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How long does 4Com PLC take to pay its suppliers?

CRN 06472837 · Information & communication · 18 statutory reports on record · period to 30 Jun 2026

23days
their reported average time to pay suppliers, latest period
Faster 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
Private Limited Company
Incorporated
15 Jan 2008
Registered office
500 BROOK DRIVE, READING, RG2 6UU
1 outstanding charge — secured borrowing registered Accounts due 30 Sept 2026

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Terms vs reality

Stated terms: 30 days. Reported average: 23.

Stated terms30d
-7 days
Reported avg23d

At a glance

The key figures

30d
their stated terms
15%
invoices paid outside terms
±1d
steady pattern

Vs peers · latest reported averages

fasterslower
Faster than 73% of the 475 large companies reporting in information & communication.

The pattern

Holding steady

Average days to pay across their last 6 statutory reports.

terms 30d
23
21
24
25
24
23
H2 2023H1 2024H2 2024H1 2025H2 2025H1 2026

Where their supplier invoices land · latest period

within 30 days 84% 31–60 days 15% 61+ days 1%

The read · computed from their figures

4Com PLC has filed 18 statutory payment periods (earliest H2 2017). Their latest report puts the average at 23 days against stated terms of 30 days.

The pattern is steady — their reported average moves within about ±1 days period to period.

In the latest period 15% of invoices were paid outside their agreed terms, and 1% landed 61+ days out.

What they tell their suppliers

11% of invoices in dispute

In their own words · from the filing

Standard payment terms

Payment terms are agreed with suppliers as part of contract negotiations. Our standard terms are between 30 and 60 days from the receipt of a valid invoice or the receipt of a valid application for payment. Longer payment terms do exists albeit by rare exception. On receipt of a valid invoice these invoices are included in a weekly payment run as they fall due.

Dispute resolution

At 4com Technologies Limited our aim is to resolve invoice queries or disputes in a timely manner and ensure payments are made at the earliest opportunity. If you have a query regarding the payment date or an invoice dispute then the best way to contact us is via email or telephone. The Accounts Payable Team will be able to resolve most queries and can liaise with our internal business contacts on your behalf. More complex disputes may need the business contacts to provide feedback directly. Upon resolution of any disputes or queries if the invoice has become due it will be settled on the next payment run.

Every statutory report on record

Most recent first.

PeriodAvg daysOutside terms61+ daysFiled
H1 20262315%1%28 Jul 2026
H2 20252423%2%30 Jan 2026
H1 20252518%3%25 Jul 2025
H2 20242423%4%30 Jan 2025
H1 20242113%2%26 Jul 2024
H2 20232324%3%29 Jan 2024
H1 20232221%3%4 Jul 2023
H2 20222226%4%30 Jan 2023
H1 20223343%12%29 Jul 2022
H2 20213136%6%28 Jan 2022
H1 20212427%4%23 Jul 2021
H2 20202828%6%14 Jan 2021
H1 20202525%4%24 Jul 2020
H2 20192935%6%28 Jan 2020
H1 20192731%3%16 Jul 2019
H2 20182845%5%22 Jan 2019
H1 20182635%2%23 Jul 2018
H2 20173144%1%30 Jan 2018

Quick answers

Are they getting slower or faster?
Their reported average is steady — within about ±1 days period to period, around 23 days.
What's their typical pay point?
Their latest reports average around day 23, moving within about ±1 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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