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How long does The Freedom Group of Companies Ltd. take to pay its suppliers?

CRN 02867838 · Electricity & gas · 18 statutory reports on record · period to 27 Feb 2026

24days
their reported average time to pay suppliers, latest period
Faster than mostvs a 31-day median across 6,185 recent filers

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

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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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Terms vs reality

Stated terms: 7–60 days. Reported average: 24.

Stated terms7–60d
+17 days
Reported avg24d

At a glance

The key figures

7–60d
their stated terms
7%
invoices paid outside terms
-5d
faster over the window
±2d
steady pattern

Vs peers · latest reported averages

fasterslower
Faster than 58% of the 161 large companies reporting in electricity & gas.

The pattern

Getting faster

Average days to pay across their last 6 statutory reports.

terms 7d
29
27
28
26
24
24
H2 2023H1 2024H2 2024H1 2025H1 2025H1 2026

Where their supplier invoices land · latest period

within 30 days 59% 31–60 days 41% 61+ days 0%

The read · computed from their figures

The Freedom Group of Companies Ltd. has filed 18 statutory payment periods (earliest H2 2017). Their latest report puts the average at 24 days against stated terms of 7–60 days.

The direction is faster: from 29 to 24 days over the window — about 5 days faster.

In the latest period 7% of invoices were paid outside their agreed terms, and 0% landed 61+ days out.

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 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

Working-capital effect

What a 24-day cycle ties up

Illustrative. On a hypothetical £12k/month account, at a 24-day vs a 7-day payment cycle.

≈ £9,500
of invoicing outstanding at any one time on a 24-day cycle — about £6,700 more than the same account would carry at 7-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 5 days faster over the window (29 → 24 days).
What's their typical pay point?
Their latest reports average around day 24, moving within about ±2 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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