Their own payment-practices filing · gov.uk

Unifrax Emission Control Europe Ltd paid suppliers in 82 days on average — 22 days past its stated terms

CRN 01978805 · Manufacturing · 6 statutory reports on record · period to 31 Dec 2023

Dated record. The latest report covers a period ending 31 Dec 2023 and the company hasn’t filed since (it may have dropped below the reporting threshold). Treat the figures as historical.

82daysavg time to pay · H2 2023

Their H2 2023 filing put the average 22 days past the 60-day term they state.

Their stated terms: 60 days
Paid outside agreed terms: 74% of invoices
Paid after 61+ days: 46%
Reporting period: 1 Jul 2023 – 31 Dec 2023
Source: their gov.uk filing, filed 17 Jan 2024

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

Terms vs reality · their H2 2023 filing

Paid 22 days past their stated terms

PAIDLATE · terms vs the clockdays to pay · 0–90

avg 82d

0 days90 days

reported avg 82 days their filed terms 0–60 days UK median 31 days · n = 6,104 recent filers

Where their invoices landed · share of all invoices

within 30 days 18% 31–60 days 36% 61+ days 46%

Source: their statutory Payment Practices Report #78630, period 1 Jul 2023 – 31 Dec 2023, filed 17 Jan 2024 · gov.uk payment-practices service

Unifrax Emission Control Europe Ltd paid 22 days past its own stated terms. 74% of invoices still went outside agreed terms; 46% reached 61 days or more. Self-reported in their statutory H2 2023 filing.

The pattern · last 6 of 6 reports

57 → 82 days — slower across the window

PAIDLATE · the patternavg days per report

Last 6 of 6 filed reports · linear day scale · every period is in the table below · Source: gov.uk payment-practices service

25 days slower across the window. From 57 days in H1 2019 to 82 in the H2 2023 filing; the dashed line marks the 60-day term they state.

The read · computed from their figures

Unifrax Emission Control Europe Ltd's H2 2023 filing put their average at 82 days against stated terms of 60 days; 74% of invoices were paid outside agreed terms and 46% took 61 days or longer. Filed 17 Jan 2024.

The direction is slower: from 57 days in H1 2019 to 82 now — 25 days slower across their last 6 reports.

That is 6 statutory periods on record (earliest H1 2019) — a historical record, not a promise for a new invoice.

In their own words · from the filing

Standard payment terms

Standard payment terms are 60 days unless agreed otherwise in advance of supply.

Dispute resolution

Any deviation from PO will be queried by requisitioner and Accounts Payable. Vendors will be notified of the query and we will seek to resolve as soon as possible.

Every statutory report on record

Most recent first.

Period	Avg days	Outside terms	61+ days	Filed
H2 2023	82	74%	46%	17 Jan 2024
H1 2023	72	76%	45%	27 Jul 2023
H2 2020	101	79%	50%	28 Jan 2021
H1 2020	70	79%	52%	27 Jul 2020
H2 2019	78	75%	45%	23 Jan 2020
H1 2019	57	81%	26%	19 Jul 2019

On the public register · Companies House

Company record

Status: Active
Type: Private Limited Company
Incorporated: 16 Jan 1986
Registered office: MILL LANE, ST. HELENS, WA11 8LP

4 outstanding charges — secured borrowing registered Accounts due 31 Dec 2026

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Illustrative · working-capital arithmetic

What a 82-day cycle ties up

A worked example, not a finding. On a hypothetical £12k/month account, at a 82-day vs a 60-day payment cycle.

≈ £32,500

of invoicing outstanding at any one time on a 82-day cycle — about £8,700 more than the same account would carry at 60-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 · Unifrax Emission Control Europe Ltd

Are they getting slower or faster?

Their reported average has moved about 25 days slower over the window (57 → 82 days).

What's their typical pay point?

Their latest filed report put the average at day 82; across their last 6 reports it ranged 57–101 days. Treat that as a historical reference point, not a promise for a new invoice.

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What does "paid outside agreed terms" mean?

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