Their own payment-practices filing · gov.uk

SMR Automotive Mirrors UK Limited pays suppliers in 56 days on average — within its stated 14–60 day terms

CRN 03904201 · Manufacturing · 15 statutory reports on record · period to 31 Mar 2026

56daysavg time to pay · H1 2026

Their H1 2026 filing puts the average 42 days past the shortest term they state (14 days), still within their 60-day upper term.

Slower than mostvs a 31-day median across 6,104 recent filers

Their stated terms: 14–60 days
Paid outside agreed terms: 53% of invoices
Paid after 61+ days: 27%
Reporting period: 1 Oct 2025 – 31 Mar 2026
Source: their gov.uk filing, filed 30 Apr 2026

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

Terms vs reality · their H1 2026 filing

Paid within their stated range — 56 against 14–60 days

PAIDLATE · terms vs the clockdays to pay · 0–65

avg 56d

0 days65 days

reported avg 56 days their filed terms 14–60 days UK median 31 days · n = 6,104 recent filers

Where their invoices landed · share of all invoices

within 30 days 38% 31–60 days 35% 61+ days 27%

Source: their statutory Payment Practices Report #111502, period 1 Oct 2025 – 31 Mar 2026, filed 30 Apr 2026 · gov.uk payment-practices service

SMR Automotive Mirrors UK Limited pays within its stated range, 42 days past the shortest term. 53% of invoices still went outside agreed terms; 27% reached 61 days or more. Self-reported in their statutory H1 2026 filing.

The pattern · last 6 of 15 reports

59 → 56 days — getting faster

PAIDLATE · the patternavg days per report

Last 6 of 15 filed reports · linear day scale · every period is in the table below · Source: gov.uk payment-practices service

3 days faster across the window. From 59 days in H2 2023 to 56 in the H1 2026 filing; the dashed line marks the 14-day term they state.

The read · computed from their figures

SMR Automotive Mirrors UK Limited's H1 2026 filing puts their average at 56 days against stated terms of 14–60 days; 53% of invoices were paid outside agreed terms and 27% took 61 days or longer. Filed 30 Apr 2026.

The direction is faster: from 59 days in H2 2023 to 56 now — 3 days faster across their last 6 reports.

On the latest reported averages: Slower than 71% of the 977 large companies reporting in manufacturing.

That is 15 statutory periods on record (earliest H1 2019) — a historical record, not a promise for a new invoice.

What they tell their suppliers

1% of invoices in dispute

In their own words · from the filing

Standard payment terms

We use standard payment terms of 60 days for the majority of qualifying contracts

Dispute resolution

Whenever a dispute is identified the supplier in question is notified. Full details of the reason for the dispute and any potential resolutions to the issue are provided. Once the issue has been resolved the invoice will be cleared for payment.

Every statutory report on record

Most recent first.

Period	Avg days	Outside terms	61+ days	Filed
H1 2026	56	53%	27%	30 Apr 2026
H2 2025	54	53%	21%	30 Oct 2025
H1 2025	57	66%	23%	30 Apr 2025
H2 2024	61	67%	27%	31 Oct 2024
H1 2024	72	67%	17%	30 Apr 2024
H2 2023	59	43%	33%	25 Oct 2023
H1 2023	58	44%	32%	29 Jun 2023
H2 2022	48	36%	28%	29 Jun 2023
H1 2022	63	40%	35%	29 Jun 2023
H2 2021	56	45%	35%	29 Jun 2023
H1 2021	56	38%	31%	29 Jun 2023
H2 2020	83	57%	57%	29 Jun 2023
H1 2020	60	59%	36%	29 Jun 2023
H2 2019	57	70%	43%	29 Jun 2023
H1 2019	57	66%	39%	29 Jun 2023

On the public register · Companies House

Company record

Status: Active
Type: Private Limited Company
Incorporated: 11 Jan 2000
Registered office: CASTLE TRADING ESTATE, PORTCHESTER, PO16 9SD

0 outstanding charges on the register Accounts due 31 Dec 2026

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Illustrative · working-capital arithmetic

What a 56-day cycle ties up

A worked example, not a finding. On a hypothetical £12k/month account, at a 56-day vs a 14-day payment cycle.

≈ £22,000

of invoicing outstanding at any one time on a 56-day cycle — about £16,600 more than the same account would carry at 14-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 · SMR Automotive Mirrors UK Limited

Are they getting slower or faster?

Their reported average has moved about 3 days faster over the window (59 → 56 days).

What's their typical pay point?

Their latest filed report puts the average at day 56; across their last 6 reports it ranged 54–72 days. Treat that as a historical reference point, not a promise for a new invoice.

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What does "paid outside agreed terms" mean?

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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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