Their own payment-practices filing · gov.uk

Donald Wardle and Son Limited paid suppliers in 75 days on average — within its stated 28–90 day terms

CRN 02914910 · Wholesale & retail trade · 7 statutory reports on record · period to 30 Jun 2022

Dated record. The latest report covers a period ending 30 Jun 2022 and the company hasn’t filed since (it may have dropped below the reporting threshold). Treat the figures as historical.

75daysavg time to pay · H1 2022

Their H1 2022 filing put the average 47 days past the shortest term they state (28 days), still within their 90-day upper term.

Their stated terms: 28–90 days
Paid outside agreed terms: 94% of invoices
Paid after 61+ days: 38%
Reporting period: 1 Jan 2022 – 30 Jun 2022
Source: their gov.uk filing, filed 21 Jul 2022

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

Terms vs reality · their H1 2022 filing

Paid within their stated range — 75 against 28–90 days

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

avg 75d

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reported avg 75 days their filed terms 28–90 days UK median 31 days · n = 6,104 recent filers

Where their invoices landed · share of all invoices

within 30 days 3% 31–60 days 59% 61+ days 38%

Source: their statutory Payment Practices Report #59731, period 1 Jan 2022 – 30 Jun 2022, filed 21 Jul 2022 · gov.uk payment-practices service

Donald Wardle and Son Limited paid within its stated range, 47 days past the shortest term. 94% of invoices still went outside agreed terms; 38% reached 61 days or more. Self-reported in their statutory H1 2022 filing.

The pattern · last 6 of 7 reports

52 → 75 days — slower across the window

PAIDLATE · the patternavg days per report

Last 6 of 7 filed reports · linear day scale · every period is in the table below · Source: gov.uk payment-practices service

23 days slower across the window. From 52 days in H2 2019 to 75 in the H1 2022 filing; the dashed line marks the 28-day term they state.

The read · computed from their figures

Donald Wardle and Son Limited's H1 2022 filing put their average at 75 days against stated terms of 28–90 days; 94% of invoices were paid outside agreed terms and 38% took 61 days or longer. Filed 21 Jul 2022.

The direction is slower: from 52 days in H2 2019 to 75 now — 23 days slower across their last 6 reports.

That is 7 statutory periods on record (earliest H1 2019) — a historical record, not a promise for a new invoice.

In their own words · from the filing

Standard payment terms

We attempt to place all new suppliers on 60 days from end of month. However, there are non-standard supplier payment terms which are shorter and longer than the standard terms.

Dispute resolution

Supplier makes contact with buyer of goods/services in case of dispute. All queries are answered in a timely manner. Invoice is typically placed on hold until dispute has been resolved.

Every statutory report on record

Most recent first.

Period	Avg days	Outside terms	61+ days	Filed
H1 2022	75	94%	38%	21 Jul 2022
H2 2021	62	70%	30%	31 Jan 2022
H1 2021	62	87%	29%	30 Jul 2021
H2 2020	61	75%	29%	28 Jan 2021
H1 2020	60	94%	31%	21 Jul 2020
H2 2019	52	77%	25%	31 Jan 2020
H1 2019	61	85%	20%	1 Aug 2019

On the public register · Companies House

Company record

Status: Active
Type: Private Limited Company
Incorporated: 31 Mar 1994
Registered office: MERCHANTS WAREHOUSE, MANCHESTER, M3 4LZ

1 outstanding charge — secured borrowing registered Accounts due 31 Mar 2027

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Illustrative · working-capital arithmetic

What a 75-day cycle ties up

A worked example, not a finding. On a hypothetical £12k/month account, at a 75-day vs a 28-day payment cycle.

≈ £29,500

of invoicing outstanding at any one time on a 75-day cycle — about £18,500 more than the same account would carry at 28-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 · Donald Wardle and Son Limited

Are they getting slower or faster?

Their reported average has moved about 23 days slower over the window (52 → 75 days).

What's their typical pay point?

Their latest filed report put the average at day 75; across their last 6 reports it ranged 52–75 days. Treat that as a historical reference point, not a promise for a new invoice.

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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?

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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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