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How long does Life Technologies BPD UK Limited take to pay its suppliers?

CRN 03721319 · Manufacturing · 15 statutory reports on record · period to 30 Jun 2026

45days
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
25 Feb 1999
Registered office
3RD FLOOR, 1 ASHLEY ROAD, ALTRINCHAM, WA14 2DT
0 outstanding charges on the register Accounts due 30 Sept 2026

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Terms vs reality

Stated terms: 0–90 days. Reported average: 45.

Stated terms0–90d
+45 days
Reported avg45d

At a glance

The key figures

0–90d
their stated terms
24%
invoices paid outside terms
±6d
variable pattern

Vs peers · latest reported averages

fasterslower
Faster than 52% of the 992 large companies reporting in manufacturing.

The pattern

Holding steady

Average days to pay across their last 6 statutory reports.

44
52
55
53
56
45
H2 2022H1 2023H2 2024H1 2025H2 2025H1 2026

Where their supplier invoices land · latest period

within 30 days 39% 31–60 days 49% 61+ days 12%

The read · computed from their figures

Life Technologies BPD UK Limited has filed 15 statutory payment periods (earliest H1 2018). Their latest report puts the average at 45 days against stated terms of 0–90 days.

The pattern is steady — their reported average moves within about ±6 days period to period.

In the latest period 24% of invoices were paid outside their agreed terms, and 12% landed 61+ days out.

In their own words · from the filing

Standard payment terms

The most common payment terms is the net 30 Days, but we have several vendors where the payment terms is 60 days

Dispute resolution

We have used the invoice dispute resolution as an opportunity to demonstrate how we value our relationship with our suppliers. As a company we place great importance on building and maintaining strong relationships with our suppliers. An invoice will generally go on hold for payment if there is a dispute on price (invoices vs PO), quantity (ordered vs delivered) & quality. The accounts payable clerk will notify the supplier of any discrepancy either by email or phone. Once the issue has been resolved (usually by credit note received) we release the invoice for payment and it will be paid in the next payment run which occurs every Thursday.

Every statutory report on record

Most recent first.

PeriodAvg daysOutside terms61+ daysFiled
H1 20264524%12%3 Aug 2026
H2 20255626%16%13 Apr 2026
H1 20255327%22%30 Jul 2025
H2 20245531%22%29 Jan 2025
H1 20235221%13%28 Jul 2023
H2 20224414%9%1 Feb 2023
H1 20224016%6%28 Jul 2022
H2 20214018%7%31 Jan 2022
H1 20213915%6%30 Jul 2021
H2 20204019%8%28 Jan 2021
H1 20203910%5%31 Jul 2020
H2 20194115%7%3 Feb 2020
H1 20194720%14%18 Jul 2019
H2 20184115%7%23 Jan 2019
H1 20184119%8%17 Jul 2018

Working-capital effect

What a 45-day cycle ties up

Illustrative. On a hypothetical £12k/month account, at a 45-day vs a 0-day payment cycle.

≈ £17,500
of invoicing outstanding at any one time on a 45-day cycle — about £17,700 more than the same account would carry at 0-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 is steady — within about ±6 days period to period, around 45 days.
What's their typical pay point?
Their latest reports average around day 45, moving within about ±6 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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