Their own payment-practices filing · gov.uk

Sports Direct International PLC paid suppliers in 39 days on average — inside its 61-day stated terms

CRN 06035106 · Professional & technical services · 1 statutory report on record · period to 31 Oct 2019

Dated record. The latest report covers a period ending 31 Oct 2019 and the company hasn’t filed since (it may have dropped below the reporting threshold). Treat the figures as historical.

39daysavg time to pay · H2 2019

Their H2 2019 filing put the average 22 days inside their stated 61-day term.

Their stated terms: 61 days
Paid outside agreed terms: 52% of invoices
Paid after 61+ days: 13%
Reporting period: 1 May 2019 – 31 Oct 2019
Source: their gov.uk filing, filed 29 Nov 2019

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

Terms vs reality · their H2 2019 filing

Paid 22 days inside the 61-day term they state

PAIDLATE · terms vs the clockdays to pay · 0–70

avg 39d

0 days70 days

reported avg 39 days their filed terms 0–61 days UK median 31 days · n = 6,104 recent filers

Where their invoices landed · share of all invoices

within 30 days 38% 31–60 days 49% 61+ days 13%

Source: their statutory Payment Practices Report #24253, period 1 May 2019 – 31 Oct 2019, filed 29 Nov 2019 · gov.uk payment-practices service

Sports Direct International PLC paid 22 days inside its stated 61-day term. 52% of invoices still went outside agreed terms; 13% reached 61 days or more. Self-reported in their statutory H2 2019 filing.

The read · computed from their figures

Sports Direct International PLC's H2 2019 filing put their average at 39 days against stated terms of 61 days; 52% of invoices were paid outside agreed terms and 13% took 61 days or longer. Filed 29 Nov 2019.

That is one statutory period on record (earliest H2 2019) — a historical record, not a promise for a new invoice.

In their own words · from the filing

Standard payment terms

Standard term is the end of the month following,

Dispute resolution

The Account Payable department is responsible for dispute resolution. Disputes are resolved by negotiation with individual suppliers to ensure that a resolution is reached before the payment due date.

Every statutory report on record

Most recent first.

Period	Avg days	Outside terms	61+ days	Filed
H2 2019	39	52%	13%	29 Nov 2019

On the public register · Companies House

Company record

Status: Active
Type: Public Limited Company
Incorporated: 21 Dec 2006
Registered office: UNIT A, SHIREBROOK, NG20 8RY

0 outstanding charges on the register Accounts due 31 Oct 2027

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What does "paid outside agreed terms" mean?

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