Their own payment-practices filing · gov.uk

Apollo Cinemas Limited paid suppliers in 42 days on average — inside its 45-day stated terms

CRN 04367985 · Information & communication · 9 statutory reports on record · period to 31 May 2022

Dated record. The latest report covers a period ending 31 May 2022 and the company hasn’t filed since (it may have dropped below the reporting threshold). Treat the figures as historical.

42daysavg time to pay · H1 2022

Their H1 2022 filing put the average 3 days inside their stated 45-day term.

Their stated terms: 45 days
Paid outside agreed terms: 59% of invoices
Paid after 61+ days: 18%
Reporting period: 1 Dec 2021 – 31 May 2022
Source: their gov.uk filing, filed 30 Jun 2022

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

Terms vs reality · their H1 2022 filing

Paid 3 days inside the 45-day term they state

PAIDLATE · terms vs the clockdays to pay · 0–50

avg 42d

0 days50 days

reported avg 42 days their filed terms 0–45 days UK median 31 days · n = 6,104 recent filers

Where their invoices landed · share of all invoices

within 30 days 43% 31–60 days 39% 61+ days 18%

Source: their statutory Payment Practices Report #58835, period 1 Dec 2021 – 31 May 2022, filed 30 Jun 2022 · gov.uk payment-practices service

Apollo Cinemas Limited paid 3 days inside its stated 45-day term. 59% of invoices still went outside agreed terms; 18% reached 61 days or more. Self-reported in their statutory H1 2022 filing.

The pattern · last 6 of 9 reports

0 → 42 days — slower across the window

PAIDLATE · the patternavg days per report

Last 6 of 9 filed reports · linear day scale · every period is in the table below · Source: gov.uk payment-practices service

42 days slower across the window. From 0 days in H2 2019 to 42 in the H1 2022 filing; the dashed line marks the 45-day term they state.

The read · computed from their figures

Apollo Cinemas Limited's H1 2022 filing put their average at 42 days against stated terms of 45 days; 59% of invoices were paid outside agreed terms and 18% took 61 days or longer. Filed 30 Jun 2022.

The direction is slower: from 0 days in H2 2019 to 42 now — 42 days slower across their last 6 reports.

That is 9 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

"All suppliers relating to UK operations of Apollo Cinemas Limited are contracted and agreed via Vue Entertainment Ltd. Standard payment terms are agreed between immediate and 45 days. Suppliers are paid weekly on a Wednesday for invoices due for payment up to payment date. "

Dispute resolution

"Apollo Cinemas Limited seeks to resolve disputes in a timely manner through discussion with the relevant supplier. Dispute resolution involves the appropriate senior manager. For Concession suppliers we place reliance on signed proof of delivery as part of resolving disputes and as agreed with suppliers. Once resolved, invoices go forward for payment in accordance with the agreed supplier terms. "

Other information

"Apollo Cinema invoices are processed through Vue Entertainment Ltd and it is not possible to differentiate payment practices relating to Apollo Cinemas Limited from those of Vue Entertainment Ltd. The data above relates to the combined entities. Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, some invoices continue to be paid in line with supplier agreements rather than standard terms."

Every statutory report on record

Most recent first.

Period	Avg days	Outside terms	61+ days	Filed
H1 2022	42	59%	18%	30 Jun 2022
H2 2021	36	67%	11%	31 Dec 2021
H1 2021	0	58%	41%	30 Jun 2021
H2 2020	0	32%	33%	22 Dec 2020
H1 2020	0	14%	0%	30 Jun 2020
H2 2019	0	0%	0%	23 Dec 2019
H1 2019	0	0%	0%	28 Jun 2019
H2 2018	0	0%	0%	21 Dec 2018
H1 2018	0	0%	0%	28 Jun 2018

On the public register · Companies House

Company record

Status: Active
Type: Private Limited Company
Incorporated: 6 Feb 2002
Registered office: 3RD FLOOR ONE ARIEL WAY, LONDON, W12 7SL

6 outstanding charges — secured borrowing registered Accounts due 31 Aug 2027

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Quick answers · Apollo Cinemas Limited

Are they getting slower or faster?

Their reported average has moved about 42 days slower over the window (0 → 42 days).

What's their typical pay point?

Their latest filed report put the average at day 42; across their last 6 reports it ranged 0–42 days. Treat that as a historical reference point, not a promise for a new invoice.

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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.

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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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