Their own payment-practices filing · gov.uk

Ashworth and Parker Limited paid suppliers in 39 days on average — within its stated 7–60 day terms

CRN 06866013 · Wholesale & retail trade · 4 statutory reports on record · period to 30 Sept 2020

Dated record. The latest report covers a period ending 30 Sept 2020 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 2020

Their H2 2020 filing put the average 32 days past the shortest term they state (7 days), still within their 60-day upper term.

Their stated terms: 7–60 days
Paid outside agreed terms: 36% of invoices
Paid after 61+ days: 13%
Reporting period: 1 Apr 2020 – 30 Sept 2020
Source: their gov.uk filing, filed 29 Oct 2020

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

Terms vs reality · their H2 2020 filing

Paid within their stated range — 39 against 7–60 days

PAIDLATE · terms vs the clockdays to pay · 0–65

avg 39d

0 days65 days

reported avg 39 days their filed terms 7–60 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 35% 61+ days 13%

Source: their statutory Payment Practices Report #37538, period 1 Apr 2020 – 30 Sept 2020, filed 29 Oct 2020 · gov.uk payment-practices service

Ashworth and Parker Limited paid within its stated range, 32 days past the shortest term. 36% of invoices still went outside agreed terms; 13% reached 61 days or more. Self-reported in their statutory H2 2020 filing.

The pattern · last 4 of 4 reports

23 → 39 days — slower across the window

PAIDLATE · the patternavg days per report

Last 4 of 4 filed reports · linear day scale · every period is in the table below · Source: gov.uk payment-practices service

16 days slower across the window. From 23 days in H1 2018 to 39 in the H2 2020 filing; the dashed line marks the 7-day term they state.

The read · computed from their figures

Ashworth and Parker Limited's H2 2020 filing put their average at 39 days against stated terms of 7–60 days; 36% of invoices were paid outside agreed terms and 13% took 61 days or longer. Filed 29 Oct 2020.

The direction is slower: from 23 days in H1 2018 to 39 now — 16 days slower across their last 4 reports.

That is 4 statutory periods on record (earliest H1 2018) — a historical record, not a promise for a new invoice.

In their own words · from the filing

Standard payment terms

Terms are agreed in advance with suppliers which can include prompt payment upon receipt of invoice/confirmation of full goods delivery which will enable an early settlement discount. Invoices with multiple deliveries can impact Ashworth & Parker Ltd's ability confirm receipt of goods in full, therefore impact settlement timings. Invoice discrepencies will also result in some delays in payments. It should be noted that due to delivery times, invoices can be raised several days before goods are received, which would impact headline payment statistics.

Dispute resolution

Ashworth and Parker Ltd actively seeks to resolve disputes by discussing them with the relevant supplier(s), typically involving members of the finance department and/or where necessary members of the management team.

Other information

To ensure timely processing, invoices should state: the relevant purchase order number; the period to which the invoice relates; the Supplier’s bank account for payment; all charges and applicable taxes, and a description of the services/products.

Every statutory report on record

Most recent first.

Period	Avg days	Outside terms	61+ days	Filed
H2 2020	39	36%	13%	29 Oct 2020
H1 2020	34	36%	10%	29 Oct 2020
H1 2019	27	17%	5%	15 Jul 2019
H1 2018	23	29%	3%	2 Nov 2018

On the public register · Companies House

Company record

Status: Active
Type: Private Limited Company
Incorporated: 1 Apr 2009
Registered office: 1 PARSONS ROAD, WASHINGTON, NE37 1EZ

2 outstanding charges — secured borrowing registered Accounts due 31 Dec 2026

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Illustrative · working-capital arithmetic

What a 39-day cycle ties up

A worked example, not a finding. On a hypothetical £12k/month account, at a 39-day vs a 7-day payment cycle.

≈ £15,500

of invoicing outstanding at any one time on a 39-day cycle — about £12,600 more than the same account would carry at 7-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 · Ashworth and Parker Limited

Are they getting slower or faster?

Their reported average has moved about 16 days slower over the window (23 → 39 days).

What's their typical pay point?

Their latest filed report put the average at day 39; across their last 4 reports it ranged 23–39 days. Treat that as a historical reference point, not a promise for a new invoice.

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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.

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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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