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How long does Fera Science Limited take to pay its suppliers?

CRN 09413107 · Professional & technical services · 12 statutory reports on record · period to 31 Dec 2023

22days
their reported average time to pay suppliers, latest period
Faster than mostvs 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 31 Dec 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
29 Jan 2015
Registered office
YORK BIOTECH CAMPUS, YORK, YO41 1LZ
1 outstanding charge — secured borrowing registered Accounts due 30 Sept 2027

Open the full record at Companies House.

Terms vs reality

Stated terms: 7–60 days. Reported average: 22.

Stated terms7–60d
+15 days
Reported avg22d

At a glance

The key figures

7–60d
their stated terms
10%
invoices paid outside terms
±1d
steady pattern

Vs peers · latest reported averages

fasterslower
Faster than 76% of the 530 large companies reporting in professional & technical services.

The pattern

Holding steady

Average days to pay across their last 6 statutory reports.

terms 7d
23
21
24
24
24
22
H1 2021H2 2021H1 2022H2 2022H1 2023H2 2023

Where their supplier invoices land · latest period

within 30 days 81% 31–60 days 17% 61+ days 2%

The read · computed from their figures

Fera Science Limited has filed 12 statutory payment periods (earliest H1 2018). Their latest report puts the average at 22 days against stated terms of 7–60 days.

The pattern is steady — their reported average moves within about ±1 days period to period.

In the latest period 10% of invoices were paid outside their agreed terms, and 2% landed 61+ days out.

What they tell their suppliers

Payment code: The Prompt Payment code Offers e-invoicing

In their own words · from the filing

Standard payment terms

7 Days individuals, 14 Days Micro Business, 30 Days SME, 60 Days Large Corporate

Dispute resolution

The accounts payable helpdesk number and email address is printed on all correspondence to suppliers, any disputes are expected to be resolved within 30 days of the dispute being raised.

Every statutory report on record

Most recent first.

PeriodAvg daysOutside terms61+ daysFiled
H2 20232210%2%2 Feb 2024
H1 2023249%2%1 Aug 2023
H2 2022248%2%30 Jan 2023
H1 20222426%3%29 Jul 2022
H2 2021215%2%21 Jan 2022
H1 2021237%3%30 Jul 2021
H2 20202412%3%26 Jan 2021
H1 2020228%3%26 Jul 2020
H2 20192612%2%24 Jan 2020
H1 20193016%5%26 Jul 2019
H2 20182613%4%31 Jan 2019
H1 20182717%3%26 Jul 2018

Working-capital effect

What a 22-day cycle ties up

Illustrative. On a hypothetical £12k/month account, at a 22-day vs a 7-day payment cycle.

≈ £8,500
of invoicing outstanding at any one time on a 22-day cycle — about £5,900 more than the same account would carry at 7-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 is steady — within about ±1 days period to period, around 22 days.
What's their typical pay point?
Their latest reports average around day 22, moving within about ±1 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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