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Their own payment-practices filing · gov.uk

Sutton and East Surrey Water PLC paid suppliers in 46 days on average — 32 days past its stated terms

CRN 02447875 · Water & waste · 10 statutory reports on record · period to 30 Sept 2024

Dated record. The latest report covers a period ending 30 Sept 2024 and the company hasn’t filed since (it may have dropped below the reporting threshold). Treat the figures as historical.
46daysavg time to pay · H2 2024

Their H2 2024 filing put the average 32 days past the 14-day term they state.

Their stated terms
14 days
Paid outside agreed terms
55% of invoices
Paid after 61+ days
5%
Reporting period
1 Apr 2024 – 30 Sept 2024
Source
their gov.uk filing, filed 16 Oct 2024

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

Terms vs reality · their H2 2024 filing

Paid 32 days past their stated terms

The pattern · last 6 of 10 reports

38 → 46 days — slower across the window

The read · computed from their figures

Sutton and East Surrey Water PLC's H2 2024 filing put their average at 46 days against stated terms of 14 days; 55% of invoices were paid outside agreed terms and 5% took 61 days or longer. Filed 16 Oct 2024.

The direction is slower: from 38 days in H2 2020 to 46 now — 8 days slower across their last 6 reports.

That is 10 statutory periods on record (earliest H2 2018) — a historical record, not a promise for a new invoice.

In their own words · from the filing

Standard payment terms

30 days

Every statutory report on record

Most recent first.

PeriodAvg daysOutside terms61+ daysFiled
H2 20244655%5%16 Oct 2024
H1 20244381%8%16 Oct 2024
H1 20223936%11%13 Apr 2022
H2 20214555%19%28 Oct 2021
H1 20214257%12%30 Apr 2021
H2 20203851%10%23 Oct 2020
H1 20204086%10%20 Aug 2020
H2 20193889%9%18 Aug 2020
H1 20193887%7%18 Aug 2020
H2 20183589%4%18 Aug 2020

On the public register · Companies House

Company record

Status
Active
Type
Public Limited Company
Incorporated
11 Dec 1989
Registered office
66-74 LONDON ROAD, SURREY, RH1 1LJ
2 outstanding charges — secured borrowing registered Accounts due 30 Sept 2027

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Illustrative · working-capital arithmetic

What a 46-day cycle ties up

A worked example, not a finding. On a hypothetical £12k/month account, at a 46-day vs a 14-day payment cycle.

≈ £18,000
of invoicing outstanding at any one time on a 46-day cycle — about £12,600 more than the same account would carry at 14-day terms.

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.

Quick answers · Sutton and East Surrey Water PLC

Are they getting slower or faster?
Their reported average has moved about 8 days slower over the window (38 → 46 days).
What's their typical pay point?
Their latest filed report put the average at day 46; across their last 6 reports it ranged 38–46 days. Treat that as a historical reference point, not a promise for a new invoice.
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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?
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The 31-day comparison figure is the median across 6,104 companies with a current statutory report — every sector pooled, not an average of sector medians (how the figure is built).

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