Their own payment-practices filing · gov.uk
The Works Stores Limited pays suppliers in 43 days on average — within its stated 7–90 day terms
Their H1 2026 filing puts the average 36 days past the shortest term they state (7 days), still within their 90-day upper term.
- Their stated terms
- 7–90 days
- Paid outside agreed terms
- 30% of invoices
- Paid after 61+ days
- 17%
- Reporting period
- 3 Nov 2025 – 3 May 2026
- Source
- their gov.uk filing, filed 26 May 2026
Self-reported figures from their statutory filing. How this is compiled.
Terms vs reality · their H1 2026 filing
Paid within their stated range — 43 against 7–90 days
Where their invoices landed · share of all invoices
The pattern · last 6 of 18 reports
55 → 43 days — getting faster
The read · computed from their figures
The Works Stores Limited's H1 2026 filing puts their average at 43 days against stated terms of 7–90 days; 30% of invoices were paid outside agreed terms and 17% took 61 days or longer. Filed 26 May 2026.
The direction is faster: from 55 days in H2 2023 to 43 now — 12 days faster across their last 6 reports.
On the latest reported averages: Slower than 66% of the 815 large companies reporting in wholesale & retail trade.
That is 18 statutory periods on record (earliest H2 2017) — a historical record, not a promise for a new invoice.
In their own words · from the filing
Standard payment terms
We don't have standard payment terms for our suppliers. 31% of our stock suppliers are on 30 days from invoice or less, 16% 30 days end of month (""EOM""), 22% 60 days & 27% 60 days EOM. 4% are on 90 days. Largest stock suppliers are on 90 EOM. 25% of expense suppliers are on 14 days or less from invoice, 55% 14 - 30 days from invoice and 13% 30 days EOM. 1% 60 days & 1% 60 days EOM. 6% are DD (so within 30 days) Largest expense suppliers are on 90EOM
Dispute resolution
In reference to the question regarding disputes, we do not have the function to track invoices being disputed. Where a query arises with the supplier this would be queried through email and the invoice paid once settled. In terms of our reporting, this would show as a late payment should this length of time take us beyond the agreed terms.
Every statutory report on record
Most recent first.
| Period | Avg days | Outside terms | 61+ days | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| H1 2026 | 43 | 30% | 17% | 26 May 2026 |
| H2 2025 | 39 | 21% | 16% | 2 Dec 2025 |
| H1 2025 | 45 | 36% | 24% | 3 Jun 2025 |
| H2 2024 | 48 | 56% | 23% | 4 Dec 2024 |
| H1 2024 | 53 | 49% | 33% | 28 May 2024 |
| H2 2023 | 55 | 44% | 29% | 27 Nov 2023 |
| H1 2023 | 61 | 67% | 22% | 24 May 2023 |
| H2 2022 | 59 | 68% | 31% | 28 Nov 2022 |
| H1 2022 | 53 | 76% | 30% | 28 Nov 2022 |
| H2 2021 | 50 | 73% | 27% | 18 Nov 2021 |
| H1 2021 | 60 | 85% | 41% | 18 Aug 2021 |
| H2 2020 | 60 | 93% | 39% | 25 Nov 2020 |
| H1 2020 | 57 | 91% | 39% | 26 May 2020 |
| H2 2019 | 52 | 90% | 33% | 27 Nov 2019 |
| H1 2019 | 62 | 86% | 35% | 31 May 2019 |
| H2 2018 | 66 | 90% | 42% | 29 Nov 2018 |
| H1 2018 | 0 | 88% | 46% | 31 May 2018 |
| H2 2017 | 57 | 85% | 40% | 30 Nov 2017 |
On the public register · Companies House
Company record
- Status
- Active
- Type
- Private Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 7 Apr 2008
- Registered office
- BOLDMERE HOUSE FARADAY AVENUE, HAMS HALL DISTRIBUTION PARK, BIRMINGHAM, B46 1AL
Illustrative · working-capital arithmetic
What a 43-day cycle ties up
A worked example, not a finding. On a hypothetical £12k/month account, at a 43-day vs a 7-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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