Their own payment-practices filing · gov.uk

How long does Clipper Logistics PLC take to pay its suppliers?

CRN 03042024 · Professional & technical services · 10 statutory reports on record · period to 30 Apr 2022

59days

their reported average time to pay suppliers, latest period

Well behindvs a 31-day median across 6,185 recent filers

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

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

On the public register · Companies House

Company record

Status: Active
Type: Private Limited Company
Incorporated: 4 Apr 1995
Registered office: LANCASTER HOUSE, NORTHAMPTON, NN1 5GE

1 outstanding charge — secured borrowing registered Accounts due 30 Sept 2026

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Terms vs reality

Stated terms: 60 days. Reported average: 59.

Stated terms60d

-1 days

Reported avg59d

At a glance

The key figures

60d

their stated terms

81%

invoices paid outside terms

+5d

slower over the window

±6d

variable pattern

Vs peers · latest reported averages

fasterslower

Slower than 90% of the 530 large companies reporting in professional & technical services.

The pattern

Getting slower

Average days to pay across their last 6 statutory reports.

terms 60d

H2 2019H1 2020H2 2020H1 2021H2 2021H1 2022

Where their supplier invoices land · latest period

within 30 days 9% 31–60 days 37% 61+ days 54%

The read · computed from their figures

Clipper Logistics PLC has filed 10 statutory payment periods (earliest H2 2017). Their latest report puts the average at 59 days against stated terms of 60 days.

The direction is slower: from 54 to 59 days over the window — about 5 days slower.

In the latest period 81% of invoices were paid outside their agreed terms, and 54% landed 61+ days out.

In their own words · from the filing

Standard payment terms

The business's standard payment terms are 60 days after the date of invoice or receipt of a correct invoice whichever is the later, unless otherwise agreed, subject to receipt of a supplier statement.

Dispute resolution

Any payment disputes should be directed to [email protected], through the switchboard on 0113 204 2050 or to Purchase Ledger, Clipper Logistics plc, Carlton Court, Gelderd Road, LEEDS, LS12 6LT. We aim to respond to any payment disputes within 48 hours of receipt. Each payment dispute is individually considered on its own merits.

Every statutory report on record

Most recent first.

Period	Avg days	Outside terms	61+ days	Filed
H1 2022	59	81%	54%	30 May 2022
H2 2021	58	86%	57%	30 May 2022
H1 2021	62	90%	67%	28 May 2021
H2 2020	70	94%	75%	9 Feb 2021
H1 2020	62	91%	66%	28 Sept 2020
H2 2019	54	89%	56%	29 Nov 2019
H1 2019	59	88%	63%	30 May 2019
H2 2018	63	93%	69%	3 Dec 2018
H1 2018	62	91%	68%	31 May 2018
H2 2017	59	92%	60%	28 Nov 2017

Quick answers

Are they getting slower or faster?

Their reported average has moved about 5 days slower over the window (54 → 59 days).

What's their typical pay point?

Their latest reports average around day 59, moving within about ±6 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).

Report PL-03042024 · latest period to 30 Apr 2022

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