Their own payment-practices filing · gov.uk
Ceuta Healthcare Limited paid suppliers in 38 days on average — 8 days past its stated terms
Their H1 2023 filing put the average 8 days past the 30-day term they state.
- Their stated terms
- 30 days
- Paid outside agreed terms
- 77% of invoices
- Paid after 61+ days
- 24%
- Reporting period
- 1 Apr 2023 – 30 Apr 2023
- Source
- their gov.uk filing, filed 20 Nov 2023
Self-reported figures from their statutory filing. How this is compiled.
Terms vs reality · their H1 2023 filing
Paid 8 days past their stated terms
Where their invoices landed · share of all invoices
The pattern · last 6 of 11 reports
53 → 38 days — faster across the window
The read · computed from their figures
Ceuta Healthcare Limited's H1 2023 filing put their average at 38 days against stated terms of 30 days; 77% of invoices were paid outside agreed terms and 24% took 61 days or longer. Filed 20 Nov 2023.
The direction is faster: from 53 days in H1 2021 to 38 now — 15 days faster across their last 6 reports.
That is 11 statutory periods on record (earliest H2 2018) — a historical record, not a promise for a new invoice.
In their own words · from the filing
Standard payment terms
It is Company policy to agree appropriate terms of payment with each supplier, and to pay invoices in line with those terms subject to the timely submission of satisfactory invoices. The majority of our suppliers are on 30 day payment terms with the exception of import duty which is paid immediately.
Dispute resolution
The Company is committed to dealing with its suppliers in a fair, honest and professional manner. We seek to resolve queries as quickly as possible to both parties satisfaction prior to payment being made. The invoice approver will reject an invoice they dispute and will advise the Purchase Ledger department why and the steps needed to resolve the issue. The approver will then contact their supplier to discuss the issue for resolution. Purchase Ledger will follow up outstanding queries each week and escalate to the approvers’ manager if a satisfactory resolution has not been found. When the invoice becomes aged this is escalated to the Finance Manager and then Finance Director for further action.
Every statutory report on record
Most recent first.
| Period | Avg days | Outside terms | 61+ days | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| H1 2023 | 38 | 77% | 24% | 20 Nov 2023 |
| H1 2023 | 39 | 61% | 10% | 5 Jun 2023 |
| H2 2022 | 41 | 67% | 12% | 1 Nov 2022 |
| H1 2022 | 39 | 55% | 11% | 29 Apr 2022 |
| H2 2021 | 39 | 50% | 11% | 29 Oct 2021 |
| H1 2021 | 53 | 63% | 13% | 4 May 2021 |
| H2 2020 | 45 | 78% | 16% | 3 Nov 2020 |
| H1 2020 | 46 | 76% | 12% | 5 May 2020 |
| H2 2019 | 42 | 67% | 11% | 31 Oct 2019 |
| H1 2019 | 46 | 75% | 15% | 2 May 2019 |
| H2 2018 | 38 | 61% | 11% | 29 Oct 2018 |
On the public register · Companies House
Company record
- Status
- Active
- Type
- Private Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 6 Oct 1994
- Registered office
- 3 FORBURY PLACE, READING, RG1 3JH
Illustrative · working-capital arithmetic
What a 38-day cycle ties up
A worked example, not a finding. On a hypothetical £12k/month account, at a 38-day vs a 30-day payment cycle.
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.
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