Their own payment-practices filing · gov.uk

How long does Pickerings Europe Limited take to pay its suppliers?

CRN 03217853 · Manufacturing · 6 statutory reports on record · period to 31 Dec 2020

58days

their reported average time to pay suppliers, latest period

Well behindvs a 31-day median across 6,185 recent filers

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

Dated record. The latest report covers a period ending 31 Dec 2020 and the company hasn’t filed since (it may have dropped below the reporting threshold). Treat the figures as historical.

On the public register · Companies House

Company record

Status: Active
Type: Private Limited Company
Incorporated: 27 Jun 1996
Registered office: CLEVELAND HOUSE, STOCKTON-ON-TEES, TS20 2AQ

1 outstanding charge — secured borrowing registered Accounts due 30 Sept 2026

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Terms vs reality

Stated terms: 30–90 days. Reported average: 58.

Stated terms30–90d

+28 days

Reported avg58d

At a glance

The key figures

30–90d

their stated terms

68%

invoices paid outside terms

+12d

slower over the window

±2d

steady pattern

Vs peers · latest reported averages

fasterslower

Slower than 75% of the 992 large companies reporting in manufacturing.

The pattern

Getting slower

Average days to pay across their last 6 statutory reports.

terms 30d

H1 2018H2 2018H1 2019H2 2019H1 2020H2 2020

Where their supplier invoices land · latest period

within 30 days 13% 31–60 days 54% 61+ days 33%

The read · computed from their figures

Pickerings Europe Limited has filed 6 statutory payment periods (earliest H1 2018). Their latest report puts the average at 58 days against stated terms of 30–90 days.

The direction is slower: from 46 to 58 days over the window — about 12 days slower.

In the latest period 68% of invoices were paid outside their agreed terms, and 33% landed 61+ days out.

In their own words · from the filing

Standard payment terms

Pickerings standard payment terms are 30 to 60 days dependent upon the supplier size and the nature of supply.

Dispute resolution

At Pickerings Lifts, our history dates back over 160 years. Today we pride ourselves on our values, which sees us working in partnership with our customers and suppliers. We therefore endeavour to resolve all disputes in a fair and timely manner. Disputes are resolved by discussion and agreement with a supplier and are typically managed by our dedicaTed accounts payable team.

Every statutory report on record

Most recent first.

Period	Avg days	Outside terms	61+ days	Filed
H2 2020	58	68%	33%	23 Feb 2021
H1 2020	58	69%	41%	23 Feb 2021
H2 2019	55	67%	30%	27 Jan 2020
H1 2019	58	74%	42%	25 Jul 2019
H2 2018	54	57%	34%	31 Jan 2019
H1 2018	46	53%	26%	11 Jul 2018

Working-capital effect

What a 58-day cycle ties up

Illustrative. On a hypothetical £12k/month account, at a 58-day vs a 30-day payment cycle.

≈ £23,000

of invoicing outstanding at any one time on a 58-day cycle — about £11,000 more than the same account would carry at 30-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 12 days slower over the window (46 → 58 days).

What's their typical pay point?

Their latest reports average around day 58, moving within about ±2 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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