Their own payment-practices filing · gov.uk

Lookers Birmingham Limited paid suppliers in 39 days on average — within its stated 3–62 day terms

CRN 03379223 · Extraterritorial bodies · 2 statutory reports on record · period to 31 Dec 2018

Dated record. The latest report covers a period ending 31 Dec 2018 and the company hasn’t filed since (it may have dropped below the reporting threshold). Treat the figures as historical.

39daysavg time to pay · H2 2018

Their H2 2018 filing put the average 36 days past the shortest term they state (3 days), still within their 62-day upper term.

Their stated terms: 3–62 days
Paid outside agreed terms: 7% of invoices
Paid after 61+ days: 11%
Reporting period: 1 Jul 2018 – 31 Dec 2018
Source: their gov.uk filing, filed 30 Jan 2019

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

Terms vs reality · their H2 2018 filing

Paid within their stated range — 39 against 3–62 days

PAIDLATE · terms vs the clockdays to pay · 0–70

avg 39d

0 days70 days

reported avg 39 days their filed terms 3–62 days UK median 31 days · n = 6,104 recent filers

Where their invoices landed · share of all invoices

within 30 days 27% 31–60 days 62% 61+ days 11%

Source: their statutory Payment Practices Report #12370, period 1 Jul 2018 – 31 Dec 2018, filed 30 Jan 2019 · gov.uk payment-practices service

Lookers Birmingham Limited paid within its stated range, 36 days past the shortest term. 7% of invoices still went outside agreed terms; 11% reached 61 days or more. Self-reported in their statutory H2 2018 filing.

The read · computed from their figures

Lookers Birmingham Limited's H2 2018 filing put their average at 39 days against stated terms of 3–62 days; 7% of invoices were paid outside agreed terms and 11% took 61 days or longer. Filed 30 Jan 2019.

That is 2 statutory periods on record (earliest H1 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

3 days for vehicles from the date of registration. Other suppliers are paid on the last working day of the month following the date of receipt of invoice, however variations to these terms do exist based on agreements with certain suppliers.

Dispute resolution

The Company is committed to dealing with its suppliers in a fair, honest and professional manner while seeking best value for the business. We seek to resolve queries as quickly as possible to all parties satisfaction prior to payment being made. In the first instance a dispute should be raised with our Accounts Payables teams – each supplier should have those contact details. If appropriate disputes are escalated to our divisional Financial Controllers and our legal department to find a resolution.

Every statutory report on record

Most recent first.

Period	Avg days	Outside terms	61+ days	Filed
H2 2018	39	7%	11%	30 Jan 2019
H1 2018	37	7%	10%	30 Jul 2018

On the public register · Companies House

Company record

Status: Active
Type: Private Limited Company
Incorporated: 30 May 1997
Registered office: LOOKERS HOUSE 1ST FLOOR, LOOKERS STOKE, STOKE-ON-TRENT, ST4 4GU

0 outstanding charges on the register Accounts due 30 Sept 2026 — overdue

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Illustrative · working-capital arithmetic

What a 39-day cycle ties up

A worked example, not a finding. On a hypothetical £12k/month account, at a 39-day vs a 3-day payment cycle.

≈ £15,500

of invoicing outstanding at any one time on a 39-day cycle — about £14,200 more than the same account would carry at 3-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 · Lookers Birmingham Limited

What's their typical pay point?

Their latest reports averaged around day 39. Treat that as a historical reference point, not a promise for a new invoice.

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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 6,104 companies with a current statutory report — every sector pooled, not an average of sector medians (how the figure is built).

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