Their own payment-practices filing · gov.uk
The Original Bowling Company Limited pays suppliers in 39 days on average — within its stated 1–60 day terms
Their H1 2026 filing puts the average 38 days past the shortest term they state (1 days), still within their 60-day upper term.
- Their stated terms
- 1–60 days
- Paid outside agreed terms
- 40% of invoices
- Paid after 61+ days
- 1%
- Reporting period
- 1 Oct 2025 – 31 Mar 2026
- Source
- their gov.uk filing, filed 29 Apr 2026
Self-reported figures from their statutory filing. How this is compiled.
Terms vs reality · their H1 2026 filing
Paid within their stated range — 39 against 1–60 days
Where their invoices landed · share of all invoices
The pattern · last 6 of 17 reports
36 → 39 days — slowing down
The read · computed from their figures
The Original Bowling Company Limited's H1 2026 filing puts their average at 39 days against stated terms of 1–60 days; 40% of invoices were paid outside agreed terms and 1% took 61 days or longer. Filed 29 Apr 2026.
The direction is slower: from 36 days in H2 2023 to 39 now — 3 days slower across their last 6 reports.
On the latest reported averages: Slower than 79% of the 73 large companies reporting in arts & entertainment.
That is 17 statutory periods on record (earliest H1 2018) — a historical record, not a promise for a new invoice.
What they tell their suppliers
In their own words · from the filing
Standard payment terms
The Original Bowling Company Limited does not have standard payment terms. Payment terms are agreed with suppliers as part of contract negotiations. The Company, as standard, pays all its suppliers no later than the last day of the month following the month in which the relevant undisputed invoice is received (i.e. between 31 and 61 days from receipt). All suppliers are made aware of this at contract signing, and can request earlier payments if necessary. Variations to these standard payment terms can be agreed with suppliers as part of contract negotiations. The most common payment terms of invoices paid in the period is net 30 days.
Dispute resolution
In the event of a disputed invoice or difference arising between the Company and its supplier, the Account Holder will contact the supplier to discuss and resolve the issue upon receipt of the invoice. If the Account Holder is unable to resolve the issue, the dispute will be passed over to the Accounts Payable team to resolve. If the Accounts Payable team are unable to resolve the issue within a reasonable time frame, the dispute will be escalated to a senior representative who shall use their reasonable endeavours to resolve the dispute. For the majority of invoices, the escalation point would be the current Operations Director. Invoices that are subject to dispute will not be paid until resolution of the dispute. Suppliers are encouraged to contact Accounts Payable on Accoun
Other information
As well as the standard payment terms outlined above, the Company also operates a weekly payment run to pay suppliers that have agreed shorter payment terms or require immediate payment.
Every statutory report on record
Most recent first.
| Period | Avg days | Outside terms | 61+ days | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| H1 2026 | 39 | 40% | 1% | 29 Apr 2026 |
| H2 2025 | 40 | 35% | 1% | 27 Oct 2025 |
| H1 2025 | 39 | 33% | 1% | 28 Apr 2025 |
| H2 2024 | 36 | 34% | 2% | 24 Oct 2024 |
| H1 2024 | 37 | 30% | 3% | 22 Apr 2024 |
| H2 2023 | 36 | 31% | 3% | 24 Oct 2023 |
| H1 2023 | 36 | 30% | 3% | 26 Apr 2023 |
| H2 2022 | 36 | 29% | 3% | 17 Oct 2022 |
| H1 2022 | 35 | 28% | 3% | 28 Apr 2022 |
| H2 2021 | 35 | 26% | 1% | 19 Oct 2021 |
| H1 2021 | 33 | 31% | 2% | 28 Apr 2021 |
| H2 2020 | 36 | 37% | 9% | 12 Oct 2020 |
| H1 2020 | 36 | 30% | 1% | 7 Apr 2020 |
| H2 2019 | 37 | 33% | 1% | 7 Oct 2019 |
| H1 2019 | 40 | 39% | 4% | 4 Apr 2019 |
| H2 2018 | 39 | 76% | 2% | 23 Oct 2018 |
| H1 2018 | 43 | 83% | 5% | 5 Apr 2018 |
On the public register · Companies House
Company record
- Status
- Active
- Type
- Private Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 25 Jun 2004
- Registered office
- FOCUS 31 WEST WING, HEMEL HEMPSTEAD, HP2 7BW
Illustrative · working-capital arithmetic
What a 39-day cycle ties up
A worked example, not a finding. On a hypothetical £12k/month account, at a 39-day vs a 1-day payment cycle.
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.
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