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Their own payment-practices filing · gov.uk

Meadow Foods Limited paid suppliers in 32 days on average — 18 days past its stated terms

CRN 02720823 · Manufacturing · 12 statutory reports on record · period to 31 Mar 2024

Dated record. The latest report covers a period ending 31 Mar 2024 and the company hasn’t filed since (it may have dropped below the reporting threshold). Treat the figures as historical.
32daysavg time to pay · H1 2024

Their H1 2024 filing put the average 18 days past the 14-day term they state.

Their stated terms
14 days
Paid outside agreed terms
0% of invoices
Paid after 61+ days
0%
Reporting period
1 Oct 2023 – 31 Mar 2024
Source
their gov.uk filing, filed 26 Apr 2024

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

Terms vs reality · their H1 2024 filing

Paid 18 days past their stated terms

The pattern · last 6 of 12 reports

Held steady around 32 days

The read · computed from their figures

Meadow Foods Limited's H1 2024 filing put their average at 32 days against stated terms of 14 days; 0% of invoices were paid outside agreed terms and 0% took 61 days or longer. Filed 26 Apr 2024.

The pattern is steady — their reported average moves within about ±1 days period to period.

That is 12 statutory periods on record (earliest H2 2018) — a historical record, not a promise for a new invoice.

In their own words · from the filing

Standard payment terms

Cream invoices are paid between 14 and 30 days. Milk invoices are paid on the 15th of the month following, which is an effective 30 days. This is standard practice for the dairy industry. All other products including overheads, transport, storage and capital expenditure are paid between 30 and 60 days depending on the specific supplier terms, which are negotiated individually with each supplier.

Dispute resolution

All invoice discrepancies are raised with supplier's finance teams and unresolved problems are referred to respective commercial teams. Most problems are objective and resolved quickly.

Every statutory report on record

Most recent first.

PeriodAvg daysOutside terms61+ daysFiled
H1 2024320%0%26 Apr 2024
H2 2023320%0%14 Nov 2023
H1 2023320%0%28 Apr 2023
H2 2022310%0%3 Nov 2022
H1 2022320%0%29 Apr 2022
H2 2021320%0%19 Oct 2021
H1 2021320%0%30 Apr 2021
H2 2020320%0%23 Oct 2020
H1 2020320%0%30 Apr 2020
H2 2019320%0%19 Nov 2019
H1 2019320%0%29 Apr 2019
H2 2018310%0%30 Oct 2018

On the public register · Companies House

Company record

Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Incorporated
5 Jun 1992
Registered office
ROUGH HILL, CHESTER, CH4 9JS
3 outstanding charges — secured borrowing registered Accounts due 30 Sept 2027

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Illustrative · working-capital arithmetic

What a 32-day cycle ties up

A worked example, not a finding. On a hypothetical £12k/month account, at a 32-day vs a 14-day payment cycle.

≈ £12,500
of invoicing outstanding at any one time on a 32-day cycle — about £7,100 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 · Meadow Foods Limited

Are they getting slower or faster?
Their reported average was steady — within about ±1 days period to period, around 32 days.
What's their typical pay point?
Their latest reports averaged around day 32, moving within about ±1 days. Treat that as a historical reference point, not a promise for a new invoice.
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