Their own payment-practices filing · gov.uk

Scoto Limited paid suppliers in 53 days on average — 23 days past its stated terms

CRN 03795345 · Professional & technical services · 6 statutory reports on record · period to 30 Apr 2020

Dated record. The latest report covers a period ending 30 Apr 2020 and the company hasn’t filed since (it may have dropped below the reporting threshold). Treat the figures as historical.

53daysavg time to pay · H1 2020

Their H1 2020 filing put the average 23 days past the 30-day term they state.

Their stated terms: 30 days
Paid outside agreed terms: 40% of invoices
Paid after 61+ days: 20%
Reporting period: 1 Nov 2019 – 30 Apr 2020
Source: their gov.uk filing, filed 29 May 2020

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

Terms vs reality · their H1 2020 filing

Paid 23 days past their stated terms

PAIDLATE · terms vs the clockdays to pay · 0–60

avg 53d

0 days60 days

reported avg 53 days their filed terms 30 days UK median 31 days · n = 6,104 recent filers

Where their invoices landed · share of all invoices

within 30 days 60% 31–60 days 20% 61+ days 20%

Source: their statutory Payment Practices Report #31344, period 1 Nov 2019 – 30 Apr 2020, filed 29 May 2020 · gov.uk payment-practices service

Scoto Limited paid 23 days past its own stated terms. 40% of invoices still went outside agreed terms; 20% reached 61 days or more. Self-reported in their statutory H1 2020 filing.

The pattern · last 6 of 6 reports

17 → 53 days — slower across the window

PAIDLATE · the patternavg days per report

Last 6 of 6 filed reports · linear day scale · every period is in the table below · Source: gov.uk payment-practices service

36 days slower across the window. From 17 days in H2 2017 to 53 in the H1 2020 filing; the dashed line marks the 30-day term they state.

The read · computed from their figures

Scoto Limited's H1 2020 filing put their average at 53 days against stated terms of 30 days; 40% of invoices were paid outside agreed terms and 20% took 61 days or longer. Filed 29 May 2020.

The direction is slower: from 17 days in H2 2017 to 53 now — 36 days slower across their last 6 reports.

That is 6 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

It is the Group’s policy to agree appropriate terms of payment with suppliers for each transaction or series of transactions, and to abide by those terms based on the timely submission of satisfactory invoices. The Company normally settles trade payables on 30 day terms, however variations to these terms do exist based on agreements with certain suppliers.

Dispute resolution

The Company is committed to dealing with its suppliers in a fair, honest and professional manner while seeking best value for the business. We seek to resolve queries as quickly as possible to everyone’s satisfaction prior to payment being made. In the event that a dispute cannot be resolved by our Accounts Payable team, it would escalate in the first instance to the relevant Head of Department to seek a resolution.

Every statutory report on record

Most recent first.

Period	Avg days	Outside terms	61+ days	Filed
H1 2020	53	40%	20%	29 May 2020
H2 2019	24	17%	0%	13 Nov 2019
H1 2019	19	22%	0%	22 May 2019
H2 2018	20	33%	0%	27 Nov 2018
H1 2018	17	35%	0%	4 May 2018
H2 2017	17	10%	0%	28 Nov 2017

On the public register · Companies House

Company record

Status: Active
Type: Private Limited Company
Incorporated: 24 Jun 1999
Registered office: ONE STOCKPORT EXCHANGE, STOCKPORT, SK1 3SW

2 outstanding charges — secured borrowing registered Accounts due 31 Jan 2027

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Illustrative · working-capital arithmetic

What a 53-day cycle ties up

A worked example, not a finding. On a hypothetical £12k/month account, at a 53-day vs a 30-day payment cycle.

≈ £21,000

of invoicing outstanding at any one time on a 53-day cycle — about £9,100 more than the same account would carry at 30-day terms.

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.

Quick answers · Scoto Limited

Are they getting slower or faster?

Their reported average has moved about 36 days slower over the window (17 → 53 days).

What's their typical pay point?

Their latest filed report put the average at day 53; across their last 6 reports it ranged 17–53 days. Treat that as a historical reference point, not a promise for a new invoice.

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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?

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The 31-day comparison figure is the median across 6,104 companies with a current statutory report — every sector pooled, not an average of sector medians (how the figure is built).

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