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How long does Sanctuary Care Limited take to pay its suppliers?

CRN 04231521 · Health & social care · 16 statutory reports on record · period to 31 Mar 2026

30days
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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On the public register · Companies House

Company record

Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Incorporated
8 Jun 2001
Registered office
SANCTUARY HOUSE CHAMBER COURT, WORCESTER, WR1 3ZQ
0 outstanding charges on the register Accounts due 31 Dec 2026

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Terms vs reality

Stated terms: 14–30 days. Reported average: 30.

Stated terms14–30d
+16 days
Reported avg30d

At a glance

The key figures

14–30d
their stated terms
28%
invoices paid outside terms
-3d
faster over the window
±3d
steady pattern

Vs peers · latest reported averages

fasterslower
Slower than 63% of the 140 large companies reporting in health & social care.

The pattern

Getting faster

Average days to pay across their last 6 statutory reports.

terms 14d
33
29
28
32
26
30
H2 2023H1 2024H2 2024H1 2025H2 2025H1 2026

Where their supplier invoices land · latest period

within 30 days 80% 31–60 days 17% 61+ days 3%

The read · computed from their figures

Sanctuary Care Limited has filed 16 statutory payment periods (earliest H2 2018). Their latest report puts the average at 30 days against stated terms of 14–30 days.

The direction is faster: from 33 to 30 days over the window — about 3 days faster.

In the latest period 28% of invoices were paid outside their agreed terms, and 3% landed 61+ days out.

In their own words · from the filing

Standard payment terms

The Company’s standard payment terms are 30 days, with the exception of utility companies who are due to be paid within 14 days.

Dispute resolution

It is the Company’s intention to pay suppliers on time. Where there is a standard query in respect of an invoice the Company’s process is to return the invoice to the supplier electronically detailing query information and instruction on how to re-present the invoice for future payment. Where there is a general query in respect of payment, suppliers are able to contact their dedicated account manager. Where a formal legal dispute is raised this is managed through operational teams, contract manager and legal team where required.

Every statutory report on record

Most recent first.

PeriodAvg daysOutside terms61+ daysFiled
H1 20263028%3%24 Apr 2026
H2 20252618%3%31 Oct 2025
H1 20253230%5%23 Apr 2025
H2 20242821%4%29 Oct 2024
H1 20242930%4%19 Apr 2024
H2 20233322%6%30 Oct 2023
H1 20232924%4%25 Apr 2023
H2 20222723%3%26 Oct 2022
H1 20223124%6%28 Apr 2022
H2 20212512%2%28 Oct 2021
H1 20212918%5%30 Apr 2021
H2 20202611%3%23 Oct 2020
H1 20202926%5%29 Apr 2020
H2 20192735%5%30 Oct 2019
H1 20192631%5%30 Apr 2019
H2 20182425%5%26 Oct 2018

Working-capital effect

What a 30-day cycle ties up

Illustrative. On a hypothetical £12k/month account, at a 30-day vs a 14-day payment cycle.

≈ £12,000
of invoicing outstanding at any one time on a 30-day cycle — about £6,300 more than the same account would carry at 14-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 3 days faster over the window (33 → 30 days).
What's their typical pay point?
Their latest reports average around day 30, moving within about ±3 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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