Their own payment-practices filing · gov.uk
Crown Travel Limited paid suppliers in 14 days on average — within its stated 1–56 day terms
Their H2 2021 filing put the average 13 days past the shortest term they state (1 days), still within their 56-day upper term.
- Their stated terms
- 1–56 days
- Paid outside agreed terms
- 64% of invoices
- Paid after 61+ days
- 30%
- Reporting period
- 1 Apr 2021 – 30 Sept 2021
- Source
- their gov.uk filing, filed 11 Nov 2021
Self-reported figures from their statutory filing. How this is compiled.
Terms vs reality · their H2 2021 filing
Paid within their stated range — 14 against 1–56 days
Where their invoices landed · share of all invoices
The pattern · last 6 of 8 reports
45 → 14 days — faster across the window
The read · computed from their figures
Crown Travel Limited's H2 2021 filing put their average at 14 days against stated terms of 1–56 days; 64% of invoices were paid outside agreed terms and 30% took 61 days or longer. Filed 11 Nov 2021.
The direction is faster: from 45 days in H1 2019 to 14 now — 31 days faster across their last 6 reports.
That is 8 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
Crown Travel Limited standard payment terms are 30 days from receipt of invoice on normal qualifying contracts unless specifically agreed although many suppliers offer net monthly payment terms. The creditors are paid twice monthly with payment runs being produced every two weeks. This results in suppliers being paid for invoices both before and after the 30 days standard terms. As suppliers offer net monthly payment terms these invoices tend to be paid at 45 days after the invoice date and the shortest standard terms do not apply to these accounts. For net monthly accounts, invoices received in month one are paid in month two.
Dispute resolution
The Company is committed to dealing with its suppliers in a fair, honest and professional manner and as close to contractual terms as we possibly can. We do our utmost to resolve queries quickly and to everyone’s satisfaction. It is important to us that there is no negative impact on our customers experience and our supplier relationships are essential in delivering the first class services our customers expect. A close working relationship and good payment performance is paramount in our business. All our suppliers have a personal point of contact with the Accounts Payable Department and either email or telephone the team member to discuss payment concerns. The Accounts Payable Executive will work closely with the supplier and our departments to understand why an invoice is not approved
Every statutory report on record
Most recent first.
| Period | Avg days | Outside terms | 61+ days | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| H2 2021 | 14 | 64% | 30% | 11 Nov 2021 |
| H1 2021 | 14 | 63% | 17% | 11 Nov 2021 |
| H2 2020 | 30 | 73% | 24% | 30 Oct 2020 |
| H1 2020 | 30 | 68% | 15% | 30 Oct 2020 |
| H2 2019 | 45 | 44% | 12% | 4 Nov 2019 |
| H1 2019 | 45 | 27% | 18% | 30 Apr 2019 |
| H2 2018 | 42 | 31% | 28% | 31 Oct 2018 |
| H1 2018 | 37 | 30% | 17% | 26 Apr 2018 |
On the public register · Companies House
Company record
- Status
- Active
- Type
- Private Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 2 Feb 1987
- Registered office
- PLATINUM HOUSE, SURBITON, KT6 4BH
Illustrative · working-capital arithmetic
What a 14-day cycle ties up
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