Their own payment-practices filing · gov.uk
Watling JCB Limited pays suppliers in 26 days on average — inside its 60-day stated terms
Their H1 2026 filing puts the average 34 days inside their stated 60-day term.
- Their stated terms
- 60 days
- Paid outside agreed terms
- 20% of invoices
- Paid after 61+ days
- 1%
- Reporting period
- 1 Jan 2026 – 30 Jun 2026
- Source
- their gov.uk filing, filed 3 Aug 2026
Self-reported figures from their statutory filing. How this is compiled.
Terms vs reality · their H1 2026 filing
Paid 34 days inside the 60-day term they state
Where their invoices landed · share of all invoices
The pattern · last 6 of 16 reports
Holding steady around 26 days
The read · computed from their figures
Watling JCB Limited's H1 2026 filing puts their average at 26 days against stated terms of 60 days; 20% of invoices were paid outside agreed terms and 1% took 61 days or longer. Filed 3 Aug 2026.
The pattern is steady — their reported average moves within about ±1 days period to period.
On the latest reported averages: Faster than 80% of the 815 large companies reporting in wholesale & retail trade.
That is 16 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 standard payment terms are that payment of invoices for goods and services will generally be made by the 20th of the month following the month in which a properly due, correct and complete invoice is received. Other terms may apply by agreement
Dispute resolution
We endeavour to pay suppliers in a prompt and honest manner while ensuring that invoices received are correct. Accounts payable use a purchase invoice authorisation system whereby the manager responsible is required to promptly authorise invoices relevant to their department. Should there be a query or dispute on an invoice, the supplier is contacted and this is resolved by discussion and agreement and passed on to the accounts payable team for payment.
Every statutory report on record
Most recent first.
| Period | Avg days | Outside terms | 61+ days | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| H1 2026 | 26 | 20% | 1% | 3 Aug 2026 |
| H2 2025 | 26 | 16% | 2% | 15 Jan 2026 |
| H2 2024 | 27 | 12% | 1% | 17 Jan 2025 |
| H1 2024 | 27 | 20% | 2% | 17 Jan 2025 |
| H2 2023 | 26 | 22% | 2% | 9 Apr 2024 |
| H1 2023 | 27 | 15% | 2% | 9 Apr 2024 |
| H2 2022 | 28 | 33% | 2% | 9 Apr 2024 |
| H1 2022 | 31 | 24% | 2% | 9 Apr 2024 |
| H2 2021 | 30 | 19% | 3% | 17 Jan 2022 |
| H1 2021 | 32 | 19% | 2% | 9 Jul 2021 |
| H2 2020 | 31 | 37% | 3% | 13 Jan 2021 |
| H1 2020 | 36 | 25% | 4% | 6 Jul 2020 |
| H2 2019 | 33 | 42% | 4% | 17 Jan 2020 |
| H1 2019 | 44 | 42% | 5% | 5 Jul 2019 |
| H2 2018 | 23 | 2% | 2% | 9 Jan 2019 |
| H1 2018 | 27 | 5% | 5% | 31 Jul 2018 |
On the public register · Companies House
Company record
- Status
- Active
- Type
- Private Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 23 Feb 1976
- Registered office
- DOG & GUN LANE, LEICESTER, LE8 6LJ
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