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Their own payment-practices filing · gov.uk

The Freedom Group of Companies Ltd. pays suppliers in 22 days on average — within its stated 7–60 day terms

CRN 02867838 · Electricity & gas · 19 statutory reports on record · period to 27 Aug 2026

22daysavg time to pay · H1 2026

Their H1 2026 filing puts the average 15 days past the shortest term they state (7 days), still within their 60-day upper term.

Faster than mostvs a 31-day median across 6,104 recent filers
Their stated terms
7–60 days
Paid outside agreed terms
7% of invoices
Paid after 61+ days
0%
Reporting period
28 Feb 2026 – 27 Aug 2026
Source
their gov.uk filing, filed 25 Sept 2026

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

Terms vs reality · their H1 2026 filing

Paid within their stated range — 22 against 7–60 days

The pattern · last 6 of 19 reports

27 → 22 days — getting faster

The read · computed from their figures

The Freedom Group of Companies Ltd.'s H1 2026 filing puts their average at 22 days against stated terms of 7–60 days; 7% of invoices were paid outside agreed terms and 0% took 61 days or longer. Filed 25 Sept 2026.

The direction is faster: from 27 days in H1 2024 to 22 now — 5 days faster across their last 6 reports.

On the latest reported averages: Faster than 67% of the 158 large companies reporting in electricity & gas.

That is 19 statutory periods on record (earliest H2 2017) — a historical record, not a promise for a new invoice.

What they tell their suppliers

Offers e-invoicing 100% of invoices in dispute

In their own words · from the filing

Standard payment terms

Payment terms are agreed with suppliers and subcontractors as part of contract negotiations. Payment runs are typically done on a weekly basis.

Dispute resolution

Freedom Group of Companies Limited takes prides in developing open and long lasting relationships with its suppliers and subcontractors. Freedom Group of Companies Limited actively seeks to resolve disputes by discussing them with the relevant supplier or subcontractor. This typically involves members of the procurement, accounts payable and commercial teams. Where necessary it is escalated to members of management. Where it is not possible to reach an agreement, a number of potential dispute resolution methods may be used, e.g. adjudication, mediation, litigation or arbitration.

Every statutory report on record

Most recent first.

PeriodAvg daysOutside terms61+ daysFiled
H1 2026227%0%25 Sept 2026
H1 2026247%0%27 Mar 2026
H1 2025246%0%30 Sept 2025
H1 2025267%0%26 Mar 2025
H2 20242811%0%30 Sept 2024
H1 20242711%0%19 Mar 2024
H2 20232911%0%2 Oct 2023
H1 20233213%0%29 Mar 2023
H1 20223110%0%15 Sept 2022
H1 20223110%0%22 Mar 2022
H1 20213210%0%22 Sept 2021
H1 20212816%1%24 Mar 2021
H1 20203264%7%18 Sept 2020
H1 20203275%6%30 Mar 2020
H2 20194478%19%30 Sept 2019
H1 20194373%36%30 Mar 2019
H2 20185673%30%26 Feb 2019
H1 20185472%26%31 May 2018
H2 20175373%25%26 Mar 2018

On the public register · Companies House

Company record

Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Incorporated
1 Nov 1993
Registered office
GROUND FLOOR (SUITE T), ARLINGTON BUSINESS CENTRE WHITE ROSE PARK, LEEDS, LS11 0DL
1 outstanding charge — secured borrowing registered Accounts due 30 Nov 2027

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Illustrative · working-capital arithmetic

What a 22-day cycle ties up

A worked example, not a finding. On a hypothetical £12k/month account, at a 22-day vs a 7-day payment cycle.

≈ £8,500
of invoicing outstanding at any one time on a 22-day cycle — about £5,900 more than the same account would carry at 7-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 · The Freedom Group of Companies Ltd.

Are they getting slower or faster?
Their reported average has moved about 5 days faster over the window (27 → 22 days).
What's their typical pay point?
Their latest filed report puts the average at day 22; across their last 6 reports it ranged 22–28 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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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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