Their own payment-practices filing · gov.uk

Wilhelmsen Lines Car Carriers Ltd. paid suppliers in 34 days on average — within its stated 30–45 day terms

CRN 05052221 · 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.

34daysavg time to pay · H2 2018

Their H2 2018 filing put the average 4 days past the shortest term they state (30 days), still within their 45-day upper term.

Their stated terms: 30–45 days
Paid outside agreed terms: 12% of invoices
Paid after 61+ days: 15%
Reporting period: 1 Jul 2018 – 31 Dec 2018
Source: their gov.uk filing, filed 20 Mar 2019

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

Terms vs reality · their H2 2018 filing

Paid within their stated range — 34 against 30–45 days

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

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reported avg 34 days their filed terms 30–45 days UK median 31 days · n = 6,104 recent filers

Where their invoices landed · share of all invoices

within 30 days 34% 31–60 days 51% 61+ days 15%

Source: their statutory Payment Practices Report #13876, period 1 Jul 2018 – 31 Dec 2018, filed 20 Mar 2019 · gov.uk payment-practices service

Wilhelmsen Lines Car Carriers Ltd. paid within its stated range, 4 days past the shortest term. 12% of invoices still went outside agreed terms; 15% reached 61 days or more. Self-reported in their statutory H2 2018 filing.

The read · computed from their figures

Wilhelmsen Lines Car Carriers Ltd.'s H2 2018 filing put their average at 34 days against stated terms of 30–45 days; 12% of invoices were paid outside agreed terms and 15% took 61 days or longer. Filed 20 Mar 2019.

That is 2 statutory periods on record (earliest H1 2018) — a historical record, not a promise for a new invoice.

What they tell their suppliers

Offers e-invoicing

In their own words · from the filing

Standard payment terms

30 days for office related payments 45 days for vessel related payments

Dispute resolution

If there is any dispute relating to any invoice or other statement of payments due, WSM shall notify the Supplier in writing and the Supplier shall provide all such evidence as may be reasonably necessary to verify the disputed invoice or request for payment. Where only part of an invoice is disputed, the undisputed amount shall be paid by WSM on behalf of the Customer in accordance with Condition 8.2 provided that WSM has received from the Supplier a revised invoice in respect of the undisputed amount. The Supplier’s obligations to supply the Products shall not be affected by any payment dispute

Every statutory report on record

Most recent first.

Period	Avg days	Outside terms	61+ days	Filed
H2 2018	34	12%	15%	20 Mar 2019
H1 2018	41	12%	6%	6 Jul 2018

Illustrative · working-capital arithmetic

What a 34-day cycle ties up

A worked example, not a finding. On a hypothetical £12k/month account, at a 34-day vs a 30-day payment cycle.

≈ £13,500

of invoicing outstanding at any one time on a 34-day cycle — about £1,600 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 · Wilhelmsen Lines Car Carriers Ltd.

What's their typical pay point?

Their latest reports averaged around day 34. 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.

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 6,104 companies with a current statutory report — every sector pooled, not an average of sector medians (how the figure is built).

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