Their own payment-practices filing · gov.uk

How long does Kerry Foods Limited take to pay its suppliers?

CRN 02604258 · Manufacturing · 14 statutory reports on record · period to 31 Dec 2024

90days

their reported average time to pay suppliers, latest period

Well behindvs a 31-day median across 6,185 recent filers

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

Dated record. The latest report covers a period ending 31 Dec 2024 and the company hasn’t filed since (it may have dropped below the reporting threshold). Treat the figures as historical.

On the public register · Companies House

Company record

Status: Active
Type: Private Limited Company
Incorporated: 23 Apr 1991
Registered office: KERRY, BRADLEY ROAD, BRISTOL, BS20 7NZ

0 outstanding charges on the register Accounts due 30 Sept 2026

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Terms vs reality

Stated terms: 0–120 days. Reported average: 90.

Stated terms0–120d

+90 days

Reported avg90d

At a glance

The key figures

0–120d

their stated terms

19%

invoices paid outside terms

+12d

slower over the window

±9d

variable pattern

Vs peers · latest reported averages

fasterslower

Slower than 98% of the 992 large companies reporting in manufacturing.

The pattern

Getting slower

Average days to pay across their last 6 statutory reports.

H1 2022H2 2022H1 2023H2 2023H1 2024H2 2024

Where their supplier invoices land · latest period

within 30 days 6% 31–60 days 24% 61+ days 70%

The read · computed from their figures

Kerry Foods Limited has filed 14 statutory payment periods (earliest H1 2018). Their latest report puts the average at 90 days against stated terms of 0–120 days.

The direction is slower: from 78 to 90 days over the window — about 12 days slower.

In the latest period 19% of invoices were paid outside their agreed terms, and 70% landed 61+ days out.

What they tell their suppliers

Offers e-invoicing Offers supply-chain finance

In their own words · from the filing

Standard payment terms

Kerry has over 20 terms in use with suppliers, the most common being equivalent to 90 days from date of invoice. Shorter terms may be granted to small businesses, charities, business organisations and government entities. Negotiations with suppliers happen on a continuous basis and payment terms may change as a result of agreements reached.

Dispute resolution

Invoices are processed in a structured, rule based process. Invoices which do not contain key information will be returned to the vendor with an accompanying note. Invoices which are accepted and are submitted for processing may encounter a discrepancy. In the first instance, a designated receiver of goods or a designated buyer of the goods will receive an automated request to confirm the quantity received and/or the price on the Purchase Order. If it is determined that the invoice does not match the quantity received or the price agreed, Accounts Payable will hold the invoice while a Credit Note is requested. When the correct Credit Note is received, it is processed with the original invoice to enable payment. A supplier invoicing guide is made available to suppliers. In addition to invoi

Other information

Payment Terms are negotiated with each supplier and a wide range of terms are available for use. The terms used have been agreed to by suppliers and there is strong commitment to meet these terms.

Every statutory report on record

Most recent first.

Period	Avg days	Outside terms	61+ days	Filed
H2 2024	90	19%	70%	30 Jan 2025
H1 2024	96	24%	74%	30 Jul 2024
H2 2023	94	19%	70%	31 Jan 2024
H1 2023	79	24%	65%	21 Jul 2023
H2 2022	79	24%	63%	30 Jan 2023
H1 2022	78	14%	62%	29 Jul 2022
H2 2021	80	15%	64%	29 Jan 2022
H1 2021	81	15%	65%	30 Jul 2021
H2 2020	80	15%	66%	8 Feb 2021
H1 2020	78	15%	65%	30 Jul 2020
H2 2019	78	16%	65%	27 Jan 2020
H1 2019	76	14%	63%	30 Jul 2019
H2 2018	75	17%	61%	30 Jan 2019
H1 2018	70	26%	60%	30 Jul 2018

Working-capital effect

What a 90-day cycle ties up

Illustrative. On a hypothetical £12k/month account, at a 90-day vs a 0-day payment cycle.

≈ £35,500

of invoicing outstanding at any one time on a 90-day cycle — about £35,500 more than the same account would carry at 0-day terms.

Late Payment Act. The Late Payment of Commercial Debts Act 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

Are they getting slower or faster?

Their reported average has moved about 12 days slower over the window (78 → 90 days).

What's their typical pay point?

Their latest reports average around day 90, moving within about ±9 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 6,185 companies with a current statutory report — every sector pooled, not an average of sector medians (how the figure is built).

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