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How long does Freshtime UK Limited take to pay its suppliers?

CRN 03877917 · 9 statutory reports on record · period to 24 Sept 2021

76days
their reported average time to pay suppliers, latest period
Well behindvs 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 24 Sept 2021 and the company hasn’t filed since (it may have dropped below the reporting threshold). Treat the figures as historical.

Terms vs reality

Stated terms: 7 days. Reported average: 76.

Stated terms7d
+69 days
Reported avg76d

At a glance

The key figures

7d
their stated terms
12%
invoices paid outside terms
+35d
slower over the window
±9d
variable pattern

Vs peers · latest reported averages

fasterslower
Slower than 97% of large companies reporting.

The pattern

Getting slower

Average days to pay across their last 6 statutory reports.

terms 7d
41
43
58
68
68
76
H1 2019H2 2019H1 2020H2 2020H1 2021H2 2021

Where their supplier invoices land · latest period

within 30 days 8% 31–60 days 27% 61+ days 65%

The read · computed from their figures

Freshtime UK Limited has filed 9 statutory payment periods (earliest H2 2017). Their latest report puts the average at 76 days against stated terms of 7 days.

The direction is slower: from 41 to 76 days over the window — about 35 days slower.

In the latest period 12% of invoices were paid outside their agreed terms, and 65% landed 61+ days out.

In their own words · from the filing

Standard payment terms

Standard payment terms are the next electronic transfer payment run following the 90th day of the date of receipt of a valid invoice. https://www.greencore.com/sustainability/our-responsibilities/

Dispute resolution

If Freshtime UK Ltd Limited disputes any invoice or part of any invoice issued by the supplier to Freshtime UK Ltd or receives an invoice in respect of any goods which Freshtime UK Ltd believes (acting reasonably) have not been properly provided then: - Freshtime UK Ltd will pay that part of the invoice which is not the Disputed Sum in accordance with the payment terms; - Freshtime UK Ltd will be entitled to withhold payment of the disputed sum; - The parties will negotiate in good faith to resolve the dispute, but if a resolution cannot be reached within ninety (90) days of the start of such negotiations, the matter will be referred to the Courts; - The supplier will provide all such information and evidence as may be reasonably necessary to verify the disputed sum; and - following

Every statutory report on record

Most recent first.

PeriodAvg daysOutside terms61+ daysFiled
H2 20217612%65%18 Oct 2021
H1 2021689%54%26 Apr 2021
H2 20206811%49%23 Oct 2020
H1 2020587%33%27 Apr 2020
H2 20194328%14%28 Oct 2019
H1 2019413%13%7 Oct 2019
H2 2018462%16%1 Jul 2019
H1 2018462%15%1 Jul 2019
H2 2017463%16%7 Mar 2018

Working-capital effect

What a 76-day cycle ties up

Illustrative. On a hypothetical £12k/month account, at a 76-day vs a 7-day payment cycle.

≈ £30,000
of invoicing outstanding at any one time on a 76-day cycle — about £27,200 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 35 days slower over the window (41 → 76 days).
What's their typical pay point?
Their latest reports average around day 76, moving within about ±9 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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