Their own payment-practices filing · gov.uk

Arrow XL Limited paid suppliers in 39 days on average — inside its 90-day stated terms

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

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.

39daysavg time to pay · H2 2024

Their H2 2024 filing put the average 51 days inside their stated 90-day term.

Their stated terms: 90 days
Paid outside agreed terms: 84% of invoices
Paid after 61+ days: 15%
Reporting period: 1 Jul 2024 – 31 Dec 2024
Source: their gov.uk filing, filed 7 Feb 2025

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

Terms vs reality · their H2 2024 filing

Paid 51 days inside the 90-day term they state

PAIDLATE · terms vs the clockdays to pay · 0–100

avg 39d

0 days100 days

reported avg 39 days their filed terms 0–90 days UK median 31 days · n = 6,104 recent filers

Where their invoices landed · share of all invoices

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

Source: their statutory Payment Practices Report #95826, period 1 Jul 2024 – 31 Dec 2024, filed 7 Feb 2025 · gov.uk payment-practices service

Arrow XL Limited paid 51 days inside its stated 90-day term. 84% of invoices still went outside agreed terms; 15% reached 61 days or more. Self-reported in their statutory H2 2024 filing.

The pattern · last 6 of 15 reports

43 → 39 days — faster across the window

PAIDLATE · the patternavg days per report

Last 6 of 15 filed reports · linear day scale · every period is in the table below · Source: gov.uk payment-practices service

4 days faster across the window. From 43 days in H1 2022 to 39 in the H2 2024 filing; the dashed line marks the 90-day term they state.

The read · computed from their figures

Arrow XL Limited's H2 2024 filing put their average at 39 days against stated terms of 90 days; 84% of invoices were paid outside agreed terms and 15% took 61 days or longer. Filed 7 Feb 2025.

The direction is faster: from 43 days in H1 2022 to 39 now — 4 days faster across their last 6 reports.

That is 15 statutory periods on record (earliest H2 2017) — a historical record, not a promise for a new invoice.

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.

Period	Avg days	Outside terms	61+ days	Filed
H2 2024	39	84%	15%	7 Feb 2025
H1 2024	42	84%	19%	9 Aug 2024
H2 2023	47	83%	31%	30 Jan 2024
H1 2023	47	83%	25%	20 Jul 2023
H2 2022	43	82%	21%	30 Jan 2023
H1 2022	43	82%	22%	29 Jul 2022
H2 2021	45	85%	23%	27 Jan 2022
H1 2021	43	80%	23%	28 Jul 2021
H2 2020	44	76%	26%	26 Jan 2021
H1 2020	49	84%	38%	30 Jul 2020
H2 2019	45	97%	38%	30 Jan 2020
H1 2019	39	97%	37%	19 Jul 2019
H2 2018	33	97%	42%	17 Jan 2019
H1 2018	44	95%	44%	27 Jul 2018
H2 2017	47	94%	30%	31 Jan 2018

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 2027

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Quick answers · Arrow XL Limited

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 filed report put the average at day 39; across their last 6 reports it ranged 39–47 days. Treat that as a historical reference point, not a promise for a new invoice.

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What does "paid outside agreed terms" mean?

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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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