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How long does FB Heliservices Limited take to pay its suppliers?

CRN 04137146 · Manufacturing · 6 statutory reports on record · period to 31 Dec 2020

26days
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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Dated record. The latest report covers a period ending 31 Dec 2020 and the company hasn’t filed since (it may have dropped below the reporting threshold). Treat the figures as historical.

On the public register · Companies House

Company record

Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Incorporated
8 Jan 2001
Registered office
BOURNEMOUTH AIRPORT, CHRISTCHURCH, BH23 6NE
0 outstanding charges on the register Accounts due 30 Sept 2026

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Terms vs reality

Stated terms: 30 days. Reported average: 26.

Stated terms30d
-4 days
Reported avg26d

At a glance

The key figures

30d
their stated terms
25%
invoices paid outside terms
+14d
slower over the window
±5d
steady pattern

Vs peers · latest reported averages

fasterslower
Faster than 92% of the 992 large companies reporting in manufacturing.

The pattern

Getting slower

Average days to pay across their last 6 statutory reports.

terms 30d
12
14
25
35
32
26
H1 2018H2 2018H1 2019H2 2019H1 2020H2 2020

Where their supplier invoices land · latest period

within 30 days 74% 31–60 days 21% 61+ days 5%

The read · computed from their figures

FB Heliservices Limited has filed 6 statutory payment periods (earliest H1 2018). Their latest report puts the average at 26 days against stated terms of 30 days.

The direction is slower: from 12 to 26 days over the window — about 14 days slower.

In the latest period 25% of invoices were paid outside their agreed terms, and 5% landed 61+ days out.

What they tell their suppliers

Offers e-invoicing

In their own words · from the filing

Standard payment terms

Our standard contractual length for payment of invoices varies depending on the nature of the supply. Previously under Cobham ownership, we were guided to request 75 days as our standard payment terms, where available and appropriate. We do however undertake specific negotiations with suppliers in certain circumstances which may be informed by, amongst other considerations, our own payment receipts profile from ultimate end users of our services and flow down contractual requirements from our own customers (which may require earlier payment).

Dispute resolution

Suppliers are notified of any changes to these policies in writing and during the ordering process for parts and services. Disputes related to payment can be raised by suppliers directly with local finance teams, the procurement team and business general manager either verbally or in writing. Any query or dispute raised is addressed as soon as practical and the supplier engaged as appropriate.

Every statutory report on record

Most recent first.

PeriodAvg daysOutside terms61+ daysFiled
H2 20202625%5%27 Jan 2021
H1 20203238%8%30 Jul 2020
H2 20193557%8%3 Mar 2020
H1 2019250%15%3 Oct 2019
H2 2018144%3%19 Mar 2019
H1 2018124%3%19 Mar 2019

Quick answers

Are they getting slower or faster?
Their reported average has moved about 14 days slower over the window (12 → 26 days).
What's their typical pay point?
Their latest reports average around day 26, moving within about ±5 days. Treat that as a historical reference point, not a promise for a new invoice.
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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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