Their own payment-practices filing · gov.uk
How long does Howden Joinery Corporate Services 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
- 4 Nov 1983
- Registered office
- 105 WIGMORE STREET, LONDON, W1U 1QY
Terms vs reality
Stated terms: 0–90 days. Reported average: 52.
At a glance
The key figures
Vs peers · latest reported averages
The pattern
Getting slower
Average days to pay across their last 6 statutory reports.
Where their supplier invoices land · latest period
The read · computed from their figures
Howden Joinery Corporate Services Limited has filed 12 statutory payment periods (earliest H1 2018). Their latest report puts the average at 52 days against stated terms of 0–90 days.
The direction is slower: from 31 to 52 days over the window — about 21 days slower.
In the latest period 47% of invoices were paid outside their agreed terms, and 10% landed 61+ days out.
What they tell their suppliers
In their own words · from the filing
Standard payment terms
We have a range of payment terms that vary by supplier, these range from immediate to 90 days following invoice date. We do not have daily payment runs but we are willing to accept immediate payment terms and so these suppliers on immediate terms are paid on the first available payment run once their invoices have gone through the relevant approval process. Suppliers with immediate terms or less than our standard terms will generally be paid late but they are on these payment terms to ensure they are paid at the earliest opportunity.
Dispute resolution
The Company is committed to dealing with its suppliers in a fair, honest and professional manner. We seek to resolve queries as quickly as possible to everyone's satisfaction prior to payment being made. It is initially established whether an invoice has been received. If this is not the case, a copy invoice is requested and sent for the relevant approval process. In the event that a dispute cannot be resolved by our Accounts team, it would be escalated in the first instance to the relevant Head of Department to seek a resolution.
Every statutory report on record
Most recent first.
| Period | Avg days | Outside terms | 61+ days | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| H2 2023 | 52 | 47% | 10% | 29 Jan 2024 |
| H1 2023 | 35 | 17% | 6% | 20 Jul 2023 |
| H2 2022 | 34 | 4% | 4% | 12 Jan 2023 |
| H1 2022 | 33 | 4% | 6% | 11 Jul 2022 |
| H2 2021 | 36 | 3% | 7% | 18 Jan 2022 |
| H1 2021 | 31 | 1% | 4% | 16 Jul 2021 |
| H2 2020 | 32 | 2% | 5% | 15 Jan 2021 |
| H1 2020 | 32 | 6% | 4% | 24 Jul 2020 |
| H2 2019 | 32 | 20% | 5% | 15 Jan 2020 |
| H1 2019 | 32 | 25% | 4% | 18 Jul 2019 |
| H2 2018 | 35 | 32% | 5% | 31 Jan 2019 |
| H1 2018 | 38 | 39% | 6% | 27 Jul 2018 |
Working-capital effect
What a 52-day cycle ties up
Illustrative. On a hypothetical £12k/month account, at a 52-day vs a 0-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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