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How long does Leathams Limited take to pay its suppliers?

CRN 01689381 · Manufacturing · 9 statutory reports on record · period to 31 Oct 2021

51days
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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Dated record. The latest report covers a period ending 31 Oct 2021 and the company hasn’t filed since (it may have dropped below the reporting threshold). Treat the figures as historical.

On the public register · Companies House

Company record

Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Incorporated
29 Dec 1982
Registered office
UNIT 10-12 THE CIRCLE,, LONDON, SE1 2JE
6 outstanding charges — secured borrowing registered Accounts due 31 Jan 2027

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Terms vs reality

Stated terms: 30–45 days. Reported average: 51.

Stated terms30–45d
+21 days
Reported avg51d

At a glance

The key figures

30–45d
their stated terms
44%
invoices paid outside terms
±7d
variable pattern

Vs peers · latest reported averages

fasterslower
Slower than 61% of the 992 large companies reporting in manufacturing.

The pattern

Holding steady

Average days to pay across their last 6 statutory reports.

terms 30d
49
44
48
57
44
51
H1 2019H2 2019H1 2020H2 2020H1 2021H2 2021

Where their supplier invoices land · latest period

within 30 days 20% 31–60 days 55% 61+ days 25%

The read · computed from their figures

Leathams Limited has filed 9 statutory payment periods (earliest H2 2017). Their latest report puts the average at 51 days against stated terms of 30–45 days.

The pattern is steady — their reported average moves within about ±7 days period to period.

In the latest period 44% of invoices were paid outside their agreed terms, and 25% landed 61+ days out.

In their own words · from the filing

Standard payment terms

For stock invoices our standard payment terms are 'End of Month Following' (45 days) For non stock invoices our standard payment terms are 30 days

Dispute resolution

Non Stock - It is up to the budget / invoice holder to resolve any 'non-stock' invoice disputes.  Stock - Price disputes on stock items (variances to the Purchase Order) are sent to our Procurement team to resolve directly with the supplier.  Quantity disputes are largely dealt with by our Purchase Ledger teams. PODs are provided to validate any dispute.

Every statutory report on record

Most recent first.

PeriodAvg daysOutside terms61+ daysFiled
H2 20215144%25%25 Nov 2021
H1 20214446%24%19 May 2021
H2 20205765%44%23 Nov 2020
H1 20204867%18%1 Jun 2020
H2 20194442%21%28 Nov 2019
H1 20194956%20%12 Jul 2019
H2 20185558%24%8 Jan 2019
H1 20185175%24%18 May 2018
H2 20175177%25%5 Feb 2018

Working-capital effect

What a 51-day cycle ties up

Illustrative. On a hypothetical £12k/month account, at a 51-day vs a 30-day payment cycle.

≈ £20,000
of invoicing outstanding at any one time on a 51-day cycle — about £8,300 more than the same account would carry at 30-day terms.

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.

Quick answers

Are they getting slower or faster?
Their reported average is steady — within about ±7 days period to period, around 51 days.
What's their typical pay point?
Their latest reports average around day 51, moving within about ±7 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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