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How long does Luton Hoo Park Limited take to pay its suppliers?

CRN 03648488 · Accommodation & food · 4 statutory reports on record · period to 30 Sept 2020

58days
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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Dated record. The latest report covers a period ending 30 Sept 2020 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
13 Oct 1998
Registered office
WORLD BUSINESS CENTRE 2, HOUNSLOW, TW6 2SF
0 outstanding charges on the register Accounts due 31 Dec 2026

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Terms vs reality

Stated terms: 7–60 days. Reported average: 58.

Stated terms7–60d
+51 days
Reported avg58d

At a glance

The key figures

7–60d
their stated terms
47%
invoices paid outside terms
+10d
slower over the window
±7d
variable pattern

Vs peers · latest reported averages

fasterslower
Slower than 93% of the 148 large companies reporting in accommodation & food.

The pattern

Getting slower

Average days to pay across their last 4 statutory reports.

terms 7d
48
46
45
58
H2 2018H1 2019H2 2019H2 2020

Where their supplier invoices land · latest period

within 30 days 11% 31–60 days 42% 61+ days 47%

The read · computed from their figures

Luton Hoo Park Limited has filed 4 statutory payment periods (earliest H2 2018). Their latest report puts the average at 58 days against stated terms of 7–60 days.

The direction is slower: from 48 to 58 days over the window — about 10 days slower.

In the latest period 47% of invoices were paid outside their agreed terms, and 47% landed 61+ days out.

In their own words · from the filing

Standard payment terms

Payment of the undisputed price shall be made within sixty (60) days of the consignment of goods or provision of services being properly delivered (or of delivery of the invoice if later). The company makes most payments in one single monthly payment run.

Dispute resolution

In the event of a disputed invoice, the staff member responsible for the relevant order will inform the supplier directly the reason(s) for the dispute. The order raiser will also notify the hotel accounts team at the relevant property, who will put the invoice into “query” status on the purchase ledger until the dispute has been resolved. If a supplier has a query about an unpaid invoice they should contact [email protected] giving their supplier details, the invoice number, amount, the Purchase Order number and the name of the staff member raising the order if known.

Every statutory report on record

Most recent first.

PeriodAvg daysOutside terms61+ daysFiled
H2 20205847%47%30 Oct 2020
H2 20194510%10%30 Oct 2019
H1 20194610%10%30 Apr 2019
H2 20184816%16%30 Oct 2018

Working-capital effect

What a 58-day cycle ties up

Illustrative. On a hypothetical £12k/month account, at a 58-day vs a 7-day payment cycle.

≈ £23,000
of invoicing outstanding at any one time on a 58-day cycle — about £20,100 more than the same account would carry at 7-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 10 days slower over the window (48 → 58 days).
What's their typical pay point?
Their latest reports average around day 58, moving within about ±7 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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