Their own payment-practices filing · gov.uk

Gourmet Burger Kitchen Limited paid suppliers in 36 days on average — within its stated 30–61 day terms

CRN 03970045 · 3 statutory reports on record · period to 24 Aug 2019

Dated record. The latest report covers a period ending 24 Aug 2019 and the company hasn’t filed since (it may have dropped below the reporting threshold). Treat the figures as historical.

36daysavg time to pay · H1 2019

Their H1 2019 filing put the average 6 days past the shortest term they state (30 days), still within their 61-day upper term.

Their stated terms: 30–61 days
Paid outside agreed terms: 4% of invoices
Paid after 61+ days: 4%
Reporting period: 25 Feb 2019 – 24 Aug 2019
Source: their gov.uk filing, filed 20 Sept 2019

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

Terms vs reality · their H1 2019 filing

Paid within their stated range — 36 against 30–61 days

PAIDLATE · terms vs the clockdays to pay · 0–70

avg 36d

0 days70 days

reported avg 36 days their filed terms 30–61 days UK median 31 days · n = 6,104 recent filers

Where their invoices landed · share of all invoices

within 30 days 37% 31–60 days 59% 61+ days 4%

Source: their statutory Payment Practices Report #21735, period 25 Feb 2019 – 24 Aug 2019, filed 20 Sept 2019 · gov.uk payment-practices service

Gourmet Burger Kitchen Limited paid within its stated range, 6 days past the shortest term. 4% of invoices still went outside agreed terms; 4% reached 61 days or more. Self-reported in their statutory H1 2019 filing.

The pattern · last 3 of 3 reports

Held steady around 36 days

PAIDLATE · the patternavg days per report

Last 3 of 3 filed reports · linear day scale · every period is in the table below · Source: gov.uk payment-practices service

Steady around 36 days. Their reported average has moved within about ±8 days period to period; the dashed line marks the 30-day term they state.

The read · computed from their figures

Gourmet Burger Kitchen Limited's H1 2019 filing put their average at 36 days against stated terms of 30–61 days; 4% of invoices were paid outside agreed terms and 4% took 61 days or longer. Filed 20 Sept 2019.

The pattern is steady — their reported average moves within about ±8 days period to period.

That is 3 statutory periods on record (earliest H1 2018) — a historical record, not a promise for a new invoice.

In their own words · from the filing

Standard payment terms

Gourmet Burger Kitchen Limited ("GBK") has standard payment terms which dictate that payment is made no later than 30 days after the end of the month in which GBK receive the supplier's invoice. Due to the standard payment terms that GBK has with its suppliers of "month end plus 30 days", the standard payment period days ranges from 31 - 61 days. However, based on actual payment dates in the period GBK has an average payment period of 36 days.

Dispute resolution

Any discrepancies or disputes are highlighted through internal processes and periodically reviewed with suppliers. All invoices received by GBK must be approved by the relevant department. As part of this process, any invoices which are being queried/are under dispute will be put on hold and only be paid once the query/dispute has been resolved. All disputed invoices will be managed by the relevant department (i.e. marketing, HR) and this process will be overseen/followed up by the account department to ensure that invoice disputes are being resolved in a timely manner. All invoices should be sent to [email protected], with the exception of property related invoices. Any invoices in relation to property should be sent to [email protected]. Physical in

Every statutory report on record

Most recent first.

Period	Avg days	Outside terms	61+ days	Filed
H1 2019	36	4%	4%	20 Sept 2019
H1 2019	22	4%	4%	21 Mar 2019
H1 2018	38	5%	6%	14 Sept 2018

Illustrative · working-capital arithmetic

What a 36-day cycle ties up

A worked example, not a finding. On a hypothetical £12k/month account, at a 36-day vs a 30-day payment cycle.

≈ £14,000

of invoicing outstanding at any one time on a 36-day cycle — about £2,400 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 · Gourmet Burger Kitchen Limited

Are they getting slower or faster?

Their reported average was steady — within about ±8 days period to period, around 36 days.

What's their typical pay point?

Their latest reports averaged around day 36, moving within about ±8 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?

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 6,104 companies with a current statutory report — every sector pooled, not an average of sector medians (how the figure is built).

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