Their own payment-practices filing · gov.uk

Babcock Communications Limited paid suppliers in 19 days on average — within its stated 7–60 day terms

CRN 03196204 · Information & communication · 8 statutory reports on record · period to 31 Mar 2022

Dated record. The latest report covers a period ending 31 Mar 2022 and the company hasn’t filed since (it may have dropped below the reporting threshold). Treat the figures as historical.

19daysavg time to pay · H1 2022

Their H1 2022 filing put the average 12 days past the shortest term they state (7 days), still within their 60-day upper term.

Their stated terms: 7–60 days
Paid outside agreed terms: 12% of invoices
Paid after 61+ days: 2%
Reporting period: 1 Oct 2021 – 31 Mar 2022
Source: their gov.uk filing, filed 29 Apr 2022

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

Terms vs reality · their H1 2022 filing

Paid within their stated range — 19 against 7–60 days

PAIDLATE · terms vs the clockdays to pay · 0–65

avg 19d

0 days65 days

reported avg 19 days their filed terms 7–60 days UK median 31 days · n = 6,104 recent filers

Where their invoices landed · share of all invoices

within 30 days 81% 31–60 days 18% 61+ days 2%

Source: their statutory Payment Practices Report #57794, period 1 Oct 2021 – 31 Mar 2022, filed 29 Apr 2022 · gov.uk payment-practices service

Babcock Communications Limited paid within its stated range, 12 days past the shortest term. 12% of invoices still went outside agreed terms; 2% reached 61 days or more. Self-reported in their statutory H1 2022 filing.

The pattern · last 6 of 8 reports

30 → 19 days — faster across the window

PAIDLATE · the patternavg days per report

Last 6 of 8 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 30 days in H2 2019 to 19 in the H1 2022 filing; the dashed line marks the 7-day term they state.

The read · computed from their figures

Babcock Communications Limited's H1 2022 filing put their average at 19 days against stated terms of 7–60 days; 12% of invoices were paid outside agreed terms and 2% took 61 days or longer. Filed 29 Apr 2022.

The direction is faster: from 30 days in H2 2019 to 19 now — 11 days faster across their last 6 reports.

That is 8 statutory periods on record (earliest H2 2018) — 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

Standard T&Cs are 60 days for new suppliers. We currently have a range of T&Cs in place with existing suppliers including terms at 7 days, 30 days, 45 days and 60 days.

Dispute resolution

Relationships with our suppliers are important to us. We rely on our suppliers to deliver high quality goods and services in order to meet the needs of our own customers. Suppliers should be notified in the event of any disputes, and our purchase contracts specify dispute escalation processes. We commit to treating suppliers fairly, and intend to resolve any identified disputes as quickly as possible. Point of Contact details are provided on purchase orders. This process is reviewed annually.

Every statutory report on record

Most recent first.

Period	Avg days	Outside terms	61+ days	Filed
H1 2022	19	12%	2%	29 Apr 2022
H2 2021	21	13%	2%	28 Oct 2021
H1 2021	25	22%	6%	30 Apr 2021
H2 2020	34	31%	11%	28 Oct 2020
H1 2020	25	21%	5%	30 Apr 2020
H2 2019	30	28%	7%	29 Oct 2019
H1 2019	42	40%	14%	30 Apr 2019
H2 2018	42	42%	15%	30 Oct 2018

On the public register · Companies House

Company record

Status: Active
Type: Private Limited Company
Incorporated: 9 May 1996
Registered office: 33 WIGMORE STREET, LONDON, W1U 1QX

0 outstanding charges on the register Accounts due 31 Dec 2026

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Illustrative · working-capital arithmetic

What a 19-day cycle ties up

A worked example, not a finding. On a hypothetical £12k/month account, at a 19-day vs a 7-day payment cycle.

≈ £7,500

of invoicing outstanding at any one time on a 19-day cycle — about £4,700 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 · Babcock Communications Limited

Are they getting slower or faster?

Their reported average has moved about 11 days faster over the window (30 → 19 days).

What's their typical pay point?

Their latest filed report put the average at day 19; across their last 6 reports it ranged 19–34 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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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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