Their own payment-practices filing · gov.uk

Graphic Packaging International Gateshead Limited paid suppliers in 45 days on average — within its stated 1–120 day terms

CRN 01298663 · Manufacturing · 7 statutory reports on record · period to 30 Jun 2021

Dated record. The latest report covers a period ending 30 Jun 2021 and the company hasn’t filed since (it may have dropped below the reporting threshold). Treat the figures as historical.

45daysavg time to pay · H1 2021

Their H1 2021 filing put the average 44 days past the shortest term they state (1 days), still within their 120-day upper term.

Their stated terms: 1–120 days
Paid outside agreed terms: 22% of invoices
Paid after 61+ days: 19%
Reporting period: 1 Jun 2021 – 30 Jun 2021
Source: their gov.uk filing, filed 14 Jul 2021

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

Terms vs reality · their H1 2021 filing

Paid within their stated range — 45 against 1–120 days

PAIDLATE · terms vs the clockdays to pay · 0–130

avg 45d

0 days130 days

reported avg 45 days their filed terms 1–120 days UK median 31 days · n = 6,104 recent filers

Where their invoices landed · share of all invoices

within 30 days 59% 31–60 days 22% 61+ days 19%

Source: their statutory Payment Practices Report #45773, period 1 Jun 2021 – 30 Jun 2021, filed 14 Jul 2021 · gov.uk payment-practices service

Graphic Packaging International Gateshead Limited paid within its stated range, 44 days past the shortest term. 22% of invoices still went outside agreed terms; 19% reached 61 days or more. Self-reported in their statutory H1 2021 filing.

The pattern · last 6 of 7 reports

42 → 45 days — slower across the window

PAIDLATE · the patternavg days per report

Last 6 of 7 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 42 days in H2 2018 to 45 in the H1 2021 filing; the dashed line marks the 1-day term they state.

The read · computed from their figures

Graphic Packaging International Gateshead Limited's H1 2021 filing put their average at 45 days against stated terms of 1–120 days; 22% of invoices were paid outside agreed terms and 19% took 61 days or longer. Filed 14 Jul 2021.

The direction is slower: from 42 days in H2 2018 to 45 now — 3 days slower across their last 6 reports.

That is 7 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

There are eight standard payment terms commonly used; 21 days invoice date of invoice less 3% discount; 35 days invoice date of invoice less 3% discount; 30 days end of month; 56 days date of invoice; 60 days end of month; 90 days end of month; 95 days end of month; 120 days end of month for Graphic Packaging International intercompany suppliers only.

Dispute resolution

In the event of a dispute between Graphic Packaging International and the supplier a complaint can be raised directly with the accounts payable department. This department will send the complaint to the invoice approver within Graphic Packaging International for follow up with the supplier. The Graphic Packaging International invoice approver and supplier must reach an agreement within a reasonable period of time on how to resolve the query. This definition of a reasonable period of time will be defined by all the parties involved.

Every statutory report on record

Most recent first.

Period	Avg days	Outside terms	61+ days	Filed
H1 2021	45	22%	19%	14 Jul 2021
H2 2020	44	38%	21%	27 Jan 2021
H1 2020	41	36%	19%	13 Jul 2020
H2 2019	45	45%	24%	17 Jan 2020
H1 2019	39	37%	21%	15 Jul 2019
H2 2018	42	41%	26%	29 Jan 2019
H1 2018	45	45%	32%	30 Jul 2018

On the public register · Companies House

Company record

Status: Active
Type: Private Limited Company
Incorporated: 15 Feb 1977
Registered office: C/O CSC CLS (UK) LIMITED 5 CHURCHILL PLACE, LONDON, E14 5HU

0 outstanding charges on the register Accounts due 30 Sept 2027

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Illustrative · working-capital arithmetic

What a 45-day cycle ties up

A worked example, not a finding. On a hypothetical £12k/month account, at a 45-day vs a 1-day payment cycle.

≈ £17,500

of invoicing outstanding at any one time on a 45-day cycle — about £17,300 more than the same account would carry at 1-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 · Graphic Packaging International Gateshead Limited

Are they getting slower or faster?

Their reported average has moved about 3 days slower over the window (42 → 45 days).

What's their typical pay point?

Their latest filed report put the average at day 45; across their last 6 reports it ranged 39–45 days. Treat that as a historical reference point, not a promise for a new invoice.

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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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