Their own payment-practices filing · gov.uk

Hovis Limited paid suppliers in 70 days on average — inside its shortest stated term

CRN 08846838 · Manufacturing · 11 statutory reports on record · period to 30 Jun 2023

Dated record. The latest report covers a period ending 30 Jun 2023 and the company hasn’t filed since (it may have dropped below the reporting threshold). Treat the figures as historical.

70daysavg time to pay · H1 2023

Their H1 2023 filing put the average 4 days inside the shortest term they state (74 days).

Their stated terms: 74–105 days
Paid outside agreed terms: 20% of invoices
Paid after 61+ days: 63%
Reporting period: 1 Jan 2023 – 30 Jun 2023
Source: their gov.uk filing, filed 15 Sept 2023

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

Terms vs reality · their H1 2023 filing

Paid 4 days inside the 74-day term they state

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

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reported avg 70 days their filed terms 74–105 days UK median 31 days · n = 6,104 recent filers

Where their invoices landed · share of all invoices

within 30 days 14% 31–60 days 23% 61+ days 63%

Source: their statutory Payment Practices Report #75925, period 1 Jan 2023 – 30 Jun 2023, filed 15 Sept 2023 · gov.uk payment-practices service

Hovis Limited paid 4 days inside the shortest term it states. 20% of invoices still went outside agreed terms; 63% reached 61 days or more. Self-reported in their statutory H1 2023 filing.

The pattern · last 6 of 11 reports

64 → 70 days — slower across the window

PAIDLATE · the patternavg days per report

Last 6 of 11 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 64 days in H2 2020 to 70 in the H1 2023 filing; the dashed line marks the 74-day term they state.

The read · computed from their figures

Hovis Limited's H1 2023 filing put their average at 70 days against stated terms of 74–105 days; 20% of invoices were paid outside agreed terms and 63% took 61 days or longer. Filed 15 Sept 2023.

The direction is slower: from 64 days in H2 2020 to 70 now — 6 days slower across their last 6 reports.

That is 11 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

Hovis Limited shall pay or procure the payment of all invoices within seventy five (75) days of the end of the month of receipt provided that: 1. If in the opinion of Hovis Limited any invoice is incorrect it shall notify the Supplier and payment shall not be due to the Supplier for the price set out in such invoice unless and until a correct invoice has been submitted to the Company and then payment shall be due within seventy five (75) days of the end of the month of receipt of such corrected invoice. 2. If the payment due date of an invoice does not fall on a Business Day, payment shall become due on the Business Day following the due date. Hovis Limited raises payment instructions in line with agreed payment terms, with no allowance for fund transmission times. The funds are avai

Dispute resolution

Suppliers with invoice queries can contact the AP team either via the email address [email protected] or via direct contact with a member of the Accounts Payable team. The Accounts Payable team will investigate the query and will respond to the Supplier with a resolution. The Accounts Payable team will also get in contact with the Supplier if they find an issue with the invoice.

Every statutory report on record

Most recent first.

Period	Avg days	Outside terms	61+ days	Filed
H1 2023	70	20%	63%	15 Sept 2023
H2 2022	64	42%	62%	30 Jan 2023
H1 2022	65	35%	41%	2 Aug 2022
H2 2021	73	55%	75%	28 Jan 2022
H1 2021	64	42%	62%	30 Jul 2021
H2 2020	64	30%	38%	28 Jan 2021
H1 2020	66	34%	63%	20 Jul 2020
H2 2019	65	60%	71%	28 Jan 2020
H1 2019	67	84%	65%	30 Jul 2019
H2 2018	69	83%	67%	31 Jan 2019
H1 2018	67	80%	62%	30 Jul 2018

On the public register · Companies House

Company record

Status: Active
Type: Private Limited Company
Incorporated: 15 Jan 2014
Registered office: WESTON CENTRE, LONDON, W1K 4QY

0 outstanding charges on the register Accounts due 30 Jun 2027

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Quick answers · Hovis Limited

Are they getting slower or faster?

Their reported average has moved about 6 days slower over the window (64 → 70 days).

What's their typical pay point?

Their latest filed report put the average at day 70; across their last 6 reports it ranged 64–73 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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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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