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How long does Emmett UK Limited take to pay its suppliers?

CRN 02320731 · Agriculture, forestry & fishing · 9 statutory reports on record · period to 27 Nov 2021

48days
their reported average time to pay suppliers, latest period
Well behindvs a 31-day median across 6,185 recent filers

Self-reported figure from their statutory filing. How this is compiled.

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Dated record. The latest report covers a period ending 27 Nov 2021 and the company hasn’t filed since (it may have dropped below the reporting threshold). Treat the figures as historical.

On the public register · Companies House

Company record

Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Incorporated
22 Nov 1988
Registered office
A H WORTH, SPALDING, PE12 6LQ
2 outstanding charges — secured borrowing registered Accounts due 28 Feb 2027

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Terms vs reality

Stated terms: 30–120 days. Reported average: 48.

Stated terms30–120d
+18 days
Reported avg48d

At a glance

The key figures

30–120d
their stated terms
79%
invoices paid outside terms
-19d
faster over the window
±4d
steady pattern

Vs peers · latest reported averages

fasterslower
Slower than 87% of the 38 large companies reporting in agriculture, forestry & fishing.

The pattern

Getting faster

Average days to pay across their last 6 statutory reports.

terms 30d
67
45
46
54
47
48
H1 2019H2 2019H1 2020H2 2020H1 2021H2 2021

Where their supplier invoices land · latest period

within 30 days 28% 31–60 days 44% 61+ days 28%

The read · computed from their figures

Emmett UK Limited has filed 9 statutory payment periods (earliest H2 2017). Their latest report puts the average at 48 days against stated terms of 30–120 days.

The direction is faster: from 67 to 48 days over the window — about 19 days faster.

In the latest period 79% of invoices were paid outside their agreed terms, and 28% landed 61+ days out.

In their own words · from the filing

Standard payment terms

For the reporting period, the most commonly used terms (by reference to number of invoices) was a payment period of 30 days. However, for key suppliers of core materials to our production process, differing terms of longer payment periods were agreed at the discretion of the supplier with the longest being 120 days. Therefore, the weighted average payment period by reference to invoice value would be greater than 30 days.

Dispute resolution

Any complaints or concerns relating to payments should be sent to our Accounts Payable mailbox ([email protected]). If the invoice(s) in question are on hold pending resolution of queries this will be followed up with the relevant team member that placed the order(s). Any other payment queries will be escalated to the Group Treasury Manager and/or the UK Financial Controller for resolution as quickly as possible and to advise of a payment date. Anything requiring further escalation will be referred to the Group Finance Director.

Every statutory report on record

Most recent first.

PeriodAvg daysOutside terms61+ daysFiled
H2 20214879%28%9 Dec 2021
H1 20214769%29%11 Jun 2021
H2 20205482%41%10 Dec 2020
H1 20204685%23%6 Jul 2020
H2 20194583%24%19 Dec 2019
H1 20196780%46%19 Dec 2019
H2 20186576%43%21 Dec 2018
H1 20186371%43%22 Jun 2018
H2 20176470%50%18 Dec 2017

Working-capital effect

What a 48-day cycle ties up

Illustrative. On a hypothetical £12k/month account, at a 48-day vs a 30-day payment cycle.

≈ £19,000
of invoicing outstanding at any one time on a 48-day cycle — about £7,100 more than the same account would carry at 30-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 19 days faster over the window (67 → 48 days).
What's their typical pay point?
Their latest reports average around day 48, moving within about ±4 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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