Their own payment-practices filing · gov.uk

How long does Bestway Retail Limited take to pay its suppliers?

CRN 04103203 · Wholesale & retail trade · 6 statutory reports on record · period to 30 Jun 2026

39days

their reported average time to pay suppliers, latest period

Slower than mostvs a 31-day median across 6,185 recent filers

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

On the public register · Companies House

Company record

Status: Active
Type: Private Limited Company
Incorporated: 7 Nov 2000
Registered office: 2 ABBEY ROAD, LONDON, NW10 7BW

1 outstanding charge — secured borrowing registered Accounts due 31 Mar 2027

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Terms vs reality

Stated terms: 7–90 days. Reported average: 39.

Stated terms7–90d

+32 days

Reported avg39d

At a glance

The key figures

7–90d

their stated terms

invoices paid outside terms

+18d

slower over the window

±9d

variable pattern

Vs peers · latest reported averages

fasterslower

Slower than 55% of the 819 large companies reporting in wholesale & retail trade.

The pattern

Getting slower

Average days to pay across their last 6 statutory reports.

terms 7d

H2 2023H1 2024H2 2024H1 2025H2 2025H1 2026

Where their supplier invoices land · latest period

within 30 days 40% 31–60 days 45% 61+ days 15%

The read · computed from their figures

Bestway Retail Limited has filed 6 statutory payment periods (earliest H2 2023). Their latest report puts the average at 39 days against stated terms of 7–90 days.

The direction is slower: from 21 to 39 days over the window — about 18 days slower.

In the latest period 4% of invoices were paid outside their agreed terms, and 15% landed 61+ days out.

What they tell their suppliers

Offers e-invoicing 3% of invoices in dispute

In their own words · from the filing

Standard payment terms

Bestway agree standard payment terms that vary between 7 and 90 days depending on size of supplier and products they sell. Most suppliers are currently paid on weekly payment runs.

Dispute resolution

Invoices in dispute go on hold, and are discussed between the Accounts Department, Trading and the Supplier. Once resolved, the invoice will go forward for payment in accordance with its normal payment terms. If resolved after the payment due date, the invoice is paid on the supplier’s next payment run.

Every statutory report on record

Most recent first.

Period	Avg days	Outside terms	61+ days	Filed
H1 2026	39	4%	15%	30 Jul 2026
H2 2025	40	3%	13%	30 Jan 2026
H1 2025	23	4%	2%	24 Jul 2025
H2 2024	32	6%	7%	29 Jan 2025
H1 2024	15	4%	4%	31 Jul 2024
H2 2023	21	5%	1%	31 Jan 2024

Working-capital effect

What a 39-day cycle ties up

Illustrative. On a hypothetical £12k/month account, at a 39-day vs a 7-day payment cycle.

≈ £15,500

of invoicing outstanding at any one time on a 39-day cycle — about £12,600 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 18 days slower over the window (21 → 39 days).

What's their typical pay point?

Their latest reports average around day 39, moving within about ±9 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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