Their own payment-practices filing · gov.uk
Duferco UK Limited pays suppliers in 47 days on average — 2 days past its stated terms
Their H1 2026 filing puts the average 2 days past the 45-day term they state.
- Their stated terms
- 30–45 days
- Paid outside agreed terms
- 73% of invoices
- Paid after 61+ days
- 23%
- Reporting period
- 1 Oct 2025 – 31 Mar 2026
- Source
- their gov.uk filing, filed 6 May 2026
Self-reported figures from their statutory filing. How this is compiled.
Terms vs reality · their H1 2026 filing
Paid 2 days past their stated terms
Where their invoices landed · share of all invoices
The pattern · last 6 of 17 reports
51 → 47 days — getting faster
The read · computed from their figures
Duferco UK Limited's H1 2026 filing puts their average at 47 days against stated terms of 30–45 days; 73% of invoices were paid outside agreed terms and 23% took 61 days or longer. Filed 6 May 2026.
The direction is faster: from 51 days in H2 2023 to 47 now — 4 days faster across their last 6 reports.
On the latest reported averages: Slower than 74% of the 815 large companies reporting in wholesale & retail trade.
That is 17 statutory periods on record (earliest H1 2018) — a historical record, not a promise for a new invoice.
In their own words · from the filing
Standard payment terms
"Duferco UK (DUK) has three different kind of suppliers: 1. suppliers of material, 2. suppliers of service (e.g. transportation cost, storage etc.), 3. suppliers of overhead (e.g. auditors, consultants, etc.). Each of these three categories has differents payment terms and different practices. 1. MATERIAL: the standard payment term is 45 days from bill of lading date. IMPORTANT NOTE: DUK buy most of the material from Duferco SA, a related group company based in Switzerland. DUFERCO SA ALLOW DUK TO DELAY PAYMENTS OF MATERIAL, THEREFORE THE STATISTICS ON THE UNPAID INVOICES PRESENTED IN THIS REPORT WILL BE NEGATIVELY IMPACTED BY THESE INTRAGROUP (AND INTERNATIONAL) TRANSACTIONS. 2. SERVICE: the standard payment term is 30 days from invoice date. 3. OVERHEAD: the standard payment term is b
Dispute resolution
DUK has a very solid relationship with its suppliers and in case of disputes, they are resolved through negotiations both verbally and written. The department in charge of this process is the accounting and payable office.
Other information
IMPORTANT NOTE: DUK buy most of the material from Duferco SA, a related group company based in Switzerland. DUFERCO SA ALLOW DUK TO DELAY PAYMENTS OF MATERIAL, THEREFORE THE STATISTICS ON THE UNPAID INVOICES PRESENTED IN THIS REPORT WILL BE NEGATIVELY IMPACTED BY THESE INTRAGROUP (AND INTERNATIONAL) TRANSACTIONS.
Every statutory report on record
Most recent first.
| Period | Avg days | Outside terms | 61+ days | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| H1 2026 | 47 | 73% | 23% | 6 May 2026 |
| H2 2025 | 52 | 68% | 23% | 22 Oct 2025 |
| H1 2025 | 46 | 49% | 14% | 9 Jul 2025 |
| H2 2024 | 45 | 56% | 18% | 20 Dec 2024 |
| H1 2024 | 43 | 57% | 16% | 23 Jul 2024 |
| H2 2023 | 51 | 60% | 22% | 14 Dec 2023 |
| H1 2023 | 52 | 69% | 27% | 23 May 2023 |
| H2 2022 | 46 | 64% | 18% | 19 Dec 2022 |
| H1 2022 | 62 | 72% | 29% | 16 Jun 2022 |
| H2 2021 | 45 | 71% | 20% | 27 Oct 2021 |
| H1 2021 | 45 | 78% | 16% | 4 Jun 2021 |
| H2 2020 | 45 | 78% | 16% | 12 Jan 2021 |
| H1 2020 | 43 | 80% | 14% | 5 May 2020 |
| H2 2019 | 49 | 70% | 20% | 28 Oct 2019 |
| H1 2019 | 52 | 71% | 22% | 29 Apr 2019 |
| H2 2018 | 63 | 76% | 30% | 8 Nov 2018 |
| H1 2018 | 52 | 68% | 22% | 26 Apr 2018 |
On the public register · Companies House
Company record
- Status
- Active
- Type
- Private Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 1 Apr 1998
- Registered office
- DUFERCO HOUSE, BROMSGROVE, B60 3DX
Illustrative · working-capital arithmetic
What a 47-day cycle ties up
A worked example, not a finding. On a hypothetical £12k/month account, at a 47-day vs a 30-day payment cycle.
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.
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