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How long does Arrow XL Limited take to pay its suppliers?

CRN 04358875 · Transport & storage · 15 statutory reports on record · period to 31 Dec 2024

39days
their reported average time to pay suppliers, latest period
Well behindvs a 31-day median across 6,185 recent filers

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

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Dated record. The latest report covers a period ending 31 Dec 2024 and the company hasn’t filed since (it may have dropped below the reporting threshold). Treat the figures as historical.

On the public register · Companies House

Company record

Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Incorporated
23 Jan 2002
Registered office
MARTLAND MILL LANE, WIGAN, WN5 0LZ
0 outstanding charges on the register Accounts due 30 Sept 2026

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Terms vs reality

Stated terms: 0–90 days. Reported average: 39.

Stated terms0–90d
+39 days
Reported avg39d

At a glance

The key figures

0–90d
their stated terms
84%
invoices paid outside terms
-4d
faster over the window
±4d
steady pattern

Vs peers · latest reported averages

fasterslower
Slower than 64% of the 248 large companies reporting in transport & storage.

The pattern

Getting faster

Average days to pay across their last 6 statutory reports.

43
43
47
47
42
39
H1 2022H2 2022H1 2023H2 2023H1 2024H2 2024

Where their supplier invoices land · latest period

within 30 days 14% 31–60 days 71% 61+ days 15%

The read · computed from their figures

Arrow XL Limited has filed 15 statutory payment periods (earliest H2 2017). Their latest report puts the average at 39 days against stated terms of 0–90 days.

The direction is faster: from 43 to 39 days over the window — about 4 days faster.

In the latest period 84% of invoices were paid outside their agreed terms, and 15% landed 61+ days out.

In their own words · from the filing

Standard payment terms

Standard payment terms for goods and services are 60 days. However, contractual payment terms do vary between 0 and 90 days, with 97% of suppliers on terms of 60 days or less, and 66% on 45 days or less. There have been no changes to the standard payment terms or payment practices in this reporting period.

Dispute resolution

Payment disputes are initially dealt with by the Accounts Payable Team which is led by the Transaction Processing Manager, but if necessary will be referred to the Financial Controller or Chief Financial Officer of the business for resolution.

Every statutory report on record

Most recent first.

PeriodAvg daysOutside terms61+ daysFiled
H2 20243984%15%7 Feb 2025
H1 20244284%19%9 Aug 2024
H2 20234783%31%30 Jan 2024
H1 20234783%25%20 Jul 2023
H2 20224382%21%30 Jan 2023
H1 20224382%22%29 Jul 2022
H2 20214585%23%27 Jan 2022
H1 20214380%23%28 Jul 2021
H2 20204476%26%26 Jan 2021
H1 20204984%38%30 Jul 2020
H2 20194597%38%30 Jan 2020
H1 20193997%37%19 Jul 2019
H2 20183397%42%17 Jan 2019
H1 20184495%44%27 Jul 2018
H2 20174794%30%31 Jan 2018

Working-capital effect

What a 39-day cycle ties up

Illustrative. On a hypothetical £12k/month account, at a 39-day vs a 0-day payment cycle.

≈ £15,500
of invoicing outstanding at any one time on a 39-day cycle — about £15,400 more than the same account would carry at 0-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 4 days faster over the window (43 → 39 days).
What's their typical pay point?
Their latest reports average around day 39, moving within about ±4 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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