Their own payment-practices filing · gov.uk
City Plumbing Supplies Holdings Limited paid suppliers in 56 days on average — within its stated 30–90 day terms
Their H1 2025 filing put the average 26 days past the shortest term they state (30 days), still within their 90-day upper term.
- Their stated terms
- 30–90 days
- Paid outside agreed terms
- 90% of invoices
- Paid after 61+ days
- 27%
- Reporting period
- 1 Jan 2025 – 30 Jun 2025
- Source
- their gov.uk filing, filed 23 Jul 2025
Self-reported figures from their statutory filing. How this is compiled.
Terms vs reality · their H1 2025 filing
Paid within their stated range — 56 against 30–90 days
Where their invoices landed · share of all invoices
The pattern · last 6 of 15 reports
Held steady around 56 days
The read · computed from their figures
City Plumbing Supplies Holdings Limited's H1 2025 filing put their average at 56 days against stated terms of 30–90 days; 90% of invoices were paid outside agreed terms and 27% took 61 days or longer. Filed 23 Jul 2025.
The pattern is steady — their reported average moves within about ±3 days period to period.
That is 15 statutory periods on record (earliest H1 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
The company pays in line with the terms set out in written agreements with suppliers, which it has for the majority of goods for resale suppliers. Where a written agreement does not exist, the company will pay suppliers of goods for resale to 90 days after the invoice date, and suppliers of goods not for resale to 30 days after the invoice date, provided the supplier sends an accurate invoice which quotes the correct purchase order or cost centre number.
Dispute resolution
Where non-payment is caused by invoicing inaccuracy due to incorrect pricing/quantities or the quality of goods or services provided, the person responsible for the purchase will dispute the invoice by placing it on hold. Invoices that are subject to a dispute will not be paid until the issue is resolved. Suppliers are informed of held items in every remittance advice which is sent out. Once resolved, payment will be made in accordance with the terms of the contract, unless the invoice is overdue where it will be paid in the next available payment run.
Other information
The company raises payment instructions in line with the agreed payment terms, which make no allowance for fund transmission times. The funds are available to suppliers between 1 and 5 days after the payment terms date depending upon the method of transmission.
Every statutory report on record
Most recent first.
| Period | Avg days | Outside terms | 61+ days | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| H1 2025 | 56 | 90% | 27% | 23 Jul 2025 |
| H2 2024 | 56 | 88% | 26% | 28 Jan 2025 |
| H1 2024 | 53 | 77% | 25% | 15 Jul 2024 |
| H2 2023 | 51 | 82% | 22% | 1 Feb 2024 |
| H1 2023 | 53 | 81% | 23% | 28 Jul 2023 |
| H2 2022 | 58 | 79% | 25% | 30 Jan 2023 |
| H1 2022 | 60 | 78% | 43% | 25 Jul 2022 |
| H2 2021 | 55 | 77% | 27% | 27 Jan 2022 |
| H1 2021 | 49 | 67% | 22% | 19 Jul 2021 |
| H2 2020 | 55 | 89% | 23% | 28 Jan 2021 |
| H1 2020 | 36 | 89% | 19% | 27 Jul 2020 |
| H2 2019 | 37 | 87% | 16% | 28 Jan 2020 |
| H1 2019 | 36 | 70% | 16% | 26 Jul 2019 |
| H2 2018 | 36 | 73% | 17% | 25 Jan 2019 |
| H1 2018 | 32 | 68% | 16% | 26 Jul 2018 |
On the public register · Companies House
Company record
- Status
- Active
- Type
- Private Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 5 Apr 1990
- Registered office
- HIGHBOURNE HOUSE ELDON WAY, CRICK, NORTHAMPTON, NN6 7SL
Illustrative · working-capital arithmetic
What a 56-day cycle ties up
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