Their own payment-practices filing · gov.uk

Merlin Entertainments Developments Limited paid suppliers in 41 days on average — within its stated 14–45 day terms

CRN 04598949 · 2 statutory reports on record · period to 30 Dec 2018

Dated record. The latest report covers a period ending 30 Dec 2018 and the company hasn’t filed since (it may have dropped below the reporting threshold). Treat the figures as historical.

41daysavg time to pay · H2 2018

Their H2 2018 filing put the average 27 days past the shortest term they state (14 days), still within their 45-day upper term.

Their stated terms: 14–45 days
Paid outside agreed terms: 67% of invoices
Paid after 61+ days: 9%
Reporting period: 1 Jul 2018 – 30 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 — 41 against 14–45 days

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

avg 41d

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reported avg 41 days their filed terms 14–45 days UK median 31 days · n = 6,104 recent filers

Where their invoices landed · share of all invoices

within 30 days 30% 31–60 days 61% 61+ days 9%

Source: their statutory Payment Practices Report #10832, period 1 Jul 2018 – 30 Dec 2018, filed 28 Jan 2019 · gov.uk payment-practices service

Merlin Entertainments Developments Limited paid within its stated range, 27 days past the shortest term. 67% of invoices still went outside agreed terms; 9% reached 61 days or more. Self-reported in their statutory H2 2018 filing.

The read · computed from their figures

Merlin Entertainments Developments Limited's H2 2018 filing put their average at 41 days against stated terms of 14–45 days; 67% of invoices were paid outside agreed terms and 9% 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

45 days

Dispute resolution

The Company is committed to dealing with its suppliers in a fair, honest and professional manner while seeking best value for the business. We seek to resolve queries as quickly as possible prior to payment being made. In the event that a dispute cannot be resolved by our Accounts Payable teams, it would escalate in the first instance to the person who authorised the relevant purchase.

Every statutory report on record

Most recent first.

Period	Avg days	Outside terms	61+ days	Filed
H2 2018	41	67%	9%	28 Jan 2019
H1 2018	56	63%	11%	30 Jul 2018

Illustrative · working-capital arithmetic

What a 41-day cycle ties up

A worked example, not a finding. On a hypothetical £12k/month account, at a 41-day vs a 14-day payment cycle.

≈ £16,000

of invoicing outstanding at any one time on a 41-day cycle — about £10,600 more than the same account would carry at 14-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 · Merlin Entertainments Developments Limited

What's their typical pay point?

Their latest reports averaged around day 41. 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?

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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