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How long does Colt Technology Services take to pay its suppliers?

CRN 02452736 · Information & communication · 17 statutory reports on record · period to 30 Jun 2026

33days
their reported average time to pay suppliers, latest period
Around averagevs a 31-day median across 6,185 recent filers

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

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On the public register · Companies House

Company record

Status
Active
Type
Private Unlimited Company
Incorporated
15 Dec 1989
Registered office
COLT HOUSE, LONDON, EC2A 3EH
4 outstanding charges — secured borrowing registered

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Terms vs reality

Stated terms: 0–90 days. Reported average: 33.

Stated terms0–90d
+33 days
Reported avg33d

At a glance

The key figures

0–90d
their stated terms
40%
invoices paid outside terms
-4d
faster over the window
±5d
steady pattern

Vs peers · latest reported averages

fasterslower
Slower than 65% of the 475 large companies reporting in information & communication.

The pattern

Getting faster

Average days to pay across their last 6 statutory reports.

37
37
38
38
43
33
H2 2023H1 2024H2 2024H1 2025H2 2025H1 2026

Where their supplier invoices land · latest period

within 30 days 56% 31–60 days 32% 61+ days 12%

The read · computed from their figures

Colt Technology Services has filed 17 statutory payment periods (earliest H1 2018). Their latest report puts the average at 33 days against stated terms of 0–90 days.

The direction is faster: from 37 to 33 days over the window — about 4 days faster.

In the latest period 40% of invoices were paid outside their agreed terms, and 12% landed 61+ days out.

What they tell their suppliers

2% of invoices in dispute

In their own words · from the filing

Standard payment terms

The Company’s standard contractual payment terms for all qualifying contracts are 60 days from invoice date, however, specific terms can be negotiated and agreed with a supplier. The agreed payment terms are reflected in our contractual documentation and accounting system. There were no changes to standard payment terms in the reporting period.

Dispute resolution

Supplier invoices are processed and passed to business approvers who can approve or reject an invoice. In the event of a dispute, it is logged with the supplier via email or on their portal where applicable. The supplier and the relevant Colt authorised person work towards dispute resolution and a credit note may be issued by the supplier once the dispute is agreed. In case the dispute remains unresolved within a reasonable period, the supplier can contact the relevant Colt business contact. The supplier may further contact the Colt Divisional / Finance Head. For any payment related queries, the supplier can also write to [email protected].

Every statutory report on record

Most recent first.

PeriodAvg daysOutside terms61+ daysFiled
H1 20263340%12%29 Jul 2026
H2 20254367%23%30 Jan 2026
H1 20253828%7%29 Jul 2025
H2 20243825%6%30 Jan 2025
H1 20243725%5%29 Jul 2024
H2 20233726%5%29 Jan 2024
H1 20233827%5%27 Jul 2023
H2 20223422%4%25 Jan 2023
H1 20223432%5%25 Jul 2022
H2 20213527%5%27 Jan 2022
H1 20213421%3%26 Jul 2021
H2 20203632%7%28 Jan 2021
H1 20203541%6%24 Jul 2020
H2 20193944%8%29 Jan 2020
H1 20193746%10%29 Jul 2019
H2 20183649%11%30 Jan 2019
H1 20183650%10%30 Jul 2018

Working-capital effect

What a 33-day cycle ties up

Illustrative. On a hypothetical £12k/month account, at a 33-day vs a 0-day payment cycle.

≈ £13,000
of invoicing outstanding at any one time on a 33-day cycle — about £13,000 more than the same account would carry at 0-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 4 days faster over the window (37 → 33 days).
What's their typical pay point?
Their latest reports average around day 33, moving within about ±5 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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