Their own payment-practices filing · gov.uk
Direct Dialog Visual Ltd pays suppliers in 14 days on average — 13 days past its stated terms
Their H1 2026 filing puts the average 13 days past the 1-day term they state.
- Their stated terms
- 1 days
- Paid outside agreed terms
- 12% of invoices
- Paid after 61+ days
- 2%
- Reporting period
- 1 Jan 2026 – 30 Jun 2026
- Source
- their gov.uk filing, filed 30 Jul 2026
Self-reported figures from their statutory filing. How this is compiled.
Terms vs reality · their H1 2026 filing
Paid 13 days past their stated terms
Where their invoices landed · share of all invoices
The pattern · last 5 of 5 reports
Holding steady around 14 days
The read · computed from their figures
Direct Dialog Visual Ltd's H1 2026 filing puts their average at 14 days against stated terms of 1 days; 12% of invoices were paid outside agreed terms and 2% took 61 days or longer. Filed 30 Jul 2026.
The pattern is steady — their reported average moves within about ±1 days period to period.
On the latest reported averages: Faster than 84% of the 145 large companies reporting in accommodation & food.
That is 5 statutory periods on record (earliest H1 2024) — a historical record, not a promise for a new invoice.
What they tell their suppliers
In their own words · from the filing
Standard payment terms
Most of the suppliers are on a 30-day payment term. Key suppliers are on direct debit schemes and collect their payment within 30 days or less from the date of the invoice. Suppliers that are not on direct debit scheme are paid monthly by BACS/bank transfer on request. A small number of suppliers require payment in advance, these are settled either by direct bank transfer or via credit card payments. Suppliers are notified of any delays at the earliest opportunity and the payments are re-arranged as agreed with them. The company actively encourages suppliers to send invoices electronically where possible. It also uses a supply chain finance established by their franchisor. Payment for suppliers who participated in the supply chain finance are collected via direct debits and this process
Dispute resolution
Around 90% of invoices are paid by direct debit there would be no dispute which would hold up the payment, any disputed amount would be credited or debited the following month. A minute number of invoices from the other 10%, or less, may occasionally be subject to a dispute which is usually resolved over a phone call due to the long-standing relationships.
Every statutory report on record
Most recent first.
| Period | Avg days | Outside terms | 61+ days | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| H1 2026 | 14 | 12% | 2% | 30 Jul 2026 |
| H2 2025 | 15 | 15% | 2% | 6 Feb 2026 |
| H1 2025 | 15 | 14% | 1% | 25 Jul 2025 |
| H2 2024 | 14 | 10% | 1% | 10 Feb 2025 |
| H1 2024 | 16 | 14% | 1% | 7 Feb 2025 |
On the public register · Companies House
Company record
- Status
- Active
- Type
- Private Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 21 Feb 2014
- Registered office
- THE ACCOUNTING CENTRE LIMITED FIRST FLOOR,736 HIGH ROAD, LONDON, N12 9QD
Illustrative · working-capital arithmetic
What a 14-day cycle ties up
A worked example, not a finding. On a hypothetical £12k/month account, at a 14-day vs a 1-day payment cycle.
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.
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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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