Their own payment-practices filing · gov.uk
Emmett UK Limited paid suppliers in 48 days on average — within its stated 30–120 day terms
Their H2 2021 filing put the average 18 days past the shortest term they state (30 days), still within their 120-day upper term.
- Their stated terms
- 30–120 days
- Paid outside agreed terms
- 79% of invoices
- Paid after 61+ days
- 28%
- Reporting period
- 30 May 2021 – 27 Nov 2021
- Source
- their gov.uk filing, filed 9 Dec 2021
Self-reported figures from their statutory filing. How this is compiled.
Terms vs reality · their H2 2021 filing
Paid within their stated range — 48 against 30–120 days
Where their invoices landed · share of all invoices
The pattern · last 6 of 9 reports
67 → 48 days — faster across the window
The read · computed from their figures
Emmett UK Limited's H2 2021 filing put their average at 48 days against stated terms of 30–120 days; 79% of invoices were paid outside agreed terms and 28% took 61 days or longer. Filed 9 Dec 2021.
The direction is faster: from 67 days in H1 2019 to 48 now — 19 days faster across their last 6 reports.
That is 9 statutory periods on record (earliest H2 2017) — a historical record, not a promise for a new invoice.
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.
| Period | Avg days | Outside terms | 61+ days | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| H2 2021 | 48 | 79% | 28% | 9 Dec 2021 |
| H1 2021 | 47 | 69% | 29% | 11 Jun 2021 |
| H2 2020 | 54 | 82% | 41% | 10 Dec 2020 |
| H1 2020 | 46 | 85% | 23% | 6 Jul 2020 |
| H2 2019 | 45 | 83% | 24% | 19 Dec 2019 |
| H1 2019 | 67 | 80% | 46% | 19 Dec 2019 |
| H2 2018 | 65 | 76% | 43% | 21 Dec 2018 |
| H1 2018 | 63 | 71% | 43% | 22 Jun 2018 |
| H2 2017 | 64 | 70% | 50% | 18 Dec 2017 |
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
Illustrative · working-capital arithmetic
What a 48-day cycle ties up
A worked example, not a finding. On a hypothetical £12k/month account, at a 48-day vs a 30-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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