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Their own payment-practices filing · gov.uk

Black Swan International Limited pays suppliers in 21 days on average — within its stated 1–45 day terms

CRN 02621410 · Health & social care · 16 statutory reports on record · period to 31 May 2026

21daysavg time to pay · H1 2026

Their H1 2026 filing puts the average 20 days past the shortest term they state (1 days), still within their 45-day upper term.

Faster than mostvs a 31-day median across 6,104 recent filers
Their stated terms
1–45 days
Paid outside agreed terms
0% of invoices
Paid after 61+ days
0%
Reporting period
1 Dec 2025 – 31 May 2026
Source
their gov.uk filing, filed 1 Jul 2026

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

Terms vs reality · their H1 2026 filing

Paid within their stated range — 21 against 1–45 days

The pattern · last 6 of 16 reports

Holding steady around 21 days

The read · computed from their figures

Black Swan International Limited's H1 2026 filing puts their average at 21 days against stated terms of 1–45 days; 0% of invoices were paid outside agreed terms and 0% took 61 days or longer. Filed 1 Jul 2026.

The pattern is steady — their reported average moves within about ±0 days period to period.

On the latest reported averages: Faster than 78% of the 138 large companies reporting in health & social care.

That is 16 statutory periods on record (earliest H2 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

A few suppliers are paid immediately. Major suppliers have been agreed on 30 to 60 day terms. Majority of suppliers are paid on the 15th and 30th day of the month.

Dispute resolution

If we are chased for an overdue invoice, the Head of Finance will investigate and if the invoice is missing, it is processed immediately. We advise suppliers that the invoice run is on the 15th and 30th of the month. If they are not happy to wait we can agree to pay sooner.

Every statutory report on record

Most recent first.

PeriodAvg daysOutside terms61+ daysFiled
H1 2026210%0%1 Jul 2026
H2 2025210%0%9 Jan 2026
H1 2025210%0%4 Aug 2025
H2 2024210%0%3 Feb 2025
H1 2024210%0%1 Jul 2024
H2 2023210%0%5 Dec 2023
H1 2023210%0%7 Jun 2023
H2 2022210%0%6 Dec 2022
H1 2022210%0%1 Jun 2022
H2 2021210%0%1 Dec 2021
H1 2021241%1%1 Jun 2021
H2 20204311%11%4 Dec 2020
H1 2020250%0%2 Jun 2020
H2 2019250%1%4 Dec 2019
H1 2019250%0%8 Jun 2019
H2 2018250%0%17 Dec 2018

On the public register · Companies House

Company record

Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Incorporated
18 Jun 1991
Registered office
CHISWICK HOUSE, NORWICH, NR2 2AD
27 outstanding charges — secured borrowing registered Accounts due 28 Feb 2027

Open the full record at Companies House.

Illustrative · working-capital arithmetic

What a 21-day cycle ties up

A worked example, not a finding. On a hypothetical £12k/month account, at a 21-day vs a 1-day payment cycle.

≈ £8,500
of invoicing outstanding at any one time on a 21-day cycle — about £7,900 more than the same account would carry at 1-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 · Black Swan International Limited

Are they getting slower or faster?
Their reported average is steady — within about ±0 days period to period, around 21 days.
What's their typical pay point?
Their latest reports average around day 21, moving within about ±0 days. Treat that as a historical reference point, not a promise for a new invoice.
Can I see what this means for my invoices?
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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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