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How long does Knighton Foods Limited take to pay its suppliers?

CRN 08954731 · Manufacturing · 4 statutory reports on record · period to 1 Apr 2023

72days
their reported average time to pay suppliers, latest period
Well behindvs a 31-day median across 6,185 recent filers

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

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Dated record. The latest report covers a period ending 1 Apr 2023 and the company hasn’t filed since (it may have dropped below the reporting threshold). Treat the figures as historical.

On the public register · Companies House

Company record

Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Incorporated
24 Mar 2014
Registered office
PREMIER HOUSE CENTRIUM BUSINESS PARK, ST ALBANS, AL1 2RE
0 outstanding charges on the register Accounts due 31 Dec 2026

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Terms vs reality

Stated terms: 60–90 days. Reported average: 72.

Stated terms60–90d
+12 days
Reported avg72d

At a glance

The key figures

60–90d
their stated terms
2%
invoices paid outside terms
+19d
slower over the window
±10d
variable pattern

Vs peers · latest reported averages

fasterslower
Slower than 91% of the 992 large companies reporting in manufacturing.

The pattern

Getting slower

Average days to pay across their last 4 statutory reports.

terms 60d
53
68
68
72
H2 2021H1 2022H2 2022H1 2023

Where their supplier invoices land · latest period

within 30 days 10% 31–60 days 7% 61+ days 83%

The read · computed from their figures

Knighton Foods Limited has filed 4 statutory payment periods (earliest H2 2021). Their latest report puts the average at 72 days against stated terms of 60–90 days.

The direction is slower: from 53 to 72 days over the window — about 19 days slower.

In the latest period 2% of invoices were paid outside their agreed terms, and 83% landed 61+ days out.

What they tell their suppliers

Offers e-invoicing

In their own words · from the filing

Standard payment terms

Payment Due date is calculated from the date of receipt of a valid invoice, plus 60 days due at end of the month. 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

Dispute resolution

Suppliers with invoice queries can contact the AP team either via Web based Portal, 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.

Other information

The maximum contractual period 106 days is also an average of 90-120 days depending on when in the month the invoice is received.

Every statutory report on record

Most recent first.

PeriodAvg daysOutside terms61+ daysFiled
H1 2023722%83%2 May 2023
H2 2022683%74%25 Oct 2022
H1 2022683%73%28 Apr 2022
H2 20215311%56%15 Nov 2021

Working-capital effect

What a 72-day cycle ties up

Illustrative. On a hypothetical £12k/month account, at a 72-day vs a 60-day payment cycle.

≈ £28,500
of invoicing outstanding at any one time on a 72-day cycle — about £4,700 more than the same account would carry at 60-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 19 days slower over the window (53 → 72 days).
What's their typical pay point?
Their latest reports average around day 72, moving within about ±10 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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