Their own payment-practices filing · gov.uk
Airborne Systems Limited pays suppliers in 47 days on average — within its stated 10–75 day terms
Their H1 2026 filing puts the average 37 days past the shortest term they state (10 days), still within their 75-day upper term.
- Their stated terms
- 10–75 days
- Paid outside agreed terms
- 38% of invoices
- Paid after 61+ days
- 14%
- 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 — 47 against 10–75 days
Where their invoices landed · share of all invoices
The pattern · last 6 of 17 reports
Holding steady around 47 days
The read · computed from their figures
Airborne Systems Limited's H1 2026 filing puts their average at 47 days against stated terms of 10–75 days; 38% of invoices were paid outside agreed terms and 14% took 61 days or longer. Filed 30 Apr 2026.
The pattern is steady — their reported average moves within about ±2 days period to period.
On the latest reported averages: Slower than 53% 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.
What they tell their suppliers
In their own words · from the filing
Standard payment terms
Standard payment terms are 45 days net of invoice date, other standard payment terms can be agreed with suppliers if required.
Dispute resolution
Any disputed invoices are firstly dealt with by the accounts payable team, who generally deal with smaller queries such as delivery charges and purchase price variations. The variations are reviewed and agreed by the buying department. If a query cannot be easily resolved, the case is handed over to the Purchasing department to investigate. The Purchasing department will liaise with the supplier and other departments within the business in order to resolve the queries. If the dispute cannot be resolved by the Purchasing department, the Head of Purchasing will inform the Vice president of Operations, and the Vice President of Financial Reporting, who will decide on how the dispute is to be handled. (An agreed position has been reached between the parties of contract, or action is pursued
Every statutory report on record
Most recent first.
| Period | Avg days | Outside terms | 61+ days | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| H1 2026 | 47 | 38% | 14% | 30 Apr 2026 |
| H2 2025 | 47 | 56% | 25% | 30 Oct 2025 |
| H1 2025 | 44 | 48% | 32% | 30 Apr 2025 |
| H2 2024 | 46 | 53% | 42% | 28 Oct 2024 |
| H1 2024 | 44 | 65% | 21% | 29 Apr 2024 |
| H2 2023 | 47 | 76% | 26% | 30 Oct 2023 |
| H1 2023 | 51 | 77% | 33% | 24 Apr 2023 |
| H2 2022 | 46 | 75% | 28% | 27 Oct 2022 |
| H1 2022 | 51 | 74% | 23% | 26 Apr 2022 |
| H2 2021 | 50 | 82% | 24% | 1 Nov 2021 |
| H1 2021 | 51 | 78% | 34% | 26 Apr 2021 |
| H2 2020 | 54 | 83% | 35% | 27 Oct 2020 |
| H1 2020 | 50 | 72% | 37% | 30 Apr 2020 |
| H2 2019 | 50 | 75% | 33% | 31 Oct 2019 |
| H1 2019 | 46 | 62% | 19% | 30 Apr 2019 |
| H2 2018 | 50 | 71% | 28% | 17 Jan 2019 |
| H1 2018 | 50 | 54% | 19% | 30 Apr 2018 |
On the public register · Companies House
Company record
- Status
- Active
- Type
- Private Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 20 Jul 1990
- Registered office
- IRVINGQ LIMITED, BRIDGEND, CF32 8PL
Illustrative · working-capital arithmetic
What a 47-day cycle ties up
A worked example, not a finding. On a hypothetical £12k/month account, at a 47-day vs a 10-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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