Their own payment-practices filing · gov.uk

Cape Engineering Services Limited paid suppliers in 68 days on average — within its stated 7–91 day terms

CRN 02887096 · Manufacturing · 11 statutory reports on record · period to 31 Aug 2023

Dated record. The latest report covers a period ending 31 Aug 2023 and the company hasn’t filed since (it may have dropped below the reporting threshold). Treat the figures as historical.

68daysavg time to pay · H1 2023

Their H1 2023 filing put the average 61 days past the shortest term they state (7 days), still within their 91-day upper term.

Their stated terms: 7–91 days
Paid outside agreed terms: 23% of invoices
Paid after 61+ days: 61%
Reporting period: 1 Mar 2023 – 31 Aug 2023
Source: their gov.uk filing, filed 19 Sept 2023

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

Terms vs reality · their H1 2023 filing

Paid within their stated range — 68 against 7–91 days

PAIDLATE · terms vs the clockdays to pay · 0–100

avg 68d

0 days100 days

reported avg 68 days their filed terms 7–91 days UK median 31 days · n = 6,104 recent filers

Where their invoices landed · share of all invoices

within 30 days 8% 31–60 days 31% 61+ days 61%

Source: their statutory Payment Practices Report #75974, period 1 Mar 2023 – 31 Aug 2023, filed 19 Sept 2023 · gov.uk payment-practices service

Cape Engineering Services Limited paid within its stated range, 61 days past the shortest term. 23% of invoices still went outside agreed terms; 61% reached 61 days or more. Self-reported in their statutory H1 2023 filing.

The pattern · last 6 of 11 reports

61 → 68 days — slower across the window

PAIDLATE · the patternavg days per report

Last 6 of 11 filed reports · linear day scale · every period is in the table below · Source: gov.uk payment-practices service

7 days slower across the window. From 61 days in H1 2021 to 68 in the H1 2023 filing; the dashed line marks the 7-day term they state.

The read · computed from their figures

Cape Engineering Services Limited's H1 2023 filing put their average at 68 days against stated terms of 7–91 days; 23% of invoices were paid outside agreed terms and 61% took 61 days or longer. Filed 19 Sept 2023.

The direction is slower: from 61 days in H1 2021 to 68 now — 7 days slower across their last 6 reports.

That is 11 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

60 Days

Dispute resolution

A detailed dispute resolution process is included in our standard company terms and conditions along with a statement of entitlement to statutory adjudication and arbitration to allow for resolution of disputes

Every statutory report on record

Most recent first.

Period	Avg days	Outside terms	61+ days	Filed
H1 2023	68	23%	61%	19 Sept 2023
H1 2023	66	29%	57%	7 Mar 2023
H1 2022	60	39%	42%	15 Sept 2022
H1 2022	58	30%	35%	21 Mar 2022
H1 2021	58	37%	36%	30 Sept 2021
H1 2021	61	34%	38%	26 Mar 2021
H1 2020	56	49%	29%	15 Oct 2020
H1 2020	28	41%	26%	30 Mar 2020
H1 2019	84	67%	51%	30 Sept 2019
H1 2019	112	93%	79%	28 Mar 2019
H1 2018	91	66%	80%	30 Jul 2018

On the public register · Companies House

Company record

Status: Active
Type: Private Limited Company
Incorporated: 12 Jan 1994
Registered office: 6-7 LYNCASTLE WAY BARLEYCASTLE LANE, WARRINGTON, WA4 4ST

0 outstanding charges on the register Accounts due 31 May 2027

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Illustrative · working-capital arithmetic

What a 68-day cycle ties up

A worked example, not a finding. On a hypothetical £12k/month account, at a 68-day vs a 7-day payment cycle.

≈ £27,000

of invoicing outstanding at any one time on a 68-day cycle — about £24,000 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 · Cape Engineering Services Limited

Are they getting slower or faster?

Their reported average has moved about 7 days slower over the window (61 → 68 days).

What's their typical pay point?

Their latest filed report put the average at day 68; across their last 6 reports it ranged 58–68 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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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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