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How long does Hertford Heath Limited take to pay its suppliers?

CRN 03948063 · Accommodation & food · 11 statutory reports on record · period to 28 Jun 2026

8days
their reported average time to pay suppliers, latest period
Faster 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
15 Mar 2000
Registered office
12 NORTH BAR, BANBURY, OX16 0TB
0 outstanding charges on the register Accounts due 30 Sept 2026

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Terms vs reality

Stated terms: 1–30 days. Reported average: 8.

Stated terms1–30d
+7 days
Reported avg8d

At a glance

The key figures

1–30d
their stated terms
0%
invoices paid outside terms
±0d
steady pattern

Vs peers · latest reported averages

fasterslower
Faster than 97% of the 148 large companies reporting in accommodation & food.

The pattern

Holding steady

Average days to pay across their last 6 statutory reports.

terms 1d
9
8
8
8
8
8
H2 2023H1 2024H2 2024H1 2025H2 2025H1 2026

Where their supplier invoices land · latest period

within 30 days 100% 31–60 days 0% 61+ days 0%

The read · computed from their figures

Hertford Heath Limited has filed 11 statutory payment periods (earliest H1 2021). Their latest report puts the average at 8 days against stated terms of 1–30 days.

The pattern is steady — their reported average moves within about ±0 days period to period.

In the latest period 0% of invoices were paid outside their agreed terms, and 0% landed 61+ days out.

In their own words · from the filing

Standard payment terms

Our standard payment terms are usually 30 days. There are various payment terms agreed which range up to 30 days

Dispute resolution

If an invoice is disputed the Accounts payable dept will contact the supplier via e-mail or phone to notify them of the dispute, once the dispute has been resolved the invoice will be approved and paid or a credit note requested

Every statutory report on record

Most recent first.

PeriodAvg daysOutside terms61+ daysFiled
H1 202680%0%9 Jul 2026
H2 202580%0%22 Jan 2026
H1 202580%0%28 Jul 2025
H2 202480%0%27 Jan 2025
H1 202480%0%22 Jul 2024
H2 202391%0%30 Jan 2024
H1 202380%0%19 Jul 2023
H2 202280%0%27 Jan 2023
H1 202291%0%26 Jul 2022
H2 202180%0%31 Jan 2022
H1 2021131%1%16 Jul 2021

Working-capital effect

What a 8-day cycle ties up

Illustrative. On a hypothetical £12k/month account, at a 8-day vs a 1-day payment cycle.

≈ £3,000
of invoicing outstanding at any one time on a 8-day cycle — about £2,800 more than the same account would carry at 1-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 ±0 days period to period, around 8 days.
What's their typical pay point?
Their latest reports average around day 8, moving within about ±0 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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