Their own payment-practices filing · gov.uk
How long does The Great Rolling Stock Company Limited take to pay its suppliers?
Self-reported figure from their statutory filing. How this is compiled.
On the public register · Companies House
Company record
- Status
- Active
- Type
- Private Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 1 Aug 1995
- Registered office
- 123 VICTORIA STREET, LONDON, SW1E 6DE
Terms vs reality
Stated terms: 0–61 days. Reported average: 14.
At a glance
The key figures
Vs peers · latest reported averages
The pattern
Getting slower
Average days to pay across their last 6 statutory reports.
Where their supplier invoices land · latest period
The read · computed from their figures
The Great Rolling Stock Company Limited has filed 17 statutory payment periods (earliest H1 2018). Their latest report puts the average at 14 days against stated terms of 0–61 days.
The direction is slower: from 6 to 14 days over the window — about 8 days slower.
In the latest period 17% of invoices were paid outside their agreed terms, and 0% landed 61+ days out.
In their own words · from the filing
Standard payment terms
The standard payment terms can vary for different types of contracts that are agreed. The Company agrees appropriate terms of payment with suppliers for each transaction or series of transactions, and abide by those terms based on satisfactory completion and/or delivery of the good or service and the timely submission of invoices.
Dispute resolution
The Company seeks to deal with all suppliers in a fair and reasonable manner. The accounts payable team ("AP") will, at first, attempt to resolve dispute. In the event AP cannot resolve the dispute, it would be escalated to senior management for resolution.
Other information
Due to the low volume, unless there are exceptional circumstances, the business carries out routine payment runs. The result of which, invoices due for payment between payment runs may not be paid within the agreed terms. 17% of invoices that were 'due but not paid within agreed period', relates to 1 invoice out of a total of 6 invoices, where the invoice was submitted late to Finance by the supplier.
Every statutory report on record
Most recent first.
| Period | Avg days | Outside terms | 61+ days | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| H1 2026 | 14 | 17% | 0% | 29 Jul 2026 |
| H2 2025 | 16 | 19% | 0% | 30 Jan 2026 |
| H1 2025 | 26 | 0% | 0% | 30 Jul 2025 |
| H2 2024 | 10 | 0% | 0% | 29 Jan 2025 |
| H1 2024 | 12 | 0% | 0% | 30 Jul 2024 |
| H2 2023 | 6 | 42% | 0% | 26 Jan 2024 |
| H1 2023 | 11 | 30% | 0% | 1 Aug 2023 |
| H2 2022 | 10 | 43% | 0% | 27 Jan 2023 |
| H1 2022 | 14 | 50% | 0% | 26 Jul 2022 |
| H2 2021 | 9 | 22% | 0% | 27 Jan 2022 |
| H1 2021 | 13 | 9% | 0% | 23 Jul 2021 |
| H2 2020 | 13 | 20% | 0% | 29 Jan 2021 |
| H1 2020 | 11 | 60% | 0% | 29 Jul 2020 |
| H2 2019 | 17 | 33% | 0% | 29 Jan 2020 |
| H1 2019 | 15 | 50% | 0% | 24 Jul 2019 |
| H2 2018 | 12 | 38% | 0% | 29 Jan 2019 |
| H1 2018 | 4 | 29% | 0% | 27 Jul 2018 |
Working-capital effect
What a 14-day cycle ties up
Illustrative. On a hypothetical £12k/month account, at a 14-day vs a 0-day payment cycle.
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.
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