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How long does Specialist Computer Centres PLC take to pay its suppliers?

CRN 01428210 · Information & communication · 16 statutory reports on record · period to 31 Mar 2026

45days
their reported average time to pay suppliers, latest period
Slower than mostvs a 31-day median across 6,185 recent filers

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

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On the public register · Companies House

Company record

Status
Active
Type
Public Limited Company
Incorporated
12 Jun 1979
Registered office
JAMES HOUSE, BIRMINGHAM, B11 2LE
2 outstanding charges — secured borrowing registered Accounts due 30 Sept 2026

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Terms vs reality

Stated terms: 45–80 days. Reported average: 45.

Stated terms45–80d
on terms
Reported avg45d

At a glance

The key figures

45–80d
their stated terms
7%
invoices paid outside terms
-5d
faster over the window
±1d
steady pattern

Vs peers · latest reported averages

fasterslower
Slower than 87% of the 475 large companies reporting in information & communication.

The pattern

Getting faster

Average days to pay across their last 6 statutory reports.

terms 45d
50
47
45
47
45
45
H2 2023H1 2024H2 2024H1 2025H2 2025H1 2026

Where their supplier invoices land · latest period

within 30 days 27% 31–60 days 68% 61+ days 5%

The read · computed from their figures

Specialist Computer Centres PLC has filed 16 statutory payment periods (earliest H2 2018). Their latest report puts the average at 45 days against stated terms of 45–80 days.

The direction is faster: from 50 to 45 days over the window — about 5 days faster.

In the latest period 7% of invoices were paid outside their agreed terms, and 5% landed 61+ days out.

What they tell their suppliers

6% of invoices in dispute

In their own words · from the filing

Standard payment terms

SCC's standard payment terms are 30 days EOM so this results in average terms of 45 days.

Dispute resolution

Every supplier has a specific contact at SCC who will work directly with a supplier regarding the resolution of any disputed invoices. We always follows the dispute resolution process advised by each supplier. We operate a policy of proactively identifying and resolving items in dispute.

Other information

The payment terms for all suppliers are agreed at the beginning of the relationship and any change to those terms are subject to negotiations between both parties. Any change in payment terms with our non-core suppliers is notified to them through one of our normal communication channels, usually post or email.

Every statutory report on record

Most recent first.

PeriodAvg daysOutside terms61+ daysFiled
H1 2026457%5%28 Apr 2026
H2 2025456%5%28 Oct 2025
H1 2025478%5%29 Apr 2025
H2 20244510%5%29 Oct 2024
H1 2024477%5%29 Apr 2024
H2 2023508%5%24 Oct 2023
H1 2023526%7%28 Apr 2023
H2 2022589%19%28 Oct 2022
H1 20225412%29%29 Apr 2022
H2 20215711%32%29 Oct 2021
H1 20215512%27%30 Apr 2021
H2 20205612%37%30 Oct 2020
H1 2020459%17%30 Apr 2020
H2 20195210%33%30 Oct 2019
H1 2019417%11%30 Apr 2019
H2 2018447%14%26 Oct 2018

Quick answers

Are they getting slower or faster?
Their reported average has moved about 5 days faster over the window (50 → 45 days).
What's their typical pay point?
Their latest reports average around day 45, moving within about ±1 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 6,185 companies with a current statutory report — every sector pooled, not an average of sector medians (how the figure is built).

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