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How long does Sofology Limited take to pay its suppliers?

CRN 01778734 · Wholesale & retail trade · 12 statutory reports on record · period to 28 Jun 2026

64days
their reported average time to pay suppliers, latest period
Well behindvs 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
Private Limited Company
Incorporated
16 Dec 1983
Registered office
SOFOLOGY LIMITED ASHTON ROAD, WARRINGTON, WA3 3UL
1 outstanding charge — secured borrowing registered Accounts due 29 Mar 2027

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Terms vs reality

Stated terms: 60–130 days. Reported average: 64.

Stated terms60–130d
+4 days
Reported avg64d

At a glance

The key figures

60–130d
their stated terms
6%
invoices paid outside terms
±2d
steady pattern

Vs peers · latest reported averages

fasterslower
Slower than 92% of the 819 large companies reporting in wholesale & retail trade.

The pattern

Holding steady

Average days to pay across their last 6 statutory reports.

terms 60d
63
61
61
63
60
64
H2 2023H1 2024H2 2024H1 2025H2 2025H1 2026

Where their supplier invoices land · latest period

within 30 days 25% 31–60 days 30% 61+ days 45%

The read · computed from their figures

Sofology Limited has filed 12 statutory payment periods (earliest H2 2020). Their latest report puts the average at 64 days against stated terms of 60–130 days.

The pattern is steady — their reported average moves within about ±2 days period to period.

In the latest period 6% of invoices were paid outside their agreed terms, and 45% landed 61+ days out.

In their own words · from the filing

Standard payment terms

Payment terms are agreed with key suppliers individually and may vary depending on the nature of the goods or services being provided. Standard payment terms for other suppliers are typically 60 days from invoice date.

Dispute resolution

Where discrepancies arise on either the price or volume of items received, these are referred to the business area receiving the goods or services for agreement with the supplier, supported by the accounts payable team. Where necessary, additional documentation (e.g. proof of delivery) is sought.

Every statutory report on record

Most recent first.

PeriodAvg daysOutside terms61+ daysFiled
H1 2026646%45%30 Jul 2026
H2 2025604%46%30 Jan 2026
H1 2025636%49%28 Jul 2025
H2 2024619%47%27 Jan 2025
H1 20246132%40%2 Aug 2024
H2 20236324%33%14 Feb 2024
H1 20235539%43%26 Jul 2023
H2 20224441%18%31 Jan 2023
H1 20224654%35%12 Aug 2022
H2 20214442%40%3 Feb 2022
H1 20212530%8%3 Sept 2021
H2 20203329%5%3 Sept 2021

Working-capital effect

What a 64-day cycle ties up

Illustrative. On a hypothetical £12k/month account, at a 64-day vs a 60-day payment cycle.

≈ £25,000
of invoicing outstanding at any one time on a 64-day cycle — about £1,600 more than the same account would carry at 60-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 ±2 days period to period, around 64 days.
What's their typical pay point?
Their latest reports average around day 64, moving within about ±2 days. Treat that as a historical reference point, not a promise for a new invoice.
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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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