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Their own payment-practices filing · gov.uk

Admiral Law Limited pays suppliers in 569 days on average — 539 days past its stated terms

CRN 08023665 · Professional & technical services · 16 statutory reports on record · period to 30 Jun 2026

569daysavg time to pay · H1 2026

Their H1 2026 filing puts the average 539 days past the 30-day term they state.

Well behindvs a 31-day median across 6,104 recent filers
Their stated terms
30 days
Paid outside agreed terms
4% of invoices
Paid after 61+ days
94%
Reporting period
1 Jan 2026 – 30 Jun 2026
Source
their gov.uk filing, filed 20 Jul 2026

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

Terms vs reality · their H1 2026 filing

Paid 539 days past their stated terms

The pattern · last 6 of 16 reports

582 → 569 days — getting faster

The read · computed from their figures

Admiral Law Limited's H1 2026 filing puts their average at 569 days against stated terms of 30 days; 4% of invoices were paid outside agreed terms and 94% took 61 days or longer. Filed 20 Jul 2026.

The direction is faster: from 582 days in H2 2023 to 569 now — 13 days faster across their last 6 reports.

On the latest reported averages: Slower than 100% of the 510 large companies reporting in professional & technical services.

That is 16 statutory periods on record (earliest H1 2018) — a historical record, not a promise for a new invoice.

What they tell their suppliers

Payment code: The Prompt Payment code 34% of invoices in dispute

In their own words · from the filing

Standard payment terms

Admiral Law's standard practice is to pay trade purchase ledger suppliers within 30 days of receipt of a valid and accurate VAT invoice (unless a different payment period is specifically agreed with a particular supplier) provided we are satisfied that the goods or services have been delivered or performed in accordance with the agreement with that supplier. In addition to trade suppliers, Admiral Law also incurs professional disbursements (including counsel fees) in relation to legal cases undertaken on behalf of clients, and the majority of these invoices are subject to extended credit terms. Admiral Law’s policy is to pay these invoices within five business days of receipt of funds, in accordance with the firm's policy in relation to the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) Account

Dispute resolution

Material disputes relating to payments with our suppliers are very rare as we will have agreed cost and payment terms prior to the goods being delivered or services being performed. Any disputes or other queries are raised and discussed with the supplier (by the relevant contact in the Admiral Law operational or finance team) with the intention of resolving the dispute or query promptly and to the satisfaction of both parties.

Every statutory report on record

Most recent first.

PeriodAvg daysOutside terms61+ daysFiled
H1 20265694%94%20 Jul 2026
H2 20255555%93%28 Jan 2026
H1 20255894%93%29 Jul 2025
H2 20245384%92%22 Jan 2025
H1 20245524%94%18 Jul 2024
H2 20235822%95%30 Jan 2024
H1 20237032%95%13 Jul 2023
H1 20222115%5%27 Jul 2022
H2 20213451%7%28 Jan 2022
H1 20213332%9%31 Dec 2021
H2 20205257%17%27 Jul 2022
H1 20208369%42%27 Jul 2022
H2 20195274%23%27 Jul 2022
H1 20194154%14%27 Jul 2022
H2 20183968%11%27 Jul 2022
H1 20184160%11%27 Jul 2022

On the public register · Companies House

Company record

Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Incorporated
10 Apr 2012
Registered office
TY ADMIRAL, CARDIFF, CF10 2EH
0 outstanding charges on the register Accounts due 30 Sept 2027

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Illustrative · working-capital arithmetic

What a 569-day cycle ties up

A worked example, not a finding. On a hypothetical £12k/month account, at a 569-day vs a 30-day payment cycle.

≈ £224,500
of invoicing outstanding at any one time on a 569-day cycle — about £212,500 more than the same account would carry at 30-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 · Admiral Law Limited

Are they getting slower or faster?
Their reported average has moved about 13 days faster over the window (582 → 569 days).
What's their typical pay point?
Their latest filed report puts the average at day 569; across their last 6 reports it ranged 538–589 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 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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