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How long does Frontier Developments PLC take to pay its suppliers?

CRN 02892559 · Information & communication · 14 statutory reports on record · period to 31 May 2026

16days
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
Public Limited Company
Incorporated
28 Jan 1994
Registered office
26 SCIENCE PARK, CAMBRIDGE, CB4 0FP
0 outstanding charges on the register Accounts due 30 Nov 2026

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Terms vs reality

Stated terms: 0–60 days. Reported average: 16.

Stated terms0–60d
+16 days
Reported avg16d

At a glance

The key figures

0–60d
their stated terms
0%
invoices paid outside terms
±2d
steady pattern

Vs peers · latest reported averages

fasterslower
Faster than 89% of the 475 large companies reporting in information & communication.

The pattern

Holding steady

Average days to pay across their last 6 statutory reports.

18
17
18
19
17
16
H2 2023H1 2024H2 2024H1 2025H2 2025H1 2026

Where their supplier invoices land · latest period

within 30 days 98% 31–60 days 2% 61+ days 0%

The read · computed from their figures

Frontier Developments PLC has filed 14 statutory payment periods (earliest H2 2019). Their latest report puts the average at 16 days against stated terms of 0–60 days.

The pattern is steady — their reported average moves within about ±2 days period to period.

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

In their own words · from the filing

Standard payment terms

Frontiers standard terms are 30 days. However there are agreements with some suppliers where the terms are shorter or longer than the standard terms.

Dispute resolution

Accounts Payable is the first point of contact for queries from suppliers. They will also raise any invoice queries with suppliers in the first instance. Where required, Accounts Payable will liaise with the person who raised the order, and both will work with the supplier in order to find a resolution as quickly as possible.

Every statutory report on record

Most recent first.

PeriodAvg daysOutside terms61+ daysFiled
H1 2026160%0%30 Jun 2026
H2 2025172%0%22 Dec 2025
H1 2025191%0%23 Jun 2025
H2 2024181%0%20 Dec 2024
H1 2024171%0%18 Jun 2024
H2 2023180%0%20 Dec 2023
H1 2023181%0%27 Jun 2023
H2 2022201%0%20 Dec 2022
H1 2022201%0%27 Jun 2022
H2 2021200%0%22 Dec 2021
H1 2021201%1%22 Jun 2021
H2 2020192%0%21 Dec 2020
H1 2020171%0%11 Jun 2020
H2 2019192%0%19 Dec 2019

Working-capital effect

What a 16-day cycle ties up

Illustrative. On a hypothetical £12k/month account, at a 16-day vs a 0-day payment cycle.

≈ £6,500
of invoicing outstanding at any one time on a 16-day cycle — about £6,300 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 is steady — within about ±2 days period to period, around 16 days.
What's their typical pay point?
Their latest reports average around day 16, 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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