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Their own payment-practices filing · gov.uk

Watson-Marlow Limited pays suppliers in 49 days on average — inside its 62-day stated terms

CRN 02481019 · Manufacturing · 17 statutory reports on record · period to 30 Jun 2026

49daysavg time to pay · H1 2026

Their H1 2026 filing puts the average 13 days inside their stated 62-day term.

Slower than mostvs a 31-day median across 6,104 recent filers
Their stated terms
62 days
Paid outside agreed terms
33% of invoices
Paid after 61+ days
27%
Reporting period
1 Jan 2026 – 30 Jun 2026
Source
their gov.uk filing, filed 30 Jul 2026

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

Terms vs reality · their H1 2026 filing

Paid 13 days inside the 62-day term they state

The pattern · last 6 of 17 reports

39 → 49 days — slowing down

The read · computed from their figures

Watson-Marlow Limited's H1 2026 filing puts their average at 49 days against stated terms of 62 days; 33% of invoices were paid outside agreed terms and 27% took 61 days or longer. Filed 30 Jul 2026.

The direction is slower: from 39 days in H2 2023 to 49 now — 10 days slower across their last 6 reports.

On the latest reported averages: Slower than 58% of the 977 large companies reporting in manufacturing.

That is 17 statutory periods on record (earliest H1 2018) — a historical record, not a promise for a new invoice.

In their own words · from the filing

Standard payment terms

60 days EOM +2

Dispute resolution

Any disputes are referred to the purchasing teams who deal with them in a timely manner.

Every statutory report on record

Most recent first.

PeriodAvg daysOutside terms61+ daysFiled
H1 20264933%27%30 Jul 2026
H2 20254819%24%30 Jan 2026
H1 20254929%30%31 Jul 2025
H2 20244334%17%7 Jan 2025
H1 20244525%12%16 Dec 2024
H2 20233928%6%12 Feb 2024
H1 20233813%1%26 Jul 2023
H2 20223712%1%11 Jan 2023
H1 20223714%2%25 Jul 2022
H2 20212215%0%26 Jan 2022
H1 20212215%0%28 Jul 2021
H2 20202215%0%15 Jan 2021
H1 20202122%0%27 Jul 2020
H2 2019278%0%16 Jan 2020
H1 2019278%0%24 Jul 2019
H2 2018381%3%28 Jan 2019
H1 2018261%0%6 Aug 2018

On the public register · Companies House

Company record

Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Incorporated
14 Mar 1990
Registered office
WATSON-MARLOW LTD BICKLAND WATER ROAD, FALMOUTH, TR11 4RU
0 outstanding charges on the register Accounts due 30 Sept 2027

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Quick answers · Watson-Marlow Limited

Are they getting slower or faster?
Their reported average has moved about 10 days slower over the window (39 → 49 days).
What's their typical pay point?
Their latest filed report puts the average at day 49; across their last 6 reports it ranged 39–49 days. Treat that as a historical reference point, not a promise for a new invoice.
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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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