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How long does Focus 4 U Ltd. take to pay its suppliers?

CRN 04771242 · Information & communication · 13 statutory reports on record · period to 31 May 2026

24days
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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On the public register · Companies House

Company record

Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Incorporated
20 May 2003
Registered office
FOCUS HOUSE, SHOREHAM-BY-SEA, BN43 6PA
1 outstanding charge — secured borrowing registered Accounts due 31 Aug 2027

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Terms vs reality

Stated terms: 7–65 days. Reported average: 24.

Stated terms7–65d
+17 days
Reported avg24d

At a glance

The key figures

7–65d
their stated terms
85%
invoices paid outside terms
±0d
steady pattern

Vs peers · latest reported averages

fasterslower
Faster than 69% of the 475 large companies reporting in information & communication.

The pattern

Holding steady

Average days to pay across their last 6 statutory reports.

terms 7d
25
24
24
24
24
24
H1 2025H1 2025H1 2025H2 2025H1 2026H1 2026

Where their supplier invoices land · latest period

within 30 days 72% 31–60 days 25% 61+ days 3%

The read · computed from their figures

Focus 4 U Ltd. has filed 13 statutory payment periods (earliest H1 2023). Their latest report puts the average at 24 days against stated terms of 7–65 days.

The pattern is steady — their reported average moves within about ±0 days period to period.

In the latest period 85% of invoices were paid outside their agreed terms, and 3% landed 61+ days out.

In their own words · from the filing

Standard payment terms

The business does not use standard terms. Therefore the ‘standard payment terms’ we report on is the most frequently used payment terms. Which is 30 days, unless otherwise agreed on an invoice by invoice basis.

Dispute resolution

Resolutions to disputes are dealt with on a case by case basis. Any complaints or concerns will be considered by the Purchase Ledger Manager within the Purchase Ledger Team. The Purchase Ledger Manager will liase directly with the supplier within the smallest timeframe possible, to ensure any business disruption is kept to a minimum.

Every statutory report on record

Most recent first.

PeriodAvg daysOutside terms61+ daysFiled
H1 20262485%3%11 Aug 2026
H1 20262457%1%4 Jun 2026
H2 20252476%1%19 Jan 2026
H1 20252475%5%21 Oct 2025
H1 20252475%5%30 Jun 2025
H1 20252571%3%18 Mar 2025
H2 20243175%7%18 Mar 2025
H1 20242663%2%18 Mar 2025
H1 20242663%2%10 Jul 2024
H1 20243681%12%10 Jul 2024
H2 20234179%18%18 Mar 2025
H1 20235879%30%10 Jul 2024
H1 20233876%14%9 Oct 2023

Working-capital effect

What a 24-day cycle ties up

Illustrative. On a hypothetical £12k/month account, at a 24-day vs a 7-day payment cycle.

≈ £9,500
of invoicing outstanding at any one time on a 24-day cycle — about £6,700 more than the same account would carry at 7-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 is steady — within about ±0 days period to period, around 24 days.
What's their typical pay point?
Their latest reports average around day 24, moving within about ±0 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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