Their own payment-practices filing · gov.uk
Systems Engineering & Assessment Ltd pays suppliers in 20 days on average — inside its 30-day stated terms
Their H1 2026 filing puts the average 10 days inside their stated 30-day term.
- Their stated terms
- 30 days
- Paid outside agreed terms
- 14% of invoices
- Paid after 61+ days
- 0%
- Reporting period
- 1 Nov 2025 – 30 Apr 2026
- Source
- their gov.uk filing, filed 27 May 2026
Self-reported figures from their statutory filing. How this is compiled.
Terms vs reality · their H1 2026 filing
Paid 10 days inside the 30-day term they state
Where their invoices landed · share of all invoices
The pattern · last 6 of 13 reports
Holding steady around 20 days
The read · computed from their figures
Systems Engineering & Assessment Ltd's H1 2026 filing puts their average at 20 days against stated terms of 30 days; 14% of invoices were paid outside agreed terms and 0% took 61 days or longer. Filed 27 May 2026.
The pattern is steady — their reported average moves within about ±1 days period to period.
On the latest reported averages: Faster than 97% of the 977 large companies reporting in manufacturing.
That is 13 statutory periods on record (earliest H1 2020) — a historical record, not a promise for a new invoice.
What they tell their suppliers
In their own words · from the filing
Standard payment terms
Trading normally takes place under 30 day terms. Some items are paid on shorter dates for small local companies
Dispute resolution
Any concerns will be raised with Accounts Payable team in the first instance. These are normally resolved at this level and the Procurement team will often be involved. If this is not resolved it will be escalated through the finance Manager to the Head of Finance.
Every statutory report on record
Most recent first.
| Period | Avg days | Outside terms | 61+ days | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| H1 2026 | 20 | 14% | 0% | 27 May 2026 |
| H2 2025 | 22 | 14% | 0% | 25 Nov 2025 |
| H1 2025 | 22 | 13% | 0% | 28 May 2025 |
| H2 2024 | 21 | 12% | 0% | 27 Nov 2024 |
| H1 2024 | 18 | 9% | 0% | 31 May 2024 |
| H2 2023 | 22 | 7% | 0% | 30 Nov 2023 |
| H1 2023 | 26 | 19% | 2% | 1 Jun 2023 |
| H2 2022 | 30 | 37% | 1% | 11 Jan 2023 |
| H1 2022 | 26 | 38% | 1% | 19 Aug 2022 |
| H2 2021 | 27 | 47% | 1% | 1 Dec 2021 |
| H1 2021 | 22 | 9% | 0% | 2 Jun 2021 |
| H2 2020 | 40 | 2% | 10% | 4 Dec 2020 |
| H1 2020 | 45 | 3% | 10% | 4 Dec 2020 |
On the public register · Companies House
Company record
- Status
- Active
- Type
- Private Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 4 Oct 1988
- Registered office
- BECKINGTON CASTLE, BECKINGTON, BA11 6TA
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