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How long does Mettis Aerospace Limited take to pay its suppliers?

CRN 03292360 · Manufacturing · 13 statutory reports on record · period to 30 Jun 2024

72days
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.

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Dated record. The latest report covers a period ending 30 Jun 2024 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
16 Dec 1996
Registered office
WINDSOR ROAD, WORCESTERSHIRE, B97 6EF
4 outstanding charges — secured borrowing registered Accounts due 31 Dec 2026

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Terms vs reality

Stated terms: 105 days. Reported average: 72.

Stated terms105d
-33 days
Reported avg72d

At a glance

The key figures

105d
their stated terms
27%
invoices paid outside terms
+4d
slower over the window
±3d
steady pattern

Vs peers · latest reported averages

fasterslower
Slower than 91% of the 992 large companies reporting in manufacturing.

The pattern

Getting slower

Average days to pay across their last 6 statutory reports.

terms 105d
68
73
71
74
76
72
H2 2021H1 2022H2 2022H1 2023H2 2023H1 2024

Where their supplier invoices land · latest period

within 30 days 8% 31–60 days 18% 61+ days 74%

The read · computed from their figures

Mettis Aerospace Limited has filed 13 statutory payment periods (earliest H1 2018). Their latest report puts the average at 72 days against stated terms of 105 days.

The direction is slower: from 68 to 72 days over the window — about 4 days slower.

In the latest period 27% of invoices were paid outside their agreed terms, and 74% landed 61+ days out.

In their own words · from the filing

Standard payment terms

The standard payment period will vary as the standard payment terms reference the end of the month of invoice. On average it is equivalent to 105 days from the date of invoice.

Dispute resolution

Mettis will endeavour to resolve any dispute reasonable and seeks to have an open, constructive and effective relationship with all suppliers, as it believes they are integral to Mettis' success. Suppliers should address any queries on the acceptance of the service or goods provided to their Mettis contact who has place the order. Where there is any other query on the invoice they should contact Accounts Payable. Accounts Payable will advise on the invoice approval status and, once invoice is accepted, advise when payment is to be made.

Other information

Mettis' standard terms are to pay suppliers within 90 days of the end of the month of invoice on receipt of an accurate and valid VAT invoice. Mettis shall only be obliged to make payments where Mettis is satisfied that the work has been performed in accordance with the agreement with the supplier and to an acceptable standard. Invoices dated prior to delivery or supply being completed will be treated as if dated at the time of completion of delivery or supply. Other payment terms may be negotiated and agreed depending on the commercial situation on a case by case basis.

Every statutory report on record

Most recent first.

PeriodAvg daysOutside terms61+ daysFiled
H1 20247227%74%16 Aug 2024
H2 20237625%79%12 Mar 2024
H1 20237422%79%29 Nov 2023
H2 20227126%73%31 Jan 2023
H1 20227316%72%28 Jul 2022
H2 20216819%68%31 Jan 2022
H1 20217122%68%15 Jul 2021
H2 20207227%64%29 Jan 2021
H1 20207531%69%8 Jul 2020
H2 20196332%50%28 Jan 2020
H1 20196833%53%8 Jul 2019
H2 20186434%48%30 Jan 2019
H1 20187242%52%8 Aug 2018

Quick answers

Are they getting slower or faster?
Their reported average has moved about 4 days slower over the window (68 → 72 days).
What's their typical pay point?
Their latest reports average around day 72, moving within about ±3 days. Treat that as a historical reference point, not a promise for a new invoice.
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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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