Their own payment-practices filing · gov.uk

How long does Emc Computer Systems (U.k.) Limited take to pay its suppliers?

CRN 02051360 · 4 statutory reports on record · period to 31 Jan 2020

55days

their reported average time to pay suppliers, latest period

Slower than mostvs a 31-day median across 6,185 recent filers

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

Dated record. The latest report covers a period ending 31 Jan 2020 and the company hasn’t filed since (it may have dropped below the reporting threshold). Treat the figures as historical.

Terms vs reality

Stated terms: 0–80 days. Reported average: 55.

Stated terms0–80d

+55 days

Reported avg55d

At a glance

The key figures

0–80d

their stated terms

invoices paid outside terms

-16d

faster over the window

±8d

variable pattern

Vs peers · latest reported averages

fasterslower

Slower than 88% of large companies reporting.

The pattern

Getting faster

Average days to pay across their last 4 statutory reports.

H1 2018H1 2019H1 2019H1 2020

Where their supplier invoices land · latest period

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

The read · computed from their figures

Emc Computer Systems (U.k.) Limited has filed 4 statutory payment periods (earliest H1 2018). Their latest report puts the average at 55 days against stated terms of 0–80 days.

The direction is faster: from 71 to 55 days over the window — about 16 days faster.

In the latest period 0% of invoices were paid outside their agreed terms, and 50% landed 61+ days out.

What they tell their suppliers

Offers e-invoicing

In their own words · from the filing

Standard payment terms

The company’s most frequently used terms used during the reporting period were Net 80, Net 30, Net 45 days and Immediate. Net Terms: Payment is processed by a daily payment batch following 80/30/45 days (per terms) from the invoice date. With effect from 2 November 2019 and on the basis of an intra-group business transfer agreement, the assets, liabilities and contracts of EMC Computer Systems (UK) Limited were transferred to Dell Corporation Limited.

Dispute resolution

In the event of a dispute between a vendor and the company, the vendor can contact the accounts payable department including via an online tool accessible to vendors. The accounts payable department will work to address and resolve the issue. If the matter remains unresolved, it will be escalated to company management, with ultimate redress to applicable courts.

Every statutory report on record

Most recent first.

Period	Avg days	Outside terms	61+ days	Filed
H1 2020	55	0%	50%	28 Feb 2020
H1 2019	58	1%	57%	29 Aug 2019
H1 2019	66	3%	41%	4 Mar 2019
H1 2018	71	21%	36%	16 Jan 2019

Working-capital effect

What a 55-day cycle ties up

Illustrative. On a hypothetical £12k/month account, at a 55-day vs a 0-day payment cycle.

≈ £21,500

of invoicing outstanding at any one time on a 55-day cycle — about £21,700 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 16 days faster over the window (71 → 55 days).

What's their typical pay point?

Their latest reports average around day 55, moving within about ±8 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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