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Their own payment-practices filing · gov.uk

Pentagon Limited pays suppliers in 38 days on average — inside its 60-day stated terms

CRN 01862751 · Wholesale & retail trade · 16 statutory reports on record · period to 31 Mar 2026

38daysavg time to pay · H1 2026

Their H1 2026 filing puts the average 22 days inside their stated 60-day term.

Slower than mostvs a 31-day median across 6,104 recent filers
Their stated terms
60 days
Paid outside agreed terms
42% of invoices
Paid after 61+ days
14%
Reporting period
1 Oct 2025 – 31 Mar 2026
Source
their gov.uk filing, filed 30 Apr 2026

Self-reported figures from their statutory filing. How this is compiled.

Terms vs reality · their H1 2026 filing

Paid 22 days inside the 60-day term they state

The pattern · last 6 of 16 reports

43 → 38 days — getting faster

The read · computed from their figures

Pentagon Limited's H1 2026 filing puts their average at 38 days against stated terms of 60 days; 42% of invoices were paid outside agreed terms and 14% took 61 days or longer. Filed 30 Apr 2026.

The direction is faster: from 43 days in H2 2023 to 38 now — 5 days faster across their last 6 reports.

On the latest reported averages: Slower than 53% of the 815 large companies reporting in wholesale & retail trade.

That is 16 statutory periods on record (earliest H1 2018) — a historical record, not a promise for a new invoice.

In their own words · from the filing

Standard payment terms

Standard terms offered are for payment at the end of the month following the invoice date. However, the company operates a motor vehicle franchise model. The major vehicle manufacturers dictate their own specific terms varying from one manufacturer to another. The individual manufacturer's terms will also vary dependant on the type of transaction - for instance the terms for a new vehicle sale will differ from those offered for sale of original equipment parts. The shortest payment term is collection by direct debit on the date the invoice is issued equating to 0 days payment terms.

Dispute resolution

When invoices are received they are assigned to an Authorising Manager. If a dispute arises it is the responsibility of the Authorising Manager to liaise with the supplier to resolve any issues. The invoice will be put on hold during this process. Accounts Payable reconcile supplier statements monthly and at that point they will liaise with the authorising manager to progress any outstanding disputes. Reasons for withholding payment can also be recorded against the invoice on the Accounts Payable system.

Every statutory report on record

Most recent first.

PeriodAvg daysOutside terms61+ daysFiled
H1 20263842%14%30 Apr 2026
H2 20254042%9%26 Oct 2025
H1 20254040%6%28 Apr 2025
H2 20244044%7%28 Oct 2024
H1 20244048%8%26 Apr 2024
H2 20234353%11%20 Oct 2023
H1 20234253%10%26 Apr 2023
H2 20224553%14%21 Oct 2022
H1 20224677%16%27 Apr 2022
H1 20214367%18%29 Jul 2021
H2 20204368%15%29 Jan 2021
H1 20204466%18%30 Jul 2020
H2 20194052%11%30 Jan 2020
H1 20193964%10%30 Jul 2019
H2 20184662%16%30 Jan 2019
H1 20183814%13%26 Jul 2018

On the public register · Companies House

Company record

Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Incorporated
12 Nov 1984
Registered office
C/O MARSHALL VOLKSWAGEN MILTON KEYNES,, MILTON KEYNES, MK10 0BN
0 outstanding charges on the register Accounts due 31 Dec 2026

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Quick answers · Pentagon Limited

Are they getting slower or faster?
Their reported average has moved about 5 days faster over the window (43 → 38 days).
What's their typical pay point?
Their latest filed report puts the average at day 38; across their last 6 reports it ranged 38–43 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 6,104 companies with a current statutory report — every sector pooled, not an average of sector medians (how the figure is built).

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