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How long does Overseas Supply Services Limited take to pay its suppliers?

CRN 01865842 · Professional & technical services · 8 statutory reports on record · period to 30 Jun 2022

54days
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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Dated record. The latest report covers a period ending 30 Jun 2022 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
22 Nov 1984
Registered office
WING HOUSE MARLBOROUGH ROAD, SALISBURY, SP4 9LZ
0 outstanding charges on the register Accounts due 30 Sept 2026

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Terms vs reality

Stated terms: 0–45 days. Reported average: 54.

Stated terms0–45d
+54 days
Reported avg54d

At a glance

The key figures

0–45d
their stated terms
63%
invoices paid outside terms
+15d
slower over the window
±10d
variable pattern

Vs peers · latest reported averages

fasterslower
Slower than 85% of the 530 large companies reporting in professional & technical services.

The pattern

Getting slower

Average days to pay across their last 6 statutory reports.

39
41
37
34
37
54
H2 2019H1 2020H2 2020H1 2021H2 2021H1 2022

Where their supplier invoices land · latest period

within 30 days 50% 31–60 days 35% 61+ days 15%

The read · computed from their figures

Overseas Supply Services Limited has filed 8 statutory payment periods (earliest H2 2018). Their latest report puts the average at 54 days against stated terms of 0–45 days.

The direction is slower: from 39 to 54 days over the window — about 15 days slower.

In the latest period 63% of invoices were paid outside their agreed terms, and 15% landed 61+ days out.

What they tell their suppliers

Offers e-invoicing

In their own words · from the filing

Standard payment terms

i. The business’ standard payment terms: a. The standard contractual length of time for payment of invoices. The Company does not have standard terms, every project / client have different requirements, so the terms are agreed at the time of placing an order / sub- contract. The most common terms of payment for the contracts where invoices are paid by bank transfers have the length of time of payment of invoices of 30 days (more than 90% of all such payments). However The Company uses other terms of payments, such as : -invoices payable immediately (where paid against agreed payment milestones); - invoices payable in 45 days; - invoices payable in 20 days; - invoices payable in 14 days. The shortest payment period is 0 days.

Dispute resolution

ii. The business’ process for resolving disputes related to payment. • For goods, if the invoice has not been presented in the correct format as detailed within the Order it will be returned to the Supplier stating why it has been returned. If this results into a dispute the Supplier will contact the Buyer (details on Order) to resolve issue. • For subcontracts, a Dispute Resolutions clause is included within each contract detailing the agreed process to settle disputes within 30 days. Contract will also include all the relevant contact details as appropriate.

Every statutory report on record

Most recent first.

PeriodAvg daysOutside terms61+ daysFiled
H1 20225463%15%28 Jul 2022
H2 20213765%13%31 Jan 2022
H1 20213457%4%30 Jul 2021
H2 20203780%6%31 Jan 2021
H1 20204184%11%31 Jul 2020
H2 20193980%10%31 Jan 2020
H1 20194078%12%30 Jul 2019
H2 20183573%7%30 Jan 2019

Working-capital effect

What a 54-day cycle ties up

Illustrative. On a hypothetical £12k/month account, at a 54-day vs a 0-day payment cycle.

≈ £21,500
of invoicing outstanding at any one time on a 54-day cycle — about £21,300 more than the same account would carry at 0-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 has moved about 15 days slower over the window (39 → 54 days).
What's their typical pay point?
Their latest reports average around day 54, moving within about ±10 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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