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How long does Hornsea 1 Limited take to pay its suppliers?

CRN 07640868 · Administrative & support services · 10 statutory reports on record · period to 31 Dec 2025

27days
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
19 May 2011
Registered office
5 HOWICK PLACE, LONDON, SW1P 1WG
1 outstanding charge — secured borrowing registered Accounts due 30 Sept 2027

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Terms vs reality

Stated terms: 15–60 days. Reported average: 27.

Stated terms15–60d
+12 days
Reported avg27d

At a glance

The key figures

15–60d
their stated terms
7%
invoices paid outside terms
+17d
slower over the window
±8d
variable pattern

Vs peers · latest reported averages

fasterslower
Faster than 53% of the 608 large companies reporting in administrative & support services.

The pattern

Getting slower

Average days to pay across their last 6 statutory reports.

terms 15d
10
4
17
13
12
27
H1 2023H2 2023H1 2024H2 2024H1 2025H2 2025

Where their supplier invoices land · latest period

within 30 days 88% 31–60 days 9% 61+ days 3%

The read · computed from their figures

Hornsea 1 Limited has filed 10 statutory payment periods (earliest H1 2021). Their latest report puts the average at 27 days against stated terms of 15–60 days.

The direction is slower: from 10 to 27 days over the window — about 17 days slower.

In the latest period 7% of invoices were paid outside their agreed terms, and 3% landed 61+ days out.

What they tell their suppliers

Offers e-invoicing

In their own words · from the filing

Standard payment terms

Standard contractual length of time for payment of invoices are 30 days from invoice received date. The maximum contractual payment period is 60 days from invoice day.

Dispute resolution

"The Parties will attempt to settle any dispute between them by entering into good-faith negotiations through the appropriate management level of governance in a timely manner. The Parties must as a minimum attend the first good-faith negotiations. If a dispute is not resolved by prior negotiation, any dispute arising out of or in connection with the Agreement, including any disputes regarding the existence, validity or termination thereof, shall be settled by arbitration in accordance with the provisions of the Rules of the London Court of International Arbitration provided that: a) one (1) arbitrator will be appointed; b) the arbitrator applies the laws of England; c) the arbitration shall be conducted in the English language; and d) be held in London, England. Any arbitratio

Every statutory report on record

Most recent first.

PeriodAvg daysOutside terms61+ daysFiled
H2 2025277%3%27 Mar 2026
H1 2025121%0%26 Mar 2026
H2 2024134%0%27 Mar 2026
H1 2024178%1%27 Mar 2026
H2 202349%0%27 Mar 2026
H1 20231012%3%27 Mar 2026
H2 202224%0%27 Mar 2026
H1 202225%0%27 Mar 2026
H2 2021510%1%27 Mar 2026
H1 2021615%0%27 Mar 2026

Working-capital effect

What a 27-day cycle ties up

Illustrative. On a hypothetical £12k/month account, at a 27-day vs a 15-day payment cycle.

≈ £10,500
of invoicing outstanding at any one time on a 27-day cycle — about £4,700 more than the same account would carry at 15-day terms.

Late Payment Act. The Late Payment of Commercial Debts Act 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

Are they getting slower or faster?
Their reported average has moved about 17 days slower over the window (10 → 27 days).
What's their typical pay point?
Their latest reports average around day 27, moving within about ±8 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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