Their own payment-practices filing · gov.uk

Histon Sweet Spreads Limited pays suppliers in 56 days on average — within its stated 1–105 day terms

CRN 07958787 · Manufacturing · 18 statutory reports on record · period to 30 Jun 2026

56daysavg time to pay · H1 2026

Their H1 2026 filing puts the average 55 days past the shortest term they state (1 days), still within their 105-day upper term.

Slower than mostvs a 31-day median across 6,104 recent filers

Their stated terms: 1–105 days
Paid outside agreed terms: 14% of invoices
Paid after 61+ days: 46%
Reporting period: 1 Jan 2026 – 30 Jun 2026
Source: their gov.uk filing, filed 29 Jul 2026

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

Terms vs reality · their H1 2026 filing

Paid within their stated range — 56 against 1–105 days

PAIDLATE · terms vs the clockdays to pay · 0–115

avg 56d

0 days115 days

reported avg 56 days their filed terms 1–105 days UK median 31 days · n = 6,104 recent filers

Where their invoices landed · share of all invoices

within 30 days 15% 31–60 days 39% 61+ days 46%

Source: their statutory Payment Practices Report #114470, period 1 Jan 2026 – 30 Jun 2026, filed 29 Jul 2026 · gov.uk payment-practices service

Histon Sweet Spreads Limited pays within its stated range, 55 days past the shortest term. 14% of invoices still went outside agreed terms; 46% reached 61 days or more. Self-reported in their statutory H1 2026 filing.

The pattern · last 6 of 18 reports

50 → 56 days — slowing down

PAIDLATE · the patternavg days per report

Last 6 of 18 filed reports · linear day scale · every period is in the table below · Source: gov.uk payment-practices service

6 days slower across the window. From 50 days in H2 2023 to 56 in the H1 2026 filing; the dashed line marks the 1-day term they state.

The read · computed from their figures

Histon Sweet Spreads Limited's H1 2026 filing puts their average at 56 days against stated terms of 1–105 days; 14% of invoices were paid outside agreed terms and 46% took 61 days or longer. Filed 29 Jul 2026.

The direction is slower: from 50 days in H2 2023 to 56 now — 6 days slower across their last 6 reports.

On the latest reported averages: Slower than 71% of the 977 large companies reporting in manufacturing.

That is 18 statutory periods on record (earliest H2 2017) — a historical record, not a promise for a new invoice.

What they tell their suppliers

68% of invoices in dispute

In their own words · from the filing

Standard payment terms

Standard payment terms are 60 days from the end of the month in which the invoice is dated

Dispute resolution

We strive to resolve any invoice/payment queries and disputes on a timely basis and, where possible, before payment is due. The Accounts Payable department, in conjunction with procurement and supply chain, are responsible for dispute resolution. The Accounts Payable Department can be contacted by e-mail on [email protected].

Every statutory report on record

Most recent first.

Period	Avg days	Outside terms	61+ days	Filed
H1 2026	56	14%	46%	29 Jul 2026
H2 2025	56	10%	47%	30 Jan 2026
H1 2025	57	16%	51%	21 Jul 2025
H2 2024	57	13%	49%	27 Jan 2025
H1 2024	55	14%	42%	17 Jul 2024
H2 2023	50	8%	31%	26 Jan 2024
H1 2023	47	8%	22%	25 Jul 2023
H2 2022	47	9%	26%	18 Jan 2023
H1 2022	47	9%	23%	20 Jul 2022
H2 2021	46	10%	26%	24 Jan 2022
H1 2021	48	12%	30%	20 Jul 2021
H2 2020	49	8%	30%	28 Jan 2021
H1 2020	49	9%	29%	22 Jul 2020
H2 2019	48	12%	29%	16 Jan 2020
H1 2019	49	12%	29%	19 Jul 2019
H2 2018	48	15%	28%	24 Jan 2019
H1 2018	44	19%	21%	20 Jul 2018
H2 2017	48	15%	23%	26 Jan 2018

On the public register · Companies House

Company record

Status: Active
Type: Private Limited Company
Incorporated: 21 Feb 2012
Registered office: TEMPLAR HOUSE 4225 PARK APPROACH, LEEDS, LS15 8GB

0 outstanding charges on the register Accounts due 31 Mar 2027

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Illustrative · working-capital arithmetic

What a 56-day cycle ties up

A worked example, not a finding. On a hypothetical £12k/month account, at a 56-day vs a 1-day payment cycle.

≈ £22,000

of invoicing outstanding at any one time on a 56-day cycle — about £21,700 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 · Histon Sweet Spreads Limited

Are they getting slower or faster?

Their reported average has moved about 6 days slower over the window (50 → 56 days).

What's their typical pay point?

Their latest filed report puts the average at day 56; across their last 6 reports it ranged 50–57 days. Treat that as a historical reference point, not a promise for a new invoice.

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What does "paid outside agreed terms" mean?

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How often is this data updated?

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Is this official government data?

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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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