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How long does Brown-forman Beverages, Europe, Ltd take to pay its suppliers?

CRN 04129810 · Administrative & support services · 18 statutory reports on record · period to 30 Apr 2026

59days
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.

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On the public register · Companies House

Company record

Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Incorporated
22 Dec 2000
Registered office
45 MORTIMER STREET, LONDON, W1W 8HJ
0 outstanding charges on the register Accounts due 31 Jan 2027

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Terms vs reality

Stated terms: 30–60 days. Reported average: 59.

Stated terms30–60d
+29 days
Reported avg59d

At a glance

The key figures

30–60d
their stated terms
48%
invoices paid outside terms
+36d
slower over the window
±20d
variable pattern

Vs peers · latest reported averages

fasterslower
Slower than 93% of the 608 large companies reporting in administrative & support services.

The pattern

Getting slower

Average days to pay across their last 6 statutory reports.

terms 30d
23
28
22
61
50
59
H2 2023H1 2024H2 2024H1 2025H2 2025H1 2026

Where their supplier invoices land · latest period

within 30 days 39% 31–60 days 27% 61+ days 34%

The read · computed from their figures

Brown-forman Beverages, Europe, Ltd has filed 18 statutory payment periods (earliest H2 2017). Their latest report puts the average at 59 days against stated terms of 30–60 days.

The direction is slower: from 23 to 59 days over the window — about 36 days slower.

In the latest period 48% of invoices were paid outside their agreed terms, and 34% landed 61+ days out.

In their own words · from the filing

Standard payment terms

Generally net 45 days for invoices received from external vendors and either net 30 days or net 60 days for invoices received from other group companies, notwithstanding the change referred to below.

Dispute resolution

Any inquiries or disputes should be directed to the Brown Forman buyer directly, or to [email protected]

Other information

Of the £38m value of invoices paid late £30m relates to intercompany transactions. Re the 48% of invoices not paid within the agreed terms - payment runs are processed once a week therefore if we remove those invoices paid up to 7 days late the % comes down to 25%.

Every statutory report on record

Most recent first.

PeriodAvg daysOutside terms61+ daysFiled
H1 20265948%34%29 May 2026
H2 20255050%25%27 Nov 2025
H1 20256131%31%27 May 2025
H2 2024220%0%25 Nov 2024
H1 2024281%1%24 May 2024
H2 2023231%1%29 Nov 2023
H1 2023261%1%26 May 2023
H2 2022282%0%29 Nov 2022
H1 2022272%1%27 May 2022
H2 2021313%1%22 Nov 2021
H1 2021292%2%26 May 2021
H2 2020280%0%25 Nov 2020
H1 2020291%1%28 May 2020
H2 2019342%1%27 Nov 2019
H1 2019323%1%30 May 2019
H2 2018301%1%15 Nov 2018
H1 2018452%1%29 May 2018
H2 2017422%1%29 Nov 2017

Working-capital effect

What a 59-day cycle ties up

Illustrative. On a hypothetical £12k/month account, at a 59-day vs a 30-day payment cycle.

≈ £23,500
of invoicing outstanding at any one time on a 59-day cycle — about £11,400 more than the same account would carry at 30-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 36 days slower over the window (23 → 59 days).
What's their typical pay point?
Their latest reports average around day 59, moving within about ±20 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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