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Their own payment-practices filing · gov.uk

John Laing Limited paid suppliers in 86 days on average — 56 days past its stated terms

CRN 01345670 · Professional & technical services · 2 statutory reports on record · period to 31 Dec 2020

Dated record. The latest report covers a period ending 31 Dec 2020 and the company hasn’t filed since (it may have dropped below the reporting threshold). Treat the figures as historical.
86daysavg time to pay · H2 2020

Their H2 2020 filing put the average 56 days past the 30-day term they state.

Their stated terms
30 days
Paid outside agreed terms
100% of invoices
Paid after 61+ days
100%
Reporting period
1 Jan 2020 – 31 Dec 2020
Source
their gov.uk filing, filed 23 Jun 2021

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

Terms vs reality · their H2 2020 filing

Paid 56 days past their stated terms

The read · computed from their figures

John Laing Limited's H2 2020 filing put their average at 86 days against stated terms of 30 days; 100% of invoices were paid outside agreed terms and 100% took 61 days or longer. Filed 23 Jun 2021.

That is 2 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

Default is 30 days unless supplier requests otherwise.

Dispute resolution

In the event of a dispute, the complaint will be considered by the cost centre manager. We aim to resolve any disputes within the payment terms.

Every statutory report on record

Most recent first.

PeriodAvg daysOutside terms61+ daysFiled
H2 202086100%100%23 Jun 2021
H1 20183533%33%30 Jul 2018

On the public register · Companies House

Company record

Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Incorporated
23 Dec 1977
Registered office
SPACE HOUSE, THE BLOCK, LONDON, WC2B 4BA
3 outstanding charges — secured borrowing registered Accounts due 30 Sept 2027

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Illustrative · working-capital arithmetic

What a 86-day cycle ties up

A worked example, not a finding. On a hypothetical £12k/month account, at a 86-day vs a 30-day payment cycle.

≈ £34,000
of invoicing outstanding at any one time on a 86-day cycle — about £22,100 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 · John Laing Limited

What's their typical pay point?
Their latest reports averaged around day 86. Treat that as a historical reference point, not a promise for a new invoice.
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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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