Their own payment-practices filing · gov.uk

Meridian Healthcare Limited paid suppliers in 44 days on average — within its stated 30–60 day terms

CRN 01952719 · Health & social care · 2 statutory reports on record · period to 31 Mar 2019

Dated record. The latest report covers a period ending 31 Mar 2019 and the company hasn’t filed since (it may have dropped below the reporting threshold). Treat the figures as historical.

44daysavg time to pay · H1 2019

Their H1 2019 filing put the average 14 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: 1% of invoices
Paid after 61+ days: 1%
Reporting period: 1 Apr 2018 – 31 Mar 2019
Source: their gov.uk filing, filed 15 Jul 2019

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

Terms vs reality · their H1 2019 filing

Paid within their stated range — 44 against 30–60 days

PAIDLATE · terms vs the clockdays to pay · 0–65

avg 44d

0 days65 days

reported avg 44 days their filed terms 30–60 days UK median 31 days · n = 6,104 recent filers

Where their invoices landed · share of all invoices

within 30 days 35% 31–60 days 64% 61+ days 1%

Source: their statutory Payment Practices Report #17042, period 1 Apr 2018 – 31 Mar 2019, filed 15 Jul 2019 · gov.uk payment-practices service

Meridian Healthcare Limited paid within its stated range, 14 days past the shortest term. 1% of invoices still went outside agreed terms; 1% reached 61 days or more. Self-reported in their statutory H1 2019 filing.

The read · computed from their figures

Meridian Healthcare Limited's H1 2019 filing put their average at 44 days against stated terms of 30–60 days; 1% of invoices were paid outside agreed terms and 1% took 61 days or longer. Filed 15 Jul 2019.

That is 2 statutory periods on record (earliest H1 2018) — a historical record, not a promise for a new invoice.

What they tell their suppliers

Offers e-invoicing

In their own words · from the filing

Standard payment terms

HC-One (including Meridian Healthcare) have an approach to work with their suppliers and not penalise them. The business has an initial request of 60 days EOM with any new contract. However, this is reduced to 30 days EOM where deemed necessary for SMEs and to ensure the whole market can trade with HC-One (including Meridian Healthcare). Although the business conducts contracts in various areas the payment term approach is set as standard. Smaller businesses with unique products or where identified as vital to HC-One (including Meridian Healthcare) are offered more favourable terms to alleviate cash flow issues. Currently with HC-One (including Meridian Healthcare) the majority (90%+) of the supply chain are trading on 30 days EOM or less. 60 Days EOM is the maximum payment period

Dispute resolution

For any issues relating to payments a supplier has the ability to contact our central accounts payable team for an update on invoice statuses. If an invoice is in query or under review the supplier would be advised of this and given an overview of the issue at hand. If they wish to have further discussion on the issue they will be guided to the department that has raised the query to clarify. Our most common reasons for invoices in query are price variations to contracted rates, delivery status and site receipting.

Every statutory report on record

Most recent first.

Period	Avg days	Outside terms	61+ days	Filed
H1 2019	44	1%	1%	15 Jul 2019
H1 2018	44	1%	1%	30 Apr 2018

On the public register · Companies House

Company record

Status: Active
Type: Private Limited Company
Incorporated: 4 Oct 1985
Registered office: 5 CHURCHILL PLACE, LONDON, E14 5HU

12 outstanding charges — secured borrowing registered Accounts due 30 Sept 2027

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Illustrative · working-capital arithmetic

What a 44-day cycle ties up

A worked example, not a finding. On a hypothetical £12k/month account, at a 44-day vs a 30-day payment cycle.

≈ £17,500

of invoicing outstanding at any one time on a 44-day cycle — about £5,500 more than the same account would carry at 30-day terms.

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.

Quick answers · Meridian Healthcare Limited

What's their typical pay point?

Their latest reports averaged around day 44. 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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