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How long does First Rail Holdings Limited take to pay its suppliers?

CRN 05154485 · Professional & technical services · 6 statutory reports on record · period to 31 Mar 2026

34days
their reported average time to pay suppliers, latest period
Around averagevs 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
15 Jun 2004
Registered office
8TH FLOOR THE POINT, LONDON, W2 1AF
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: 34.

Stated terms0–60d
+34 days
Reported avg34d

At a glance

The key figures

0–60d
their stated terms
19%
invoices paid outside terms
-29d
faster over the window
±13d
variable pattern

Vs peers · latest reported averages

fasterslower
Slower than 58% of the 530 large companies reporting in professional & technical services.

The pattern

Getting faster

Average days to pay across their last 6 statutory reports.

63
35
27
35
53
34
H2 2023H1 2024H2 2024H1 2025H2 2025H1 2026

Where their supplier invoices land · latest period

within 30 days 78% 31–60 days 10% 61+ days 12%

The read · computed from their figures

First Rail Holdings Limited has filed 6 statutory payment periods (earliest H2 2023). Their latest report puts the average at 34 days against stated terms of 0–60 days.

The direction is faster: from 63 to 34 days over the window — about 29 days faster.

In the latest period 19% of invoices were paid outside their agreed terms, and 12% landed 61+ days out.

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 20263419%12%28 Apr 2026
H2 20255321%19%22 Oct 2025
H1 20253524%18%28 Apr 2025
H2 20242728%4%30 Oct 2024
H1 20243546%6%26 Apr 2024
H2 20236349%17%13 Oct 2023

Working-capital effect

What a 34-day cycle ties up

Illustrative. On a hypothetical £12k/month account, at a 34-day vs a 0-day payment cycle.

≈ £13,500
of invoicing outstanding at any one time on a 34-day cycle — about £13,400 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 has moved about 29 days faster over the window (63 → 34 days).
What's their typical pay point?
Their latest reports average around day 34, moving within about ±13 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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