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How long does Ao World PLC take to pay its suppliers?

CRN 05525751 · Professional & technical services · 4 statutory reports on record · period to 31 Mar 2026

44days
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
Public Limited Company
Incorporated
2 Aug 2005
Registered office
UNIT 5A THE PARKLANDS, BOLTON, BL6 4SD
0 outstanding charges on the register Accounts due 30 Sept 2026

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Terms vs reality

Stated terms: 0–60 days. Reported average: 44.

Stated terms0–60d
+44 days
Reported avg44d

At a glance

The key figures

0–60d
their stated terms
18%
invoices paid outside terms
+8d
slower over the window
±4d
steady pattern

Vs peers · latest reported averages

fasterslower
Slower than 76% of the 530 large companies reporting in professional & technical services.

The pattern

Getting slower

Average days to pay across their last 4 statutory reports.

36
38
43
44
H2 2024H1 2025H2 2025H1 2026

Where their supplier invoices land · latest period

within 30 days 52% 31–60 days 38% 61+ days 10%

The read · computed from their figures

Ao World PLC has filed 4 statutory payment periods (earliest H2 2024). Their latest report puts the average at 44 days against stated terms of 0–60 days.

The direction is slower: from 36 to 44 days over the window — about 8 days slower.

In the latest period 18% of invoices were paid outside their agreed terms, and 10% landed 61+ days out.

What they tell their suppliers

33% of invoices in dispute

In their own words · from the filing

Standard payment terms

Standard payment terms range from 30 days to 60 days, with the only exceptions being in specific agreed circumstances between both parties.

Dispute resolution

All queries are managed by a dedicated accounts payable team who liase with suppliers in the case of any queries. Regular dialogue is made with suppliers and attempts to resolve queries in a timely manner.

Every statutory report on record

Most recent first.

PeriodAvg daysOutside terms61+ daysFiled
H1 20264418%10%30 Apr 2026
H2 20254319%15%29 Oct 2025
H1 20253814%12%30 Apr 2025
H2 20243616%9%28 Oct 2024

Working-capital effect

What a 44-day cycle ties up

Illustrative. On a hypothetical £12k/month account, at a 44-day vs a 0-day payment cycle.

≈ £17,500
of invoicing outstanding at any one time on a 44-day cycle — about £17,300 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 8 days slower over the window (36 → 44 days).
What's their typical pay point?
Their latest reports average around day 44, moving within about ±4 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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