Their own payment-practices filing · gov.uk
St. Clements Press (1988) Limited paid suppliers in 57 days on average — 27 days past its stated terms
Their H1 2023 filing put the average 27 days past the 30-day term they state.
- Their stated terms
- 20–30 days
- Paid outside agreed terms
- 100% of invoices
- Paid after 61+ days
- 50%
- Reporting period
- 1 Jan 2023 – 30 Jun 2023
- Source
- their gov.uk filing, filed 9 Aug 2023
Self-reported figures from their statutory filing. How this is compiled.
Terms vs reality · their H1 2023 filing
Paid 27 days past their stated terms
Where their invoices landed · share of all invoices
The pattern · last 6 of 11 reports
19 → 57 days — slower across the window
The read · computed from their figures
St. Clements Press (1988) Limited's H1 2023 filing put their average at 57 days against stated terms of 20–30 days; 100% of invoices were paid outside agreed terms and 50% took 61 days or longer. Filed 9 Aug 2023.
The direction is slower: from 19 days in H2 2020 to 57 now — 38 days slower across their last 6 reports.
That is 11 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
The maximum payment period agreed to in January – June 2023 is 20 days. Payment terms depends largely on agreements with respective suppliers. Should the agreement be silent, the default payment term of 30 applies. There have been no changes to standard payment terms in the reporting period.
Dispute resolution
The business contact is responsible for confirming that the good / service delivered is of the required quality before payment is actioned. Invoice disputes are addressed with the suppliers directly by the business contact. Invoices under dispute can be processed within Oracle ebusiness suite and placed on hold. Approval and payment may take some time as dependent on the resolution of the dispute. Suppliers can contact the Global Accounts Payable team via its group mailbox [email protected]. An Accounts Payable Analyst would be available to answer supplier queries 22 x 5. The Global Accounts Payable team ensures that authorizers are regularly chased to approve invoices in their approval queues and any long outstanding invoices not approved within reasonable timeframes w
Every statutory report on record
Most recent first.
| Period | Avg days | Outside terms | 61+ days | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| H1 2023 | 57 | 100% | 50% | 9 Aug 2023 |
| H2 2022 | 21 | 100% | 0% | 30 Jan 2023 |
| H1 2022 | 21 | 46% | 1% | 28 Jul 2022 |
| H2 2021 | 24 | 52% | 4% | 27 Jan 2022 |
| H1 2021 | 25 | 32% | 3% | 20 Jul 2021 |
| H2 2020 | 19 | 23% | 0% | 20 Jan 2021 |
| H1 2020 | 17 | 40% | 0% | 4 Aug 2020 |
| H2 2019 | 15 | 43% | 0% | 20 Jan 2020 |
| H1 2019 | 20 | 59% | 4% | 29 Jul 2019 |
| H2 2018 | 16 | 48% | 4% | 17 Jan 2019 |
| H1 2018 | 21 | 51% | 2% | 1 Aug 2018 |
On the public register · Companies House
Company record
- Status
- Active
- Type
- Private Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 6 Oct 1987
- Registered office
- BRACKEN HOUSE, LONDON, EC4M 9BT
Illustrative · working-capital arithmetic
What a 57-day cycle ties up
A worked example, not a finding. On a hypothetical £12k/month account, at a 57-day vs a 20-day payment cycle.
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.
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