Their own payment-practices filing · gov.uk
How long does Menzies Distribution Limited take to pay its suppliers?
Self-reported figure from their statutory filing. How this is compiled.
On the public register · Companies House
Company record
- Status
- Active
- Type
- Private Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 15 Jun 1979
- Registered office
- MORAY HOUSE 23-35, LONDON, W1W 7PA
Terms vs reality
Stated terms: 3–60 days. Reported average: 16.
At a glance
The key figures
Vs peers · latest reported averages
The pattern
Getting faster
Average days to pay across their last 6 statutory reports.
Where their supplier invoices land · latest period
The read · computed from their figures
Menzies Distribution Limited has filed 16 statutory payment periods (earliest H1 2018). Their latest report puts the average at 16 days against stated terms of 3–60 days.
The direction is faster: from 31 to 16 days over the window — about 15 days faster.
In the latest period 5% of invoices were paid outside their agreed terms, and 3% landed 61+ days out.
What they tell their suppliers
In their own words · from the filing
Standard payment terms
Varies from 3 to 60 days per vendor type below: Vendors terms are normally contractually agreed as 60 days. The standard Publisher terms are payment at the end of the month following supply, plus 3 banking days. Self-billed contractors are paid one week in arrears of the working week, standard payment terms are 3 days from self bill invoice. Self-billed Trunking contractors are paid one month in arrears of the working month, standard payment terms are 3 days from self bill invoice. Unique payment terms are agreed for specific Publishers and Trunking contractors.
Dispute resolution
Accounts Payable team operate shared email addresses for Vendors, Contractors and Publishers. This email address is the initial point of contact for disputes and complaints. Queries regarding acceptability of payment terms are referred to Head of Finance Shared Service for resolution.
Every statutory report on record
Most recent first.
| Period | Avg days | Outside terms | 61+ days | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| H2 2025 | 16 | 5% | 3% | 30 Jan 2026 |
| H1 2025 | 17 | 6% | 2% | 27 Jul 2025 |
| H2 2024 | 19 | 7% | 3% | 27 Jan 2025 |
| H1 2024 | 24 | 7% | 5% | 29 Jul 2024 |
| H2 2023 | 26 | 8% | 5% | 29 Jan 2024 |
| H1 2023 | 31 | 9% | 6% | 31 Jul 2023 |
| H2 2022 | 32 | 12% | 8% | 30 Jan 2023 |
| H1 2022 | 33 | 12% | 8% | 1 Aug 2022 |
| H1 2022 | 31 | 14% | 8% | 31 Jan 2022 |
| H1 2021 | 27 | 12% | 5% | 2 Aug 2021 |
| H2 2020 | 28 | 14% | 7% | 22 Jan 2021 |
| H1 2020 | 29 | 16% | 7% | 27 Jul 2020 |
| H2 2019 | 27 | 22% | 6% | 24 Jan 2020 |
| H1 2019 | 26 | 21% | 7% | 19 Jul 2019 |
| H2 2018 | 26 | 20% | 5% | 24 Jan 2019 |
| H1 2018 | 26 | 19% | 6% | 26 Jul 2018 |
Working-capital effect
What a 16-day cycle ties up
Illustrative. On a hypothetical £12k/month account, at a 16-day vs a 3-day payment cycle.
Late Payment Act. The Late Payment of Commercial Debts Act 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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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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