Their own payment-practices filing · gov.uk
How long does Mercedes-benz Parts Logistics UK Limited take to pay its suppliers?
Self-reported figure from their statutory filing. How this is compiled.
On the public register · Companies House
Company record
- Status
- Active
- Type
- Private Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 29 Jul 2016
- Registered office
- DELAWARE DRIVE, MILTON KEYNES, MK15 8BA
Terms vs reality
Stated terms: 30–60 days. Reported average: 48.
At a glance
The key figures
Vs peers · latest reported averages
The pattern
Getting slower
Average days to pay across their last 6 statutory reports.
Where their supplier invoices land · latest period
The read · computed from their figures
Mercedes-benz Parts Logistics UK Limited has filed 12 statutory payment periods (earliest H1 2018). Their latest report puts the average at 48 days against stated terms of 30–60 days.
The direction is slower: from 21 to 48 days over the window — about 27 days slower.
In the latest period 21% of invoices were paid outside their agreed terms, and 11% landed 61+ days out.
What they tell their suppliers
In their own words · from the filing
Standard payment terms
58% of these invoices are with group companies, which are paid on average in 15 days. Standard payment terms for third party suppliers is the end of the following month of invoice receipt.
Dispute resolution
Dispute Resolution Invoice disputes are investigated by our front office team in our Shared Service Centre in Madrid. The supplier is required to follow our purchase order terms and conditions. If the front office team are unable to resolve the dispute, the issue is then escalated by passing on the query to the accounts payable team, who will work with the relevant business stakeholder to resolve. In order to ensure invoices are approved promptly, any invoices outstanding with an approver for more than 3 days are followed up by the local accounts payable function to ensure they are dealt with.
Every statutory report on record
Most recent first.
| Period | Avg days | Outside terms | 61+ days | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| H2 2023 | 48 | 21% | 11% | 18 Jan 2024 |
| H1 2023 | 23 | 9% | 7% | 17 Jul 2023 |
| H2 2022 | 20 | 6% | 3% | 20 Jan 2023 |
| H1 2022 | 23 | 8% | 3% | 21 Jul 2022 |
| H2 2021 | 20 | 4% | 3% | 28 Jan 2022 |
| H1 2021 | 21 | 14% | 2% | 27 Jul 2021 |
| H2 2020 | 23 | 10% | 1% | 26 Jan 2021 |
| H1 2020 | 23 | 8% | 2% | 22 Jul 2020 |
| H2 2019 | 25 | 11% | 5% | 29 Jan 2020 |
| H1 2019 | 22 | 8% | 1% | 29 Jul 2019 |
| H2 2018 | 19 | 15% | 3% | 30 Jan 2019 |
| H1 2018 | 23 | 17% | 1% | 26 Jul 2018 |
Working-capital effect
What a 48-day cycle ties up
Illustrative. On a hypothetical £12k/month account, at a 48-day vs a 30-day payment cycle.
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.
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How UK payment reporting works
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How often is this data updated?
Is this official government data?
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).
Report PL-10304047 · latest period to 31 Dec 2023
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