Their own payment-practices filing · gov.uk
Ab World Foods Limited pays suppliers in 38 days on average — within its stated 30–60 day terms
Their H1 2026 filing puts the average 8 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
- 10% of invoices
- Paid after 61+ days
- 2%
- Reporting period
- 1 Mar 2026 – 29 Aug 2026
- Source
- their gov.uk filing, filed 25 Sept 2026
Self-reported figures from their statutory filing. How this is compiled.
Terms vs reality · their H1 2026 filing
Paid within their stated range — 38 against 30–60 days
Where their invoices landed · share of all invoices
The pattern · last 6 of 18 reports
48 → 38 days — getting faster
The read · computed from their figures
Ab World Foods Limited's H1 2026 filing puts their average at 38 days against stated terms of 30–60 days; 10% of invoices were paid outside agreed terms and 2% took 61 days or longer. Filed 25 Sept 2026.
The direction is faster: from 48 days in H1 2024 to 38 now — 10 days faster across their last 6 reports.
On the latest reported averages: Faster than 67% of the 977 large companies reporting in manufacturing.
That is 18 statutory periods on record (earliest H1 2018) — a historical record, not a promise for a new invoice.
What they tell their suppliers
In their own words · from the filing
Standard payment terms
The standard payment terms are 30 days from invoice date for UK for small businesses and 60 days from date of invoice for any other suppliers. However there are non-standard terms agreed with suppliers which range from pro-forma to 90 days depending on the supplier and the type of goods and services purchased.
Dispute resolution
For disputes relating to payment, the procurement team will liaise with the supplier to resolve any disputes relating to pricing, quantity or quality issues as soon as a query is raised. In the case of pricing issues, prices will be checked to the original contract or agreed price list. All efforts are made to resolve all issues within 30 days and ideally before payment is due. We request that all suppliers provide Purchase Orders with invoices because without this delays in payment will occur.
Other information
Our payment statistics to UK suppliers are 97% of all invoices are paid <=60 days. Payment for the majority of our suppliers is via a weekly BACs payment run and we ensure the timing allows many of our suppliers to receive payment upto 8 days before payment due date. We continually strive to improve our payment practices and are currently in the process of automating significant processes to allow faster invoice processing, approval and payment. Payment terms are negotiated depending on the type of supplier and the type of goods or services purchased. For example whether the purchase is trade goods or non-trade goods/services.
Every statutory report on record
Most recent first.
| Period | Avg days | Outside terms | 61+ days | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| H1 2026 | 38 | 10% | 2% | 25 Sept 2026 |
| H1 2026 | 37 | 3% | 3% | 27 Mar 2026 |
| H1 2025 | 44 | 16% | 4% | 29 Sept 2025 |
| H1 2025 | 30 | 14% | 2% | 28 Mar 2025 |
| H1 2024 | 46 | 15% | 7% | 27 Sept 2024 |
| H1 2024 | 48 | 13% | 7% | 13 Mar 2024 |
| H1 2023 | 47 | 12% | 7% | 11 Sept 2023 |
| H1 2023 | 48 | 16% | 10% | 27 Mar 2023 |
| H1 2022 | 48 | 21% | 11% | 26 Sept 2022 |
| H1 2022 | 46 | 16% | 10% | 28 Mar 2022 |
| H1 2021 | 50 | 18% | 11% | 25 Nov 2021 |
| H1 2021 | 50 | 16% | 10% | 19 Mar 2021 |
| H1 2020 | 49 | 16% | 9% | 28 Sept 2020 |
| H1 2020 | 51 | 19% | 14% | 14 Apr 2020 |
| H2 2019 | 52 | 39% | 23% | 10 Oct 2019 |
| H1 2019 | 52 | 30% | 24% | 2 Apr 2019 |
| H2 2018 | 54 | 44% | 25% | 10 Oct 2018 |
| H1 2018 | 54 | 63% | 38% | 5 Apr 2018 |
On the public register · Companies House
Company record
- Status
- Active
- Type
- Private Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 21 Nov 1978
- Registered office
- WESTON CENTRE, LONDON, W1K 4QY
Illustrative · working-capital arithmetic
What a 38-day cycle ties up
A worked example, not a finding. On a hypothetical £12k/month account, at a 38-day vs a 30-day payment cycle.
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.
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