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Staples UK Limited paid suppliers in 46 days on average — inside its 95-day stated terms

CRN 02535286 · Wholesale & retail trade · 6 statutory reports on record · period to 30 Jan 2021

Dated record. The latest report covers a period ending 30 Jan 2021 and the company hasn’t filed since (it may have dropped below the reporting threshold). Treat the figures as historical.
46daysavg time to pay · H1 2021

Their H1 2021 filing put the average 49 days inside their stated 95-day term.

Their stated terms
95 days
Paid outside agreed terms
68% of invoices
Paid after 61+ days
25%
Reporting period
2 Aug 2020 – 30 Jan 2021
Source
their gov.uk filing, filed 17 Feb 2021

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

Terms vs reality · their H1 2021 filing

Paid 49 days inside the 95-day term they state

The pattern · last 6 of 6 reports

56 → 46 days — faster across the window

The read · computed from their figures

Staples UK Limited's H1 2021 filing put their average at 46 days against stated terms of 95 days; 68% of invoices were paid outside agreed terms and 25% took 61 days or longer. Filed 17 Feb 2021.

The direction is faster: from 56 days in H1 2018 to 46 now — 10 days faster across their last 6 reports.

That is 6 statutory periods on record (earliest H1 2018) — a historical record, not a promise for a new invoice.

What they tell their suppliers

Offers e-invoicing

In their own words · from the filing

Standard payment terms

We do not have standard payment terms. Payment terms are part of the commercial negotiation and are individually agreed with our suppliers.

Dispute resolution

Staples UK Ltd actively seeks to resolve disputes through open communication between the supplier, Accounts Payable and relevant departments within the business. This involves proactive e-mail and/or phone communication with the supplier.

Every statutory report on record

Most recent first.

PeriodAvg daysOutside terms61+ daysFiled
H1 20214668%25%17 Feb 2021
H1 20204666%24%13 Aug 2020
H1 20205577%32%26 Feb 2020
H1 20195176%31%29 Aug 2019
H1 20195682%35%21 Feb 2019
H1 20185681%37%29 Aug 2018

On the public register · Companies House

Company record

Status
Liquidation
Type
Private Limited Company
Incorporated
29 Aug 1990
Registered office
C/O RRS, S&W PARTNERS LLP, LONDON, EC2V 7BG
0 outstanding charges on the register Accounts due 31 Oct 2026

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Quick answers · Staples UK Limited

Are they getting slower or faster?
Their reported average has moved about 10 days faster over the window (56 → 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 46–56 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?
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 6,104 companies with a current statutory report — every sector pooled, not an average of sector medians (how the figure is built).

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