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How long does British American Tobacco Global Travel Retail Limited take to pay its suppliers?

CRN 09913893 · Wholesale & retail trade · 8 statutory reports on record · period to 31 Dec 2021

49days
their reported average time to pay suppliers, latest period
Slower 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 2021 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
11 Dec 2015
Registered office
GLOBE HOUSE, LONDON, WC2R 3LA
0 outstanding charges on the register Accounts due 30 Sept 2026

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Terms vs reality

Stated terms: 30–120 days. Reported average: 49.

Stated terms30–120d
+19 days
Reported avg49d

At a glance

The key figures

30–120d
their stated terms
38%
invoices paid outside terms
+7d
slower over the window
±10d
variable pattern

Vs peers · latest reported averages

fasterslower
Slower than 77% of the 819 large companies reporting in wholesale & retail trade.

The pattern

Getting slower

Average days to pay across their last 6 statutory reports.

terms 30d
42
43
44
57
37
49
H1 2019H2 2019H1 2020H2 2020H1 2021H2 2021

Where their supplier invoices land · latest period

within 30 days 39% 31–60 days 41% 61+ days 20%

The read · computed from their figures

British American Tobacco Global Travel Retail Limited has filed 8 statutory payment periods (earliest H1 2018). Their latest report puts the average at 49 days against stated terms of 30–120 days.

The direction is slower: from 42 to 49 days over the window — about 7 days slower.

In the latest period 38% of invoices were paid outside their agreed terms, and 20% landed 61+ days out.

What they tell their suppliers

Offers e-invoicing Offers supply-chain finance

In their own words · from the filing

Standard payment terms

Some contracts contain a fortnightly payment run clause that states Suppliers accept that BAT’s payment processing centres operate a fortnightly payment run system and that, if the due date for payment of the Valid Invoice falls after the fortnightly payment run day in the relevant week, the Valid Invoice will be paid on the following fortnightly payment run day. This clause is agreed with Suppliers as part of the contract negotiation process before it is implemented.

Dispute resolution

If suppliers have any queries related to invoices and payments they can contact [email protected], which acts as an information center. FSD UK will provide details such as status of invoices, date of payments and statement of account reconciliations.

Every statutory report on record

Most recent first.

PeriodAvg daysOutside terms61+ daysFiled
H2 20214938%20%24 Jan 2022
H1 20213729%11%28 Jul 2021
H2 20205724%32%28 Jan 2021
H1 20204414%21%29 Jul 2020
H2 20194312%14%28 Jan 2020
H1 20194210%19%25 Jul 2019
H2 20184211%13%29 Jan 2019
H1 20183816%14%27 Jul 2018

Working-capital effect

What a 49-day cycle ties up

Illustrative. On a hypothetical £12k/month account, at a 49-day vs a 30-day payment cycle.

≈ £19,500
of invoicing outstanding at any one time on a 49-day cycle — about £7,500 more than the same account would carry at 30-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 7 days slower over the window (42 → 49 days).
What's their typical pay point?
Their latest reports average around day 49, 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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