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How long does Water Plus Limited take to pay its suppliers?

CRN 04141390 · Water & waste · 16 statutory reports on record · period to 31 Mar 2026

37days
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
15 Jan 2001
Registered office
PROSPECT HOUSE GORDON BANKS DRIVE, STOKE-ON-TRENT, ST4 4TW
3 outstanding charges — secured borrowing registered Accounts due 31 Dec 2026

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Terms vs reality

Stated terms: 30–90 days. Reported average: 37.

Stated terms30–90d
+7 days
Reported avg37d

At a glance

The key figures

30–90d
their stated terms
8%
invoices paid outside terms
+11d
slower over the window
±5d
steady pattern

Vs peers · latest reported averages

fasterslower
Faster than 53% of the 62 large companies reporting in water & waste.

The pattern

Getting slower

Average days to pay across their last 6 statutory reports.

terms 30d
26
27
27
29
32
37
H2 2023H1 2024H2 2024H1 2025H2 2025H1 2026

Where their supplier invoices land · latest period

within 30 days 82% 31–60 days 8% 61+ days 10%

The read · computed from their figures

Water Plus Limited has filed 16 statutory payment periods (earliest H2 2018). Their latest report puts the average at 37 days against stated terms of 30–90 days.

The direction is slower: from 26 to 37 days over the window — about 11 days slower.

In the latest period 8% of invoices were paid outside their agreed terms, and 10% landed 61+ days out.

In their own words · from the filing

Standard payment terms

Standard payment terms are 30 days from date of invoice. Wholesale invoices are paid in accordance with the Wholesale Retail Code (WRC). The Water Plus dispute resolution process is included as part of the terms and conditions of our supplier contracts; each supplier potentially offered different terms which are negoiated as part of the Legal/Procurement processes. If a dispute arises, the supplier shall give written notice to Water Plus along with any supporting documentation, at which point both parties shall attempt to resolve the dispute in good faith. Disputes that cannot be resolved directly between the supplier and Water Plus are settled in accordance with the CEDR Model Mediation Procedure. Once the dispute has been resolved, the invoice will be paid on the next av

Dispute resolution

The Water Plus dispute resolution process is included as part of the terms and conditions of our supplier contracts; each supplier potentially offered different terms which are negoiated as part of the Legal/Procurement processes. If a dispute arises, the supplier shall give written notice to Water Plus along with any supporting documentation, at which point both parties shall attempt to resolve the dispute in good faith. Disputes that cannot be resolved directly between the supplier and Water Plus are settled in accordance with the CEDR Model Mediation Procedure. Once the dispute has been resolved, the invoice will be paid on the next avaliable payment run. These payments are not counted as late in the numbers above.

Every statutory report on record

Most recent first.

PeriodAvg daysOutside terms61+ daysFiled
H1 2026378%10%30 Apr 2026
H2 2025320%5%14 Oct 2025
H1 2025294%2%17 Apr 2025
H2 2024270%1%14 Oct 2024
H1 2024274%1%15 Apr 2024
H2 2023264%1%30 Oct 2023
H1 2023265%1%27 Apr 2023
H2 2022297%3%28 Oct 2022
H1 2022264%1%29 Apr 2022
H2 2021296%1%29 Oct 2021
H1 2021305%2%30 Apr 2021
H2 2020255%1%26 Oct 2020
H1 2020255%3%30 Apr 2020
H2 2019236%3%31 Oct 2019
H1 20193938%16%30 Apr 2019
H2 20183549%16%30 Oct 2018

Working-capital effect

What a 37-day cycle ties up

Illustrative. On a hypothetical £12k/month account, at a 37-day vs a 30-day payment cycle.

≈ £14,500
of invoicing outstanding at any one time on a 37-day cycle — about £2,800 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 11 days slower over the window (26 → 37 days).
What's their typical pay point?
Their latest reports average around day 37, 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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