Their own payment-practices filing · gov.uk

Arriva Trains Wales/Trenau Arriva Cymru Limited paid suppliers in 235 days on average — 175 days past its stated terms

CRN 04337645 · Transport & storage · 4 statutory reports on record · period to 31 Dec 2019

Dated record. The latest report covers a period ending 31 Dec 2019 and the company hasn’t filed since (it may have dropped below the reporting threshold). Treat the figures as historical.

235daysavg time to pay · H2 2019

Their H2 2019 filing put the average 175 days past the 60-day term they state.

Their stated terms: 60 days
Paid outside agreed terms: 100% of invoices
Paid after 61+ days: 80%
Reporting period: 1 Jul 2019 – 31 Dec 2019
Source: their gov.uk filing, filed 28 Jan 2020

Self-reported figures from their statutory filing. How this is compiled.

Terms vs reality · their H2 2019 filing

Paid 175 days past their stated terms

PAIDLATE · terms vs the clockdays to pay · 0–255

avg 235d

0 days255 days

reported avg 235 days their filed terms 60 days UK median 31 days · n = 6,104 recent filers

Where their invoices landed · share of all invoices

within 30 days 9% 31–60 days 11% 61+ days 80%

Source: their statutory Payment Practices Report #26544, period 1 Jul 2019 – 31 Dec 2019, filed 28 Jan 2020 · gov.uk payment-practices service

Arriva Trains Wales/Trenau Arriva Cymru Limited paid 175 days past its own stated terms. 100% of invoices still went outside agreed terms; 80% reached 61 days or more. Self-reported in their statutory H2 2019 filing.

The pattern · last 4 of 4 reports

34 → 235 days — slower across the window

PAIDLATE · the patternavg days per report

Last 4 of 4 filed reports · linear day scale · every period is in the table below · Source: gov.uk payment-practices service

201 days slower across the window. From 34 days in H1 2018 to 235 in the H2 2019 filing; the dashed line marks the 60-day term they state.

The read · computed from their figures

Arriva Trains Wales/Trenau Arriva Cymru Limited's H2 2019 filing put their average at 235 days against stated terms of 60 days; 100% of invoices were paid outside agreed terms and 80% took 61 days or longer. Filed 28 Jan 2020.

The direction is slower: from 34 days in H1 2018 to 235 now — 201 days slower across their last 4 reports.

That is 4 statutory periods on record (earliest H1 2018) — a historical record, not a promise for a new invoice.

In their own words · from the filing

Standard payment terms

It is the company’s policy to agree appropriate terms of payment with suppliers for each transaction or series of transactions, and to abide by those terms based on the timely submission of valid invoices. The company’s standard payment terms is 60 days from date of invoice, however, on some occasions variations to these standard payment terms may be agreed.

Dispute resolution

The company (as with the wider Arriva group of companies) seeks to deal with suppliers of all sizes in a fair and reasonable manner. The operating company seeks to respond and address supplier queries as quickly as possible. In the event that a dispute cannot be resolved by the central Arriva Accounts Payable team, it would be escalated in the first instance to the senior management of the operating company or procurement relationship manager for resolution.

Every statutory report on record

Most recent first.

Period	Avg days	Outside terms	61+ days	Filed
H2 2019	235	100%	80%	28 Jan 2020
H1 2019	94	100%	69%	23 Jul 2019
H2 2018	31	39%	5%	23 Jan 2019
H1 2018	34	26%	9%	16 Aug 2018

On the public register · Companies House

Company record

Status: Active
Type: Private Limited Company
Incorporated: 11 Dec 2001
Registered office: 1 ADMIRAL WAY, SUNDERLAND, SR3 3XP

0 outstanding charges on the register Accounts due 30 Sept 2027

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Illustrative · working-capital arithmetic

What a 235-day cycle ties up

A worked example, not a finding. On a hypothetical £12k/month account, at a 235-day vs a 60-day payment cycle.

≈ £92,500

of invoicing outstanding at any one time on a 235-day cycle — about £69,000 more than the same account would carry at 60-day terms.

Late Payment Act. The Late Payment of Commercial Debts (Interest) Act 1998 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 · Arriva Trains Wales/Trenau Arriva Cymru Limited

Are they getting slower or faster?

Their reported average has moved about 201 days slower over the window (34 → 235 days).

What's their typical pay point?

Their latest filed report put the average at day 235; across their last 4 reports it ranged 31–235 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.

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The 31-day comparison figure is the median across 6,104 companies with a current statutory report — every sector pooled, not an average of sector medians (how the figure is built).

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