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How long does First Greater Western Limited take to pay its suppliers?

CRN 05113733 · Transport & storage · 16 statutory reports on record · period to 31 Mar 2026

41days
their reported average time to pay suppliers, latest period
Slower than mostvs 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
27 Apr 2004
Registered office
MILFORD HOUSE 1 MILFORD STREET, WILTSHIRE, SN1 1HL
0 outstanding charges on the register Accounts due 31 Dec 2026

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Terms vs reality

Stated terms: 0–60 days. Reported average: 41.

Stated terms0–60d
+41 days
Reported avg41d

At a glance

The key figures

0–60d
their stated terms
8%
invoices paid outside terms
±1d
steady pattern

Vs peers · latest reported averages

fasterslower
Slower than 69% of the 248 large companies reporting in transport & storage.

The pattern

Holding steady

Average days to pay across their last 6 statutory reports.

41
42
42
43
41
41
H2 2023H1 2024H2 2024H1 2025H2 2025H1 2026

Where their supplier invoices land · latest period

within 30 days 49% 31–60 days 42% 61+ days 9%

The read · computed from their figures

First Greater Western Limited has filed 16 statutory payment periods (earliest H2 2018). Their latest report puts the average at 41 days against stated terms of 0–60 days.

The pattern is steady — their reported average moves within about ±1 days period to period.

In the latest period 8% of invoices were paid outside their agreed terms, and 9% landed 61+ days out.

What they tell their suppliers

22% of invoices in dispute

In their own words · from the filing

Standard payment terms

The Company’s standard payment terms are 60 days from date of valid invoice. It is the Group’s policy to agree appropriate payment terms for each transaction or series of transactions, and to abide by those terms on the submission of a valid invoice. The Company regularly agrees variations to the standard terms with individual suppliers depending on the nature of the goods/services and other circumstances.

Dispute resolution

The Company is committed to dealing with suppliers in a fair, consistent and transparent manner. We seek to resolve any invoice queries as quickly as possible between the Accounts Payable team and the relevant supplier. If a dispute cannot be resolved it is escalated to the relevant Head of Department and Procurement.

Every statutory report on record

Most recent first.

PeriodAvg daysOutside terms61+ daysFiled
H1 2026418%9%24 Apr 2026
H2 2025417%9%24 Oct 2025
H1 20254311%10%25 Apr 2025
H2 20244211%8%30 Oct 2024
H1 20244210%9%26 Apr 2024
H2 20234113%8%19 Oct 2023
H1 20234214%10%21 Apr 2023
H2 20224115%8%21 Apr 2023
H1 20224313%8%21 Apr 2023
H2 20214013%7%21 Apr 2023
H1 20215612%10%28 Apr 2021
H2 20204713%13%26 Oct 2020
H1 20204414%11%30 Apr 2020
H2 20194412%10%30 Oct 2019
H1 20194715%12%29 Apr 2019
H2 20184522%12%30 Oct 2018

Working-capital effect

What a 41-day cycle ties up

Illustrative. On a hypothetical £12k/month account, at a 41-day vs a 0-day payment cycle.

≈ £16,000
of invoicing outstanding at any one time on a 41-day cycle — about £16,200 more than the same account would carry at 0-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 ±1 days period to period, around 41 days.
What's their typical pay point?
Their latest reports average around day 41, moving within about ±1 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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