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How long does Decathlon UK Limited take to pay its suppliers?

CRN 03140144 · Wholesale & retail trade · 9 statutory reports on record · period to 30 Jun 2026

40days
their reported average time to pay suppliers, latest period
Slower than mostvs a 31-day median across 6,185 recent filers

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

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On the public register · Companies House

Company record

Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Incorporated
21 Dec 1995
Registered office
HEAD OFFICE, LONDON, SE16 7FU
0 outstanding charges on the register Accounts due 30 Sept 2027

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Terms vs reality

Stated terms: 0–60 days. Reported average: 40.

Stated terms0–60d
+40 days
Reported avg40d

At a glance

The key figures

0–60d
their stated terms
5%
invoices paid outside terms
+5d
slower over the window
±17d
variable pattern

Vs peers · latest reported averages

fasterslower
Slower than 57% of the 819 large companies reporting in wholesale & retail trade.

The pattern

Getting slower

Average days to pay across their last 6 statutory reports.

35
38
31
33
64
40
H1 2021H2 2021H1 2022H1 2024H2 2025H1 2026

Where their supplier invoices land · latest period

within 30 days 65% 31–60 days 33% 61+ days 2%

The read · computed from their figures

Decathlon UK Limited has filed 9 statutory payment periods (earliest H1 2019). Their latest report puts the average at 40 days against stated terms of 0–60 days.

The direction is slower: from 35 to 40 days over the window — about 5 days slower.

In the latest period 5% of invoices were paid outside their agreed terms, and 2% landed 61+ days out.

What they tell their suppliers

Offers e-invoicing Offers supply-chain finance

In their own words · from the filing

Standard payment terms

The most frequently used payment terms are 45 and 60 days net depending on invoicing dates. If supplier's invoices are dated from mid month, the payment terms are set to 45 days net. If the invoices are dated the beginning of the month, the payments terms are set to 60 days net. These are the set standard terms of payment for Decathlon. For rent payments and utility supplies, we hat set 30 days net payments terms.

Dispute resolution

1. Accounting Identification As soon as the Accounts Payable (AP) team identifies a discrepancy between the invoice and the agreed terms: Status Change: The invoice must be put on status "Hold" in the EONE system to halt the payment clock, or before reaching accounting the invoice can get refused in GEX by the responsible operation. The "Undisputed" Rule: If a portion of the invoice is correct (e.g., we agree on £800 of a £1,000 invoice), the £800 should be paid. This limits our liability for interest to the remaining £200. 02. The Formal Rejection (Accounting Level) Before legal intervention, Accounting Payable must send a Notice of Dispute to the supplier's credit control. Requirement: Specify the exact reason (e.g., "Article 4.2 of the Service Agreement - Price mismatch"). Req

Every statutory report on record

Most recent first.

PeriodAvg daysOutside terms61+ daysFiled
H1 2026405%2%30 Jul 2026
H2 20256454%5%29 Jan 2026
H1 20243320%6%24 Jul 2024
H1 20223132%3%20 Jul 2022
H2 20213841%15%26 Jan 2022
H1 20213539%10%22 Jul 2021
H2 20205134%6%15 Jan 2021
H1 2020555%2%16 Jul 2020
H1 20194439%2%26 Nov 2019

Working-capital effect

What a 40-day cycle ties up

Illustrative. On a hypothetical £12k/month account, at a 40-day vs a 0-day payment cycle.

≈ £16,000
of invoicing outstanding at any one time on a 40-day cycle — about £15,800 more than the same account would carry at 0-day terms.

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.

Quick answers

Are they getting slower or faster?
Their reported average has moved about 5 days slower over the window (35 → 40 days).
What's their typical pay point?
Their latest reports average around day 40, moving within about ±17 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).

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