Their own payment-practices filing · gov.uk

Gardner Denver Ltd paid suppliers in 51 days on average — within its stated 7–90 day terms

CRN 03047245 · Manufacturing · 12 statutory reports on record · period to 31 Dec 2023

Dated record. The latest report covers a period ending 31 Dec 2023 and the company hasn’t filed since (it may have dropped below the reporting threshold). Treat the figures as historical.

51daysavg time to pay · H2 2023

Their H2 2023 filing put the average 44 days past the shortest term they state (7 days), still within their 90-day upper term.

Their stated terms: 7–90 days
Paid outside agreed terms: 76% of invoices
Paid after 61+ days: 36%
Reporting period: 1 Jul 2023 – 31 Dec 2023
Source: their gov.uk filing, filed 23 Jan 2024

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

Terms vs reality · their H2 2023 filing

Paid within their stated range — 51 against 7–90 days

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

avg 51d

0 days100 days

reported avg 51 days their filed terms 7–90 days UK median 31 days · n = 6,104 recent filers

Where their invoices landed · share of all invoices

within 30 days 25% 31–60 days 39% 61+ days 36%

Source: their statutory Payment Practices Report #79051, period 1 Jul 2023 – 31 Dec 2023, filed 23 Jan 2024 · gov.uk payment-practices service

Gardner Denver Ltd paid within its stated range, 44 days past the shortest term. 76% of invoices still went outside agreed terms; 36% reached 61 days or more. Self-reported in their statutory H2 2023 filing.

The pattern · last 6 of 12 reports

62 → 51 days — faster across the window

PAIDLATE · the patternavg days per report

Last 6 of 12 filed reports · linear day scale · every period is in the table below · Source: gov.uk payment-practices service

11 days faster across the window. From 62 days in H1 2021 to 51 in the H2 2023 filing; the dashed line marks the 7-day term they state.

The read · computed from their figures

Gardner Denver Ltd's H2 2023 filing put their average at 51 days against stated terms of 7–90 days; 76% of invoices were paid outside agreed terms and 36% took 61 days or longer. Filed 23 Jan 2024.

The direction is faster: from 62 days in H1 2021 to 51 now — 11 days faster across their last 6 reports.

That is 12 statutory periods on record (earliest H1 2018) — a historical record, not a promise for a new invoice.

What they tell their suppliers

Offers supply-chain finance

In their own words · from the filing

Standard payment terms

The company operates a number of payment terms with its suppliers and they vary due to, the products or services being sourced, the competitive global markets we operate in and other commercial aspects of suppliers’ relationships. These terms are negotiated and mutually agreed.

Dispute resolution

Queries and disputes relating to payments are handled by e-mail or telephone by our Accounts Payable department. These are managed on a daily basis and responses duly made.

Every statutory report on record

Most recent first.

Period	Avg days	Outside terms	61+ days	Filed
H2 2023	51	76%	36%	23 Jan 2024
H1 2023	58	79%	48%	26 Jul 2023
H2 2022	52	83%	40%	30 Jan 2023
H1 2022	59	85%	51%	4 Aug 2022
H2 2021	62	84%	53%	26 Jan 2022
H1 2021	62	84%	54%	21 Jul 2021
H2 2020	69	89%	60%	22 Jan 2021
H1 2020	65	90%	54%	21 Jul 2020
H2 2019	53	84%	39%	22 Jan 2020
H1 2019	54	82%	41%	23 Jul 2019
H2 2018	61	92%	50%	17 Jan 2019
H1 2018	46	77%	34%	5 Oct 2018

On the public register · Companies House

Company record

Status: Active
Type: Private Limited Company
Incorporated: 19 Apr 1995
Registered office: GARDNER DENVER LTD CROSS LANE, BRADFORD, BD4 0SG

1 outstanding charge — secured borrowing registered Accounts due 30 Sept 2027

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Illustrative · working-capital arithmetic

What a 51-day cycle ties up

A worked example, not a finding. On a hypothetical £12k/month account, at a 51-day vs a 7-day payment cycle.

≈ £20,000

of invoicing outstanding at any one time on a 51-day cycle — about £17,300 more than the same account would carry at 7-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 · Gardner Denver Ltd

Are they getting slower or faster?

Their reported average has moved about 11 days faster over the window (62 → 51 days).

What's their typical pay point?

Their latest filed report put the average at day 51; across their last 6 reports it ranged 51–62 days. Treat that as a historical reference point, not a promise for a new invoice.

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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.

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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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