Their own payment-practices filing · gov.uk
Wickes Building Supplies Limited pays suppliers in 46 days on average — within its stated 30–60 day terms
Their H1 2026 filing puts the average 16 days past the shortest term they state (30 days), still within their 60-day upper term.
- Their stated terms
- 30–60 days
- Paid outside agreed terms
- 5% of invoices
- Paid after 61+ days
- 20%
- Reporting period
- 1 Jan 2026 – 30 Jun 2026
- Source
- their gov.uk filing, filed 31 Jul 2026
Self-reported figures from their statutory filing. How this is compiled.
Terms vs reality · their H1 2026 filing
Paid within their stated range — 46 against 30–60 days
Where their invoices landed · share of all invoices
The pattern · last 6 of 17 reports
51 → 46 days — getting faster
The read · computed from their figures
Wickes Building Supplies Limited's H1 2026 filing puts their average at 46 days against stated terms of 30–60 days; 5% of invoices were paid outside agreed terms and 20% took 61 days or longer. Filed 31 Jul 2026.
The direction is faster: from 51 days in H2 2023 to 46 now — 5 days faster across their last 6 reports.
On the latest reported averages: Slower than 72% of the 815 large companies reporting in wholesale & retail trade.
That is 17 statutory periods on record (earliest H1 2018) — a historical record, not a promise for a new invoice.
What they tell their suppliers
In their own words · from the filing
Standard payment terms
The company pays in line with the terms set out in written agreements with suppliers, which it has for the majority of goods for resale suppliers and for high value goods not for resale suppliers. Where a written agreement does not exist, the company will pay suppliers of goods for resale to 60 days after the invoice date and suppliers of goods not for resale to 30 days after the invoice date, provided the supplier sends an accurate invoice which quotes the correct purchase order number or cost centre
Dispute resolution
Where non-payment is caused by invoicing inaccuracy due to incorrect pricing/quantities or the quality of goods or services provided, for GNFR the person responsible for the purchase will dispute the invoice, GFR suppliers are sent a credit claim document by email for them to action. Invoices that are subject to a dispute will not be paid until the issue is resolved. Once resolved, payment will be made in accordance with the terms of the contract, unless the invoice is overdue where it will be paid in the next available payment run.
Every statutory report on record
Most recent first.
| Period | Avg days | Outside terms | 61+ days | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| H1 2026 | 46 | 5% | 20% | 31 Jul 2026 |
| H2 2025 | 43 | 3% | 17% | 6 Feb 2026 |
| H1 2025 | 46 | 3% | 20% | 12 Sept 2025 |
| H2 2024 | 45 | 3% | 19% | 11 Feb 2025 |
| H1 2024 | 46 | 5% | 19% | 29 Jul 2024 |
| H2 2023 | 51 | 11% | 24% | 13 Feb 2024 |
| H1 2023 | 41 | 7% | 22% | 3 Aug 2023 |
| H2 2022 | 55 | 24% | 21% | 1 Feb 2023 |
| H1 2022 | 50 | 20% | 24% | 4 Aug 2022 |
| H1 2022 | 49 | 20% | 24% | 28 Feb 2022 |
| H1 2021 | 54 | 18% | 26% | 27 Aug 2021 |
| H2 2020 | 59 | 21% | 31% | 29 Jan 2021 |
| H1 2020 | 66 | 44% | 51% | 30 Jul 2020 |
| H2 2019 | 51 | 70% | 40% | 24 Jan 2020 |
| H1 2019 | 50 | 71% | 40% | 26 Jul 2019 |
| H2 2018 | 50 | 79% | 42% | 25 Jan 2019 |
| H1 2018 | 52 | 80% | 44% | 26 Jul 2018 |
On the public register · Companies House
Company record
- Status
- Active
- Type
- Private Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 13 Aug 1984
- Registered office
- VISION HOUSE, WATFORD, WD24 4JL
Illustrative · working-capital arithmetic
What a 46-day cycle ties up
A worked example, not a finding. On a hypothetical £12k/month account, at a 46-day vs a 30-day payment cycle.
Late Payment Act. The Late Payment of Commercial Debts (Interest) Act 1998 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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