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How long does Fat Face Limited take to pay its suppliers?

CRN 02954734 · Wholesale & retail trade · 17 statutory reports on record · period to 31 Jan 2026

51days
their reported average time to pay suppliers, latest period
Slower 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
2 Aug 1994
Registered office
DESFORD ROAD, LEICESTER, LE19 4AT
0 outstanding charges on the register Accounts due 31 Oct 2027

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Terms vs reality

Stated terms: 0–90 days. Reported average: 51.

Stated terms0–90d
+51 days
Reported avg51d

At a glance

The key figures

0–90d
their stated terms
34%
invoices paid outside terms
+24d
slower over the window
±14d
variable pattern

Vs peers · latest reported averages

fasterslower
Slower than 79% of the 819 large companies reporting in wholesale & retail trade.

The pattern

Getting slower

Average days to pay across their last 6 statutory reports.

27
24
23
39
28
51
H1 2023H2 2023H1 2024H2 2024H1 2025H1 2026

Where their supplier invoices land · latest period

within 30 days 16% 31–60 days 36% 61+ days 48%

The read · computed from their figures

Fat Face Limited has filed 17 statutory payment periods (earliest H2 2017). Their latest report puts the average at 51 days against stated terms of 0–90 days.

The direction is slower: from 27 to 51 days over the window — about 24 days slower.

In the latest period 34% of invoices were paid outside their agreed terms, and 48% landed 61+ days out.

What they tell their suppliers

2% of invoices in dispute

In their own words · from the filing

Standard payment terms

Goods for re-sale: 90 days from date of invoice or bill of lading Goods not for re-sale: up to 60 days from date of invoice Rent and Utilities: 1-14 days These terms do vary on occasion based on individual agreements with suppliers.

Dispute resolution

All disputes will be handled promptly, fairly, and transparently by the Accounts Team and Suppliers.

Every statutory report on record

Most recent first.

PeriodAvg daysOutside terms61+ daysFiled
H1 20265134%48%27 Feb 2026
H1 20252834%45%20 Aug 2025
H2 20243926%27%31 Mar 2025
H1 20242337%15%25 Jun 2024
H2 20232435%19%22 Dec 2023
H1 20232729%37%28 Jun 2023
H2 20223051%46%5 Jan 2023
H1 20222542%43%12 Jul 2022
H2 20212834%36%12 Jan 2022
H1 20211760%44%10 Dec 2021
H2 20201749%41%10 Dec 2021
H1 20206063%39%1 Jul 2020
H2 20192650%42%20 Dec 2019
H1 20191855%39%28 Jun 2019
H2 20182353%42%19 Dec 2018
H1 20184851%64%28 Jun 2018
H2 20174749%49%22 Dec 2017

Working-capital effect

What a 51-day cycle ties up

Illustrative. On a hypothetical £12k/month account, at a 51-day vs a 0-day payment cycle.

≈ £20,000
of invoicing outstanding at any one time on a 51-day cycle — about £20,100 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 has moved about 24 days slower over the window (27 → 51 days).
What's their typical pay point?
Their latest reports average around day 51, moving within about ±14 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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