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How long does Papier-mettler UK Limited take to pay its suppliers?

CRN 04266100 · Wholesale & retail trade · 17 statutory reports on record · period to 30 Jun 2026

51days
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
7 Aug 2001
Registered office
UNIT 6 GATEWAY 1000, STEVENAGE, SG1 2FP
0 outstanding charges on the register Accounts due 30 Sept 2027

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Terms vs reality

Stated terms: 30 days. Reported average: 51.

Stated terms30d
+21 days
Reported avg51d

At a glance

The key figures

30d
their stated terms
2%
invoices paid outside terms
±2d
steady pattern

Vs peers · latest reported averages

fasterslower
Slower than 79% of the 819 large companies reporting in wholesale & retail trade.

The pattern

Holding steady

Average days to pay across their last 6 statutory reports.

terms 30d
52
51
50
53
52
51
H2 2023H1 2024H2 2024H1 2025H2 2025H1 2026

Where their supplier invoices land · latest period

within 30 days 28% 31–60 days 39% 61+ days 33%

The read · computed from their figures

Papier-mettler UK Limited has filed 17 statutory payment periods (earliest H1 2018). Their latest report puts the average at 51 days against stated terms of 30 days.

The pattern is steady — their reported average moves within about ±2 days period to period.

In the latest period 2% of invoices were paid outside their agreed terms, and 33% landed 61+ days out.

In their own words · from the filing

Standard payment terms

There are no standard payment terms

Dispute resolution

The dispute resolving process is that contact will be made with the supplier to request additional information or a credit note to resolve the issue. Issues are dealt with on an individual basis and may involve varios people and departments depending on the supplier.

Every statutory report on record

Most recent first.

PeriodAvg daysOutside terms61+ daysFiled
H1 2026512%33%20 Jul 2026
H2 2025522%31%2 Feb 2026
H1 2025532%34%24 Jul 2025
H2 2024505%44%26 Feb 2025
H1 2024513%29%11 Jul 2024
H2 2023520%32%11 Jan 2024
H1 2023464%28%24 Jul 2023
H2 2022460%25%23 Jan 2023
H1 2022453%18%25 Jul 2022
H2 2021455%5%11 Jan 2022
H1 2021366%1%9 Jul 2021
H2 2020334%1%28 Jan 2021
H1 2020382%2%15 Jul 2020
H2 2019432%4%30 Jan 2020
H1 2019442%7%6 Aug 2019
H2 2018391%5%6 Aug 2019
H1 2018281%1%6 Aug 2019

Working-capital effect

What a 51-day cycle ties up

Illustrative. On a hypothetical £12k/month account, at a 51-day vs a 30-day payment cycle.

≈ £20,000
of invoicing outstanding at any one time on a 51-day cycle — about £8,300 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 is steady — within about ±2 days period to period, around 51 days.
What's their typical pay point?
Their latest reports average around day 51, moving within about ±2 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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