Their own payment-practices filing · gov.uk

Secom PLC paid suppliers in 41 days on average — within its stated 14–90 day terms

CRN 02585807 · Administrative & support services · 10 statutory reports on record · period to 31 Dec 2022

Dated record. The latest report covers a period ending 31 Dec 2022 and the company hasn’t filed since (it may have dropped below the reporting threshold). Treat the figures as historical.

41daysavg time to pay · H2 2022

Their H2 2022 filing put the average 27 days past the shortest term they state (14 days), still within their 90-day upper term.

Their stated terms: 14–90 days
Paid outside agreed terms: 17% of invoices
Paid after 61+ days: 14%
Reporting period: 1 Jul 2022 – 31 Dec 2022
Source: their gov.uk filing, filed 2 Jan 2025

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

Terms vs reality · their H2 2022 filing

Paid within their stated range — 41 against 14–90 days

PAIDLATE · terms vs the clockdays to pay · 0–100

avg 41d

0 days100 days

reported avg 41 days their filed terms 14–90 days UK median 31 days · n = 6,104 recent filers

Where their invoices landed · share of all invoices

within 30 days 39% 31–60 days 47% 61+ days 14%

Source: their statutory Payment Practices Report #92132, period 1 Jul 2022 – 31 Dec 2022, filed 2 Jan 2025 · gov.uk payment-practices service

Secom PLC paid within its stated range, 27 days past the shortest term. 17% of invoices still went outside agreed terms; 14% reached 61 days or more. Self-reported in their statutory H2 2022 filing.

The pattern · last 6 of 10 reports

38 → 41 days — slower across the window

PAIDLATE · the patternavg days per report

Last 6 of 10 filed reports · linear day scale · every period is in the table below · Source: gov.uk payment-practices service

3 days slower across the window. From 38 days in H1 2020 to 41 in the H2 2022 filing; the dashed line marks the 14-day term they state.

The read · computed from their figures

Secom PLC's H2 2022 filing put their average at 41 days against stated terms of 14–90 days; 17% of invoices were paid outside agreed terms and 14% took 61 days or longer. Filed 2 Jan 2025.

The direction is slower: from 38 days in H1 2020 to 41 now — 3 days slower across their last 6 reports.

That is 10 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

Our usual standard payment terms would be 30 days from end of month, but we have a number of accounts which have shorter payment terms and some with longer terms. The longest payment terms on any account are 90 days from end of month.

Dispute resolution

Any issues with payments should be discussed with Secom's purchase ledger department. If these cannot be resolved in that way, the issue would be escalated by purchase ledger to the relevant manager/Director.

Every statutory report on record

Most recent first.

Period	Avg days	Outside terms	61+ days	Filed
H2 2022	41	17%	14%	2 Jan 2025
H1 2022	43	17%	16%	15 Jun 2023
H2 2021	42	12%	16%	8 Feb 2022
H1 2021	40	17%	12%	7 Sept 2021
H2 2020	38	17%	10%	7 Sept 2021
H1 2020	38	17%	8%	7 Sept 2021
H2 2019	37	14%	6%	29 Jan 2020
H1 2019	37	20%	5%	19 Sept 2019
H2 2018	38	19%	6%	29 May 2019
H1 2018	38	29%	6%	26 Jul 2018

On the public register · Companies House

Company record

Status: Active
Type: Public Limited Company
Incorporated: 26 Feb 1991
Registered office: SECOM HOUSE, KENLEY, CR8 5JF

0 outstanding charges on the register Accounts due 30 Jun 2027

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Illustrative · working-capital arithmetic

What a 41-day cycle ties up

A worked example, not a finding. On a hypothetical £12k/month account, at a 41-day vs a 14-day payment cycle.

≈ £16,000

of invoicing outstanding at any one time on a 41-day cycle — about £10,600 more than the same account would carry at 14-day terms.

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.

Quick answers · Secom PLC

Are they getting slower or faster?

Their reported average has moved about 3 days slower over the window (38 → 41 days).

What's their typical pay point?

Their latest filed report put the average at day 41; across their last 6 reports it ranged 38–43 days. Treat that as a historical reference point, not a promise for a new invoice.

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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.

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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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