid outside agreed terms and 4% took 61 days or longer. Filed 14 Oct 2026.

The direction is faster: from 42 days in H1 2024 to 29 now — 13 days faster across their last 6 reports.

On the latest reported averages: Faster than 50% of the 476 large companies reporting in information & communication.

That is 16 statutory periods on record (earliest H2 2018) — a historical record, not a promise for a new invoice.

In their own words · from the filing

Standard payment terms

30 days from receipt of a valid invoice

Dispute resolution

Our four core values embody our culture and are the key to our success. They are embedded within the company and drive our behaviours both internally and externally: One team, Do the Right Thing, Keep it Simple, Deliver On Promises. In line with these core values, we endeavour to resolve any disputes in a timely and fair manner. Disputes should be raised by emailing [email protected] and will be managed by the accounts payable team.

Every statutory report on record

Most recent first.

Period	Avg days	Outside terms	61+ days	Filed
H2 2026	29	23%	4%	14 Oct 2026
H1 2026	29	23%	5%	14 Apr 2026
H2 2025	28	23%	5%	23 Oct 2025
H1 2025	30	19%	4%	14 Apr 2025
H2 2024	36	25%	5%	3 Oct 2024
H1 2024	42	57%	13%	22 Apr 2024
H2 2023	36	42%	7%	21 Feb 2024
H1 2023	48	56%	16%	21 Feb 2024
H2 2022	39	35%	10%	21 Feb 2024
H1 2022	37	40%	10%	21 Feb 2024
H2 2021	37	85%	9%	14 Oct 2021
H2 2020	52	82%	23%	30 Oct 2020
H1 2020	49	75%	21%	30 Apr 2020
H2 2019	31	48%	8%	30 Oct 2019
H1 2019	27	48%	4%	30 Apr 2019
H2 2018	33	67%	10%	29 Oct 2018

On the public register · Companies House

Company record

Status: Active
Type: Private Limited Company
Incorporated: 17 Apr 1975
Registered office: IMPERIAL WAY, NEWPORT, NP10 8UH

4 outstanding charges — secured borrowing registered Accounts due 31 Dec 2026

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Illustrative · working-capital arithmetic

What a 29-day cycle ties up

A worked example, not a finding. On a hypothetical £12k/month account, at a 29-day vs a 14-day payment cycle.

≈ £11,500

of invoicing outstanding at any one time on a 29-day cycle — about £5,900 more than the same account would carry at 14-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 · Target Group Limited

Are they getting slower or faster?

Their reported average has moved about 13 days faster over the window (42 → 29 days).

What's their typical pay point?

Their latest filed report puts the average at day 29; across their last 6 reports it ranged 28–42 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 6,104 companies with a current statutory report — every sector pooled, not an average of sector medians (how the figure is built).

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