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How long does Sportswift Limited take to pay its suppliers?

CRN 03493972 · Wholesale & retail trade · 8 statutory reports on record · period to 31 Jul 2026

40days
their reported average time to pay suppliers, latest period
Slower than mostvs a 31-day median across 6,185 recent filers

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

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On the public register · Companies House

Company record

Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Incorporated
16 Jan 1998
Registered office
CENTURY HOUSE, WAKEFIELD, WF2 0XG
3 outstanding charges — secured borrowing registered Accounts due 31 Oct 2026

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Terms vs reality

Stated terms: 30–90 days. Reported average: 40.

Stated terms30–90d
+10 days
Reported avg40d

At a glance

The key figures

30–90d
their stated terms
21%
invoices paid outside terms
+11d
slower over the window
±5d
steady pattern

Vs peers · latest reported averages

fasterslower
Slower than 57% of the 819 large companies reporting in wholesale & retail trade.

The pattern

Getting slower

Average days to pay across their last 6 statutory reports.

terms 30d
29
33
37
43
46
40
H1 2019H1 2020H1 2020H1 2025H1 2026H1 2026

Where their supplier invoices land · latest period

within 30 days 55% 31–60 days 37% 61+ days 8%

The read · computed from their figures

Sportswift Limited has filed 8 statutory payment periods (earliest H1 2018). Their latest report puts the average at 40 days against stated terms of 30–90 days.

The direction is slower: from 29 to 40 days over the window — about 11 days slower.

In the latest period 21% of invoices were paid outside their agreed terms, and 8% landed 61+ days out.

In their own words · from the filing

Standard payment terms

Standard payment terms are 60 days across both goods for resale and goods not for resale. Dependent on expected delivery times, goods for resale payment terms can be agreed up to 90 days. Sportswift may agree to shorter payment terms with its suppliers as part of an overall commercial agreement – including independent freelancers.

Dispute resolution

If a Sportswift supplier raises a query in respect of an outstanding invoice, payment or deduction, in the first instance it is handled by the Accounts Payable team through a clear query process. If necessary, the Accounts Payable team will refer to other business areas within Sportswift to resolve the query. If the matter remains unresolved within the target turnaround time it is escalated to senior leadership. All disputes which cannot be resolved amicably between the parties are resolved in accordance of the applicable contract or escalated within Sportswift.

Every statutory report on record

Most recent first.

PeriodAvg daysOutside terms61+ daysFiled
H1 20264021%8%14 Aug 2026
H1 20264635%16%17 Feb 2026
H1 20254331%11%11 Aug 2025
H1 2020370%16%28 Aug 2020
H1 2020330%9%3 Mar 2020
H1 2019290%5%30 Aug 2019
H1 2019290%6%1 Mar 2019
H1 2018320%6%29 Aug 2018

Working-capital effect

What a 40-day cycle ties up

Illustrative. On a hypothetical £12k/month account, at a 40-day vs a 30-day payment cycle.

≈ £16,000
of invoicing outstanding at any one time on a 40-day cycle — about £3,900 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 11 days slower over the window (29 → 40 days).
What's their typical pay point?
Their latest reports average around day 40, moving within about ±5 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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