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Their own payment-practices filing · gov.uk

Focus Pharmaceuticals Limited paid suppliers in 37 days on average — within its stated 30–60 day terms

CRN 04522142 · Manufacturing · 2 statutory reports on record · period to 31 Dec 2018

Dated record. The latest report covers a period ending 31 Dec 2018 and the company hasn’t filed since (it may have dropped below the reporting threshold). Treat the figures as historical.
37daysavg time to pay · H2 2018

Their H2 2018 filing put the average 7 days past the shortest term they state (30 days), still within their 60-day upper term.

Their stated terms
30–60 days
Paid outside agreed terms
54% of invoices
Paid after 61+ days
6%
Reporting period
1 Jul 2018 – 31 Dec 2018
Source
their gov.uk filing, filed 28 Jan 2019

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

Terms vs reality · their H2 2018 filing

Paid within their stated range — 37 against 30–60 days

The read · computed from their figures

Focus Pharmaceuticals Limited's H2 2018 filing put their average at 37 days against stated terms of 30–60 days; 54% of invoices were paid outside agreed terms and 6% took 61 days or longer. Filed 28 Jan 2019.

That is 2 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

The Company follows a standard payment terms of "30 days end of the following month, in which the invoice is received". For Intercompany Vendor's the standard terms are "180 days from the date of invoice"

Dispute resolution

In case of any invoice disputes, the relevant department within the company availing the services is informed by email. The relevant department would then inform the vendor via email/phone of the nature of dispute and get it resolved. In case of disputes relating to services, the relevant department before approving the costs would inform the Vendor over an email. In case the invoice is considered to be correct, the same is internally approved and paid. For minor invoice errors, the Finance department may send an email directly to the relevant finance contact on Vendor side.

Every statutory report on record

Most recent first.

PeriodAvg daysOutside terms61+ daysFiled
H2 20183754%6%28 Jan 2019
H1 20183576%5%31 Jul 2018

On the public register · Companies House

Company record

Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Incorporated
30 Aug 2002
Registered office
DASHWOOD HOUSE, LONDON, EC2M 1QS
0 outstanding charges on the register Accounts due 30 Sept 2027

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Illustrative · working-capital arithmetic

What a 37-day cycle ties up

A worked example, not a finding. On a hypothetical £12k/month account, at a 37-day vs a 30-day payment cycle.

≈ £14,500
of invoicing outstanding at any one time on a 37-day cycle — about £2,800 more than the same account would carry at 30-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 · Focus Pharmaceuticals Limited

What's their typical pay point?
Their latest reports averaged around day 37. Treat that as a historical reference point, not a promise for a new invoice.
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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.
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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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