Their own payment-practices filing · gov.uk
How long does WCF Ltd. take to pay its suppliers?
Self-reported figure from their statutory filing. How this is compiled.
On the public register · Companies House
Company record
- Status
- Active
- Type
- Private Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 31 May 1988
- Registered office
- CRAWHALL, CUMBRIA, CA8 1TN
Terms vs reality
Stated terms: 7–60 days. Reported average: 33.
At a glance
The key figures
Vs peers · latest reported averages
The pattern
Holding steady
Average days to pay across their last 6 statutory reports.
Where their supplier invoices land · latest period
The read · computed from their figures
WCF Ltd. has filed 13 statutory payment periods (earliest H2 2017). Their latest report puts the average at 33 days against stated terms of 7–60 days.
The pattern is steady — their reported average moves within about ±4 days period to period.
In the latest period 21% of invoices were paid outside their agreed terms, and 7% landed 61+ days out.
In their own words · from the filing
Standard payment terms
Most frequently used terms are 30 days, however some suppliers allow terms of EOM following invoice date
Dispute resolution
Each business unit would deal with any dispute on an individual basis. If they are not resolved at this level they would be passed to the Head Office for resolution
Every statutory report on record
Most recent first.
| Period | Avg days | Outside terms | 61+ days | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| H1 2024 | 33 | 21% | 7% | 7 Aug 2024 |
| H1 2023 | 35 | 22% | 10% | 7 Aug 2024 |
| H2 2022 | 29 | 20% | 6% | 26 May 2023 |
| H1 2022 | 36 | 25% | 10% | 1 Sept 2022 |
| H2 2021 | 32 | 27% | 7% | 1 Sept 2022 |
| H1 2021 | 34 | 26% | 7% | 27 Aug 2021 |
| H2 2020 | 32 | 27% | 7% | 18 Dec 2020 |
| H1 2020 | 33 | 18% | 8% | 28 Aug 2020 |
| H2 2019 | 30 | 23% | 4% | 23 Dec 2019 |
| H1 2019 | 32 | 42% | 4% | 27 Jun 2019 |
| H2 2018 | 30 | 33% | 3% | 27 Dec 2018 |
| H1 2018 | 32 | 29% | 6% | 29 Jun 2018 |
| H2 2017 | 32 | 25% | 6% | 21 Dec 2017 |
Working-capital effect
What a 33-day cycle ties up
Illustrative. On a hypothetical £12k/month account, at a 33-day vs a 7-day payment cycle.
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.
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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).
Report PL-02263148 · latest period to 31 May 2024
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