Their own payment-practices filing · gov.uk

Science Recruitment Group Ltd paid suppliers in 55 days on average — 5 days past its stated terms

CRN 02681320 · Administrative & support services · 13 statutory reports on record · period to 5 Jul 2024

Dated record. The latest report covers a period ending 5 Jul 2024 and the company hasn’t filed since (it may have dropped below the reporting threshold). Treat the figures as historical.

55daysavg time to pay · H1 2024

Their H1 2024 filing put the average 5 days past the 50-day term they state.

Their stated terms: 50 days
Paid outside agreed terms: 47% of invoices
Paid after 61+ days: 13%
Reporting period: 6 Jan 2024 – 5 Jul 2024
Source: their gov.uk filing, filed 29 Jul 2024

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

Terms vs reality · their H1 2024 filing

Paid 5 days past their stated terms

PAIDLATE · terms vs the clockdays to pay · 0–60

avg 55d

0 days60 days

reported avg 55 days their filed terms 0–50 days UK median 31 days · n = 6,104 recent filers

Where their invoices landed · share of all invoices

within 30 days 38% 31–60 days 50% 61+ days 13%

Source: their statutory Payment Practices Report #87253, period 6 Jan 2024 – 5 Jul 2024, filed 29 Jul 2024 · gov.uk payment-practices service

Science Recruitment Group Ltd paid 5 days past its own stated terms. 47% of invoices still went outside agreed terms; 13% reached 61 days or more. Self-reported in their statutory H1 2024 filing.

The pattern · last 6 of 13 reports

29 → 55 days — slower across the window

PAIDLATE · the patternavg days per report

Last 6 of 13 filed reports · linear day scale · every period is in the table below · Source: gov.uk payment-practices service

26 days slower across the window. From 29 days in H2 2021 to 55 in the H1 2024 filing; the dashed line marks the 50-day term they state.

The read · computed from their figures

Science Recruitment Group Ltd's H1 2024 filing put their average at 55 days against stated terms of 50 days; 47% of invoices were paid outside agreed terms and 13% took 61 days or longer. Filed 29 Jul 2024.

The direction is slower: from 29 days in H2 2021 to 55 now — 26 days slower across their last 6 reports.

That is 13 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

Standard contractual terms for goods and services vary depending on the supplier but 45 days is considered standard terms

Dispute resolution

Disputes are handled by the Shared Services Accounts Payable function. Should an invoice be disputed the supplier will receive either an email or phone call which will indicate the query causing the dispute. Once any missing information or a corrected invoice is received the team will process as pay as due.

Every statutory report on record

Most recent first.

Period	Avg days	Outside terms	61+ days	Filed
H1 2024	55	47%	13%	29 Jul 2024
H1 2024	45	42%	7%	5 Feb 2024
H1 2023	40	24%	4%	28 Jul 2023
H2 2022	48	12%	17%	30 Jan 2023
H1 2022	33	16%	3%	25 Jul 2022
H2 2021	29	10%	4%	27 Jan 2022
H1 2021	26	10%	3%	20 Jul 2021
H1 2021	23	17%	4%	26 Jan 2021
H1 2020	29	19%	4%	15 Jul 2020
H1 2020	26	8%	3%	31 Jan 2020
H1 2019	24	11%	3%	1 Aug 2019
H1 2019	27	9%	4%	23 Jan 2019
H1 2018	35	9%	9%	25 Jul 2018

On the public register · Companies House

Company record

Status: Active
Type: Private Limited Company
Incorporated: 27 Jan 1992
Registered office: FIRST FLOOR, MULBERRY HOUSE PARKLAND SQUARE, LUTON, LU1 3LU

0 outstanding charges on the register Accounts due 30 Sept 2026 — overdue

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Illustrative · working-capital arithmetic

What a 55-day cycle ties up

A worked example, not a finding. On a hypothetical £12k/month account, at a 55-day vs a 50-day payment cycle.

≈ £21,500

of invoicing outstanding at any one time on a 55-day cycle — about £2,000 more than the same account would carry at 50-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 · Science Recruitment Group Ltd

Are they getting slower or faster?

Their reported average has moved about 26 days slower over the window (29 → 55 days).

What's their typical pay point?

Their latest filed report put the average at day 55; across their last 6 reports it ranged 29–55 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?

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