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Their own payment-practices filing · gov.uk

Firstport Limited paid suppliers in 76 days on average — 16 days past its stated terms

CRN 04352396 · Professional & technical services · 5 statutory reports on record · period to 30 Jun 2023

Dated record. The latest report covers a period ending 30 Jun 2023 and the company hasn’t filed since (it may have dropped below the reporting threshold). Treat the figures as historical.
76daysavg time to pay · H1 2023

Their H1 2023 filing put the average 16 days past the 60-day term they state.

Their stated terms
7–60 days
Paid outside agreed terms
86% of invoices
Paid after 61+ days
44%
Reporting period
1 Jan 2023 – 30 Jun 2023
Source
their gov.uk filing, filed 5 Jul 2023

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

Terms vs reality · their H1 2023 filing

Paid 16 days past their stated terms

The pattern · last 5 of 5 reports

85 → 76 days — faster across the window

The read · computed from their figures

Firstport Limited's H1 2023 filing put their average at 76 days against stated terms of 7–60 days; 86% of invoices were paid outside agreed terms and 44% took 61 days or longer. Filed 5 Jul 2023.

The direction is faster: from 85 days in H1 2021 to 76 now — 9 days faster across their last 5 reports.

That is 5 statutory periods on record (earliest H1 2021) — a historical record, not a promise for a new invoice.

What they tell their suppliers

Offers e-invoicing

In their own words · from the filing

Standard payment terms

We operate standard payment terms of 30 days with small to medium enterprises and 60 days with large enterprises. Other payment terms have been agreed for bespoke contracts.

Dispute resolution

If a dispute arises between the parties, the parties will attempt, in good faith, to reach settlement as soon as possible between the FirstPort Contact and the Supplier Contact (who shall be authorised to settle such a dispute). This dispute resolution procedure will be followed prior to commencing any legal proceedings.

Every statutory report on record

Most recent first.

PeriodAvg daysOutside terms61+ daysFiled
H1 20237686%44%5 Jul 2023
H2 20228485%41%10 Jan 2023
H1 20227842%42%7 Jul 2022
H2 20217245%45%12 Jan 2022
H1 20218550%50%12 Jul 2021

On the public register · Companies House

Company record

Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Incorporated
14 Jan 2002
Registered office
FIFTH FLOOR THE LANTERN, LONDON, NW1 2PL
0 outstanding charges on the register Accounts due 30 Sept 2026 — overdue

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Illustrative · working-capital arithmetic

What a 76-day cycle ties up

A worked example, not a finding. On a hypothetical £12k/month account, at a 76-day vs a 7-day payment cycle.

≈ £30,000
of invoicing outstanding at any one time on a 76-day cycle — about £27,200 more than the same account would carry at 7-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 · Firstport Limited

Are they getting slower or faster?
Their reported average has moved about 9 days faster over the window (85 → 76 days).
What's their typical pay point?
Their latest filed report put the average at day 76; across their last 5 reports it ranged 72–85 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?
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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 6,104 companies with a current statutory report — every sector pooled, not an average of sector medians (how the figure is built).

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