Their own payment-practices filing · gov.uk
The Welsh Rugby Union Limited paid suppliers in 17 days on average — inside its 30-day stated terms
Their H2 2023 filing put the average 13 days inside their stated 30-day term.
- Their stated terms
- 30 days
- Paid outside agreed terms
- 10% of invoices
- Paid after 61+ days
- 2%
- Reporting period
- 1 Jul 2023 – 31 Dec 2023
- Source
- their gov.uk filing, filed 30 Jan 2024
Self-reported figures from their statutory filing. How this is compiled.
Terms vs reality · their H2 2023 filing
Paid 13 days inside the 30-day term they state
Where their invoices landed · share of all invoices
The pattern · last 6 of 13 reports
Held steady around 17 days
The read · computed from their figures
The Welsh Rugby Union Limited's H2 2023 filing put their average at 17 days against stated terms of 30 days; 10% of invoices were paid outside agreed terms and 2% took 61 days or longer. Filed 30 Jan 2024.
The pattern is steady — their reported average moves within about ±1 days period to period.
That is 13 statutory periods on record (earliest H2 2017) — a historical record, not a promise for a new invoice.
In their own words · from the filing
Standard payment terms
Standard payment terms are within 30 days from receipt of a valid VAT invoice from the supplier for most categories of supplier. Save for very limited exceptions, invoices from suppliers must quote an approved purchase order number. Invoices that do not quote a valid purchase order number will be withheld from payment until a purchase order number can be provided. Suppliers will be informed of any invoices submitted without a purchase order and asked to obtain one from the Welsh Rugby Union employee with whom an agreement to supply was made.
Dispute resolution
Suppliers with invoice queries are asked to contact the Purchase Ledger team in the first instance via a dedicated email address or telephone number. If necessary, the Purchase Ledger team will liaise with the Welsh Rugby Union employee that placed the order to understand why the invoice has not been approved for payment.
Other information
The payment statistics above are calculated from date of first receipt of invoice. Delays in payment may arise if a supplier fails to quote a valid purchase order number on their invoice. An invoice will not be paid until a valid purchase order number is provided and this could increase the time between the date of receipt of invoice and the date of payment.
Every statutory report on record
Most recent first.
| Period | Avg days | Outside terms | 61+ days | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| H2 2023 | 17 | 10% | 2% | 30 Jan 2024 |
| H1 2023 | 15 | 8% | 2% | 28 Jul 2023 |
| H2 2022 | 16 | 10% | 3% | 26 Jan 2023 |
| H1 2022 | 17 | 14% | 5% | 29 Jul 2022 |
| H2 2021 | 25 | 32% | 8% | 27 Jan 2022 |
| H1 2021 | 19 | 23% | 8% | 27 Jul 2021 |
| H2 2020 | 12 | 16% | 5% | 26 Jan 2021 |
| H1 2020 | 15 | 15% | 5% | 17 Sept 2020 |
| H2 2019 | 27 | 24% | 11% | 30 Jan 2020 |
| H1 2019 | 20 | 17% | 6% | 31 Jul 2019 |
| H2 2018 | 13 | 9% | 2% | 1 Feb 2019 |
| H1 2018 | 15 | 13% | 3% | 31 Jul 2018 |
| H2 2017 | 15 | 15% | 3% | 31 Jan 2018 |
On the public register · Companies House
Company record
- Status
- Active
- Type
- PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital)
- Incorporated
- 8 Aug 1997
- Registered office
- PRINCIPALITY STADIUM, CARDIFF, CF10 1NS
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