Their own payment-practices filing · gov.uk

Afh Stores UK Limited paid suppliers in 49 days on average — 48 days past its stated terms

CRN 06423604 · Wholesale & retail trade · 3 statutory reports on record · period to 3 Aug 2019

Dated record. The latest report covers a period ending 3 Aug 2019 and the company hasn’t filed since (it may have dropped below the reporting threshold). Treat the figures as historical.

49daysavg time to pay · H1 2019

Their H1 2019 filing put the average 48 days past the 1-day term they state.

Their stated terms: 1 days
Paid outside agreed terms: 36% of invoices
Paid after 61+ days: 25%
Reporting period: 3 Feb 2019 – 3 Aug 2019
Source: their gov.uk filing, filed 30 Aug 2019

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

Terms vs reality · their H1 2019 filing

Paid 48 days past their stated terms

PAIDLATE · terms vs the clockdays to pay · 0–55

avg 49d

0 days55 days

reported avg 49 days their filed terms 1 days UK median 31 days · n = 6,104 recent filers

Where their invoices landed · share of all invoices

within 30 days 52% 31–60 days 23% 61+ days 25%

Source: their statutory Payment Practices Report #21484, period 3 Feb 2019 – 3 Aug 2019, filed 30 Aug 2019 · gov.uk payment-practices service

Afh Stores UK Limited paid 48 days past its own stated terms. 36% of invoices still went outside agreed terms; 25% reached 61 days or more. Self-reported in their statutory H1 2019 filing.

The pattern · last 3 of 3 reports

30 → 49 days — slower across the window

PAIDLATE · the patternavg days per report

Last 3 of 3 filed reports · linear day scale · every period is in the table below · Source: gov.uk payment-practices service

19 days slower across the window. From 30 days in H1 2018 to 49 in the H1 2019 filing; the dashed line marks the 1-day term they state.

The read · computed from their figures

Afh Stores UK Limited's H1 2019 filing put their average at 49 days against stated terms of 1 days; 36% of invoices were paid outside agreed terms and 25% took 61 days or longer. Filed 30 Aug 2019.

The direction is slower: from 30 days in H1 2018 to 49 now — 19 days slower across their last 3 reports.

That is 3 statutory periods on record (earliest H1 2018) — a historical record, not a promise for a new invoice.

What they tell their suppliers

Offers e-invoicing

In their own words · from the filing

Standard payment terms

AFH Stores UK Limited's standard payment terms are 30 days for the majority of contracts and 45 days for a minority of contracts. The 30 day period is included in the standard Purchase Order terms for the UK. In written service agreements, AFH Stores UK Limited typically uses a 45 days period as standard.

Dispute resolution

Disputes are resolved directly through the vendor’s internal contact or by contacting the Accounts Payable department. Disputes are typically resolved within a week of inquiry. Escalations are directed to the Senior Finance Manager for resolution.

Every statutory report on record

Most recent first.

Period	Avg days	Outside terms	61+ days	Filed
H1 2019	49	36%	25%	30 Aug 2019
H1 2019	32	30%	5%	5 Mar 2019
H1 2018	30	25%	5%	29 Aug 2018

On the public register · Companies House

Company record

Status: Active
Type: Private Limited Company
Incorporated: 9 Nov 2007
Registered office: 2ND FLOOR, BERKELEY SQUARE HOUSE, LONDON, W1J 6BD

1 outstanding charge — secured borrowing registered Accounts due 31 Oct 2027

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Illustrative · working-capital arithmetic

What a 49-day cycle ties up

A worked example, not a finding. On a hypothetical £12k/month account, at a 49-day vs a 1-day payment cycle.

≈ £19,500

of invoicing outstanding at any one time on a 49-day cycle — about £18,900 more than the same account would carry at 1-day terms.

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.

Quick answers · Afh Stores UK Limited

Are they getting slower or faster?

Their reported average has moved about 19 days slower over the window (30 → 49 days).

What's their typical pay point?

Their latest filed report put the average at day 49; across their last 3 reports it ranged 30–49 days. Treat that as a historical reference point, not a promise for a new invoice.

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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 6,104 companies with a current statutory report — every sector pooled, not an average of sector medians (how the figure is built).

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