Their own payment-practices filing · gov.uk

How long does Lidl U.k. GMBH take to pay its suppliers?

CRN BR002417 · 3 statutory reports on record · period to 31 Aug 2019

0days

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.

Dated record. The latest report covers a period ending 31 Aug 2019 and the company hasn’t filed since (it may have dropped below the reporting threshold). Treat the figures as historical.

Terms vs reality

Stated terms: 14–30 days. Reported average: 0.

Stated terms14–30d

-14 days

Reported avg0d

At a glance

The key figures

14–30d

their stated terms

invoices paid outside terms

-49d

faster over the window

±25d

variable pattern

Vs peers · latest reported averages

fasterslower

Faster than 100% of large companies reporting.

The pattern

Getting faster

Average days to pay across their last 3 statutory reports.

terms 14d

H1 2018H1 2019H1 2019

The read · computed from their figures

Lidl U.k. GMBH has filed 3 statutory payment periods (earliest H1 2018). Their latest report puts the average at 0 days against stated terms of 14–30 days.

The direction is faster: from 49 to 0 days over the window — about 49 days faster.

In the latest period 0% of invoices were paid outside their agreed terms, and 0% 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

30 days from receipt of invoice

Dispute resolution

Lidl is committed to treating all business partners fairly and to pay them according to the agreed contractual terms. We ensure that our invoices include contact details for our Accounts department to allow our suppliers to get in touch easily. In the unusual event of a dispute arising, the supplier then has contact details for the accounting team to address any concerns. If a swift solution cannot be agreed, the issue is escalated to the responsible Buying team to resolve.

Every statutory report on record

Most recent first.

Period	Avg days	Outside terms	61+ days	Filed
H1 2019	0	0%	0%	30 Sept 2019
H1 2019	49	6%	18%	2 Apr 2019
H1 2018	49	7%	17%	14 Nov 2018

Quick answers

Are they getting slower or faster?

Their reported average has moved about 49 days faster over the window (49 → 0 days).

What's their typical pay point?

Their latest reports average around day 0, moving within about ±25 days. Treat that as a historical reference point, not a promise for a new invoice.

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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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