Their own payment-practices filing · gov.uk

How long does Aunt Bessie's Limited take to pay its suppliers?

CRN 03974460 · 3 statutory reports on record · period to 31 Dec 2019

62days

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.

Dated record. The latest report covers a period ending 31 Dec 2019 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: 64 days. Reported average: 62.

Stated terms64d

-2 days

Reported avg62d

At a glance

The key figures

64d

their stated terms

85%

invoices paid outside terms

+9d

slower over the window

±5d

steady pattern

Vs peers · latest reported averages

fasterslower

Slower than 93% of large companies reporting.

The pattern

Getting slower

Average days to pay across their last 3 statutory reports.

terms 64d

H2 2018H1 2019H2 2019

Where their supplier invoices land · latest period

within 30 days 14% 31–60 days 45% 61+ days 41%

The read · computed from their figures

Aunt Bessie's Limited has filed 3 statutory payment periods (earliest H2 2018). Their latest report puts the average at 62 days against stated terms of 64 days.

The direction is slower: from 53 to 62 days over the window — about 9 days slower.

In the latest period 85% of invoices were paid outside their agreed terms, and 41% landed 61+ days out.

What they tell their suppliers

Offers e-invoicing

In their own words · from the filing

Standard payment terms

We do not have standard payment terms. Payment terms are part of the commercial negotiation and are individually agreed with our suppliers.

Dispute resolution

If we dispute an invoice, we aim to promptly inform and work with the supplier to reach a mutually acceptable outcome. Suppliers should contact our Accounts Payable team with any questions relating to the payment of invoices.

Other information

We operate bi monthly payment runs, 5th & 19th of each month. This can add additional days to the payment cycle depending on the day of the week the payment falls due.

Every statutory report on record

Most recent first.

Period	Avg days	Outside terms	61+ days	Filed
H2 2019	62	85%	41%	19 Feb 2020
H1 2019	57	84%	39%	19 Feb 2020
H2 2018	53	87%	37%	19 Feb 2020

Quick answers

Are they getting slower or faster?

Their reported average has moved about 9 days slower over the window (53 → 62 days).

What's their typical pay point?

Their latest reports average around day 62, moving within about ±5 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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