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Bell Microsystems Limited paid suppliers in 41 days on average — within its stated 30–90 day terms

CRN 03102360 · Information & communication · 1 statutory report on record · period to 30 Sept 2022

Dated record. The latest report covers a period ending 30 Sept 2022 and the company hasn’t filed since (it may have dropped below the reporting threshold). Treat the figures as historical.
41daysavg time to pay · H2 2022

Their H2 2022 filing put the average 11 days past the shortest term they state (30 days), still within their 90-day upper term.

Their stated terms
30–90 days
Paid outside agreed terms
65% of invoices
Paid after 61+ days
25%
Reporting period
1 Apr 2022 – 30 Sept 2022
Source
their gov.uk filing, filed 14 Nov 2022

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

Terms vs reality · their H2 2022 filing

Paid within their stated range — 41 against 30–90 days

The read · computed from their figures

Bell Microsystems Limited's H2 2022 filing put their average at 41 days against stated terms of 30–90 days; 65% of invoices were paid outside agreed terms and 25% took 61 days or longer. Filed 14 Nov 2022.

That is one statutory period on record (earliest H2 2022) — a historical record, not a promise for a new invoice.

What they tell their suppliers

Offers e-invoicing

In their own words · from the filing

Standard payment terms

We have 60 DEOM with our main customer Vodafone and therefore have matched terms with our suppliers

Dispute resolution

AP team support our suppliers on any issues and work together over phone and email to resolve issues as soon as possible

Every statutory report on record

Most recent first.

PeriodAvg daysOutside terms61+ daysFiled
H2 20224165%25%14 Nov 2022

On the public register · Companies House

Company record

Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Incorporated
15 Sept 1995
Registered office
BAY HOUSE COMPASS ROAD, PORTSMOUTH, PO6 4RS
3 outstanding charges — secured borrowing registered Accounts due 31 Dec 2026

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Illustrative · working-capital arithmetic

What a 41-day cycle ties up

A worked example, not a finding. On a hypothetical £12k/month account, at a 41-day vs a 30-day payment cycle.

≈ £16,000
of invoicing outstanding at any one time on a 41-day cycle — about £4,300 more than the same account would carry at 30-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 · Bell Microsystems Limited

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Their latest reports averaged around day 41. Treat that as a historical reference point, not a promise for a new invoice.
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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?
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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 6,104 companies with a current statutory report — every sector pooled, not an average of sector medians (how the figure is built).

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