Their own payment-practices filing · gov.uk
JJ Food Service Limited pays suppliers in 37 days on average — within its stated 30–60 day terms
Their H1 2026 filing puts the average 7 days past the shortest term they state (30 days), still within their 60-day upper term.
- Their stated terms
- 30–60 days
- Paid outside agreed terms
- 28% of invoices
- Paid after 61+ days
- 7%
- Reporting period
- 1 Oct 2025 – 31 Mar 2026
- Source
- their gov.uk filing, filed 30 Apr 2026
Self-reported figures from their statutory filing. How this is compiled.
Terms vs reality · their H1 2026 filing
Paid within their stated range — 37 against 30–60 days
Where their invoices landed · share of all invoices
The pattern · last 6 of 16 reports
33 → 37 days — slowing down
The read · computed from their figures
JJ Food Service Limited's H1 2026 filing puts their average at 37 days against stated terms of 30–60 days; 28% of invoices were paid outside agreed terms and 7% took 61 days or longer. Filed 30 Apr 2026.
The direction is slower: from 33 days in H2 2023 to 37 now — 4 days slower across their last 6 reports.
On the latest reported averages: Faster than 51% of the 815 large companies reporting in wholesale & retail trade.
That is 16 statutory periods on record (earliest H2 2018) — 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
Standard payment terms for all suppliers is 30 days from the date of invoice. Payment terms for each supplier are negotiated as part of the assessment and review process of purchasing with them. The company will seek to accommodate all reasonable terms.
Dispute resolution
If JJ Food Service Ltd believes that an invoice cannot be fully paid for whatever reason, it will contact the supplier by email or phone as soon as it can and explain the concerns. Our suppliers will investigate the dispute and submit either counter arguments to verify the invoice or raise the necessary documentation to correct the invoice. Disputes are normally handled by the company’s Accounts Payable team who work closely with the relevant department (normally our Purchasing team) on all disputes. If necessary, unresolved disputes are escalated to senior management on an exception basis.
Other information
Payments are made by bank transfer. If the due date falls on a weekend or bank holiday, payment is made so that the funds are received by the supplier on the prior working day. Our aim is to pay our suppliers on or before the due date wherever possible, though there are a number of reasons why this does not always occur (e.g. queries with specific invoices, administrative and processing delays). We are well aware of the importance of paying our suppliers within agreed terms and are looking to minimise the percentage of payments that are not made within the agreed terms.
Every statutory report on record
Most recent first.
| Period | Avg days | Outside terms | 61+ days | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| H1 2026 | 37 | 28% | 7% | 30 Apr 2026 |
| H2 2025 | 31 | 24% | 4% | 7 Oct 2025 |
| H1 2025 | 33 | 17% | 4% | 1 May 2025 |
| H2 2024 | 33 | 21% | 4% | 30 Oct 2024 |
| H1 2024 | 34 | 23% | 5% | 30 Apr 2024 |
| H2 2023 | 33 | 23% | 4% | 20 Oct 2023 |
| H1 2023 | 35 | 24% | 6% | 28 Apr 2023 |
| H2 2022 | 35 | 28% | 6% | 24 Oct 2022 |
| H1 2022 | 35 | 22% | 7% | 3 May 2022 |
| H2 2021 | 34 | 21% | 6% | 28 Oct 2021 |
| H1 2021 | 47 | 26% | 6% | 30 Apr 2021 |
| H2 2020 | 35 | 30% | 6% | 23 Nov 2020 |
| H1 2020 | 36 | 25% | 5% | 27 Apr 2020 |
| H2 2019 | 33 | 17% | 5% | 30 Oct 2019 |
| H1 2019 | 45 | 37% | 13% | 30 Apr 2019 |
| H2 2018 | 60 | 37% | 9% | 30 Oct 2018 |
On the public register · Companies House
Company record
- Status
- Active
- Type
- Private Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 23 Dec 1988
- Registered office
- 7 SOLAR WAY, ENFIELD, EN3 7XY
Illustrative · working-capital arithmetic
What a 37-day cycle ties up
A worked example, not a finding. On a hypothetical £12k/month account, at a 37-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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