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How long does Playboy Club London Limited take to pay its suppliers?

CRN 02690210 · Arts & entertainment · 9 statutory reports on record · period to 30 Jun 2022

85days
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.

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Dated record. The latest report covers a period ending 30 Jun 2022 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
24 Feb 1992
Registered office
FOURTH FLOOR, LONDON, W1T 7RQ
1 outstanding charge — secured borrowing registered Accounts due 30 Sept 2027

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Terms vs reality

Stated terms: 0–68 days. Reported average: 85.

Stated terms0–68d
+85 days
Reported avg85d

At a glance

The key figures

0–68d
their stated terms
24%
invoices paid outside terms
+36d
slower over the window
±11d
variable pattern

Vs peers · latest reported averages

fasterslower
Slower than 100% of the 74 large companies reporting in arts & entertainment.

The pattern

Getting slower

Average days to pay across their last 6 statutory reports.

49
53
67
64
64
85
H2 2019H1 2020H2 2020H1 2021H2 2021H1 2022

Where their supplier invoices land · latest period

within 30 days 47% 31–60 days 28% 61+ days 25%

The read · computed from their figures

Playboy Club London Limited has filed 9 statutory payment periods (earliest H1 2018). Their latest report puts the average at 85 days against stated terms of 0–68 days.

The direction is slower: from 49 to 85 days over the window — about 36 days slower.

In the latest period 24% of invoices were paid outside their agreed terms, and 25% landed 61+ days out.

In their own words · from the filing

Standard payment terms

Our standard payment terms are to make payment by BACS in a monthly payment run, within the first week after the end of the month following the month of receipt by the company of a proper invoice or, if later, after acceptance of the goods in question by the company. In effect, this means that we make payment to suppliers under these terms between 35 and 68 days, depending on the timing within the calendar month that the invoice is received. Exceptions to the above policy are made for smaller suppliers such as entertainers, who are paid in the next available weekly BACS run after their performance. Payment terms may also form part of our commercial negotiations with suppliers where appropriate. Terms may be extended or shortened to provide a more beneficial commercial model to

Dispute resolution

We seek to resolve any disputes in a timely manner through discussion with our suppliers. In the first instance, disputes are handled by the company contact who raised the order. If agreement cannot be reached with the order originator, the matter would be escalated to the Head Office Group Purchasing function, who will review the case and seek to reach a prompt agreement with the supplier.

Every statutory report on record

Most recent first.

PeriodAvg daysOutside terms61+ daysFiled
H1 20228524%25%25 Jul 2022
H2 20216427%29%20 Jan 2022
H1 20216422%31%29 Jul 2021
H2 20206719%26%25 Jan 2021
H1 2020538%24%27 Jul 2020
H2 2019497%20%22 Jan 2020
H1 2019509%20%19 Jul 2019
H2 2018508%23%28 Jan 2019
H1 2018509%23%30 Jul 2018

Working-capital effect

What a 85-day cycle ties up

Illustrative. On a hypothetical £12k/month account, at a 85-day vs a 0-day payment cycle.

≈ £33,500
of invoicing outstanding at any one time on a 85-day cycle — about £33,500 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 36 days slower over the window (49 → 85 days).
What's their typical pay point?
Their latest reports average around day 85, moving within about ±11 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 6,185 companies with a current statutory report — every sector pooled, not an average of sector medians (how the figure is built).

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