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How long does Travel Counsellors Limited take to pay its suppliers?

CRN 02133414 · Administrative & support services · 10 statutory reports on record · period to 30 Apr 2026

14days
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.

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On the public register · Companies House

Company record

Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Incorporated
20 May 1987
Registered office
VENUS NO1 OLD PARK LANE, MANCHESTER, M41 7HA
1 outstanding charge — secured borrowing registered Accounts due 31 Jul 2027

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Terms vs reality

Stated terms: 0 days. Reported average: 14.

Stated terms0d
+14 days
Reported avg14d

At a glance

The key figures

0d
their stated terms
57%
invoices paid outside terms
+4d
slower over the window
±11d
variable pattern

Vs peers · latest reported averages

fasterslower
Faster than 84% of the 608 large companies reporting in administrative & support services.

The pattern

Getting slower

Average days to pay across their last 6 statutory reports.

10
38
36
21
29
14
H1 2020H1 2024H2 2024H1 2025H2 2025H1 2026

Where their supplier invoices land · latest period

within 30 days 79% 31–60 days 13% 61+ days 8%

The read · computed from their figures

Travel Counsellors Limited has filed 10 statutory payment periods (earliest H1 2018). Their latest report puts the average at 14 days against stated terms of 0 days.

The direction is slower: from 10 to 14 days over the window — about 4 days slower.

In the latest period 57% of invoices were paid outside their agreed terms, and 8% landed 61+ days out.

What they tell their suppliers

3% of invoices in dispute

In their own words · from the filing

Standard payment terms

The majority of suppliers require payment 15 days after we receive a statement, usually on the 1st of each month, so the payment rule is end of month plus 15. Some suppliers require payment 30 days after receipt of a statement. Some products require immediate payment at the time of booking (e.g. Low Cost Carriers), others are paid after travel. Airline tickets are paid weekly via IATA/BSP

Dispute resolution

Disputes are sent in the first instance via email to suppliers and we work with them and franchisees for a swift resolution

Every statutory report on record

Most recent first.

PeriodAvg daysOutside terms61+ daysFiled
H1 20261457%8%28 May 2026
H2 20252965%12%12 Dec 2025
H1 20252174%3%18 Jun 2025
H2 20243684%16%29 Nov 2024
H1 20243882%11%29 Nov 2024
H1 20201015%4%14 Oct 2020
H2 2019915%4%14 Oct 2020
H1 2019138%2%16 Oct 2019
H2 2018137%7%28 Nov 2018
H1 2018206%9%24 May 2018

Working-capital effect

What a 14-day cycle ties up

Illustrative. On a hypothetical £12k/month account, at a 14-day vs a 0-day payment cycle.

≈ £5,500
of invoicing outstanding at any one time on a 14-day cycle — about £5,500 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 4 days slower over the window (10 → 14 days).
What's their typical pay point?
Their latest reports average around day 14, moving within about ±11 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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