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How long does Charles Hurst Limited take to pay its suppliers?

CRN NI004882 · Wholesale & retail trade · 17 statutory reports on record · period to 30 Jun 2026

45days
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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On the public register · Companies House

Company record

Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Incorporated
24 Mar 1961
Registered office
62 BOUCHER ROAD, BELFAST, BT12 6LR
0 outstanding charges on the register Accounts due 30 Sept 2026

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Terms vs reality

Stated terms: 3–62 days. Reported average: 45.

Stated terms3–62d
+42 days
Reported avg45d

At a glance

The key figures

3–62d
their stated terms
52%
invoices paid outside terms
+11d
slower over the window
±13d
variable pattern

Vs peers · latest reported averages

fasterslower
Slower than 69% 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 3d
34
43
70
47
46
45
H2 2023H1 2024H2 2024H1 2025H2 2025H1 2026

Where their supplier invoices land · latest period

within 30 days 42% 31–60 days 35% 61+ days 23%

The read · computed from their figures

Charles Hurst Limited has filed 17 statutory payment periods (earliest H1 2018). Their latest report puts the average at 45 days against stated terms of 3–62 days.

The direction is slower: from 34 to 45 days over the window — about 11 days slower.

In the latest period 52% of invoices were paid outside their agreed terms, and 23% landed 61+ days out.

What they tell their suppliers

Offers e-invoicing

In their own words · from the filing

Standard payment terms

3 days for vehicles from date of registration. Other suppliers on the last working day of the month following the date of receipt of invoice, however variations to these terms do exist based on agreements with certain suppliers.

Dispute resolution

The Company is committed to dealing with its suppliers in a fair, honest and professional manner while seeking best value for the business. We seek to resolve queries as quickly as possible to all parties satisfaction prior to payment being made. In the first instance a dispute should be raised with our Accounts Payables teams – each supplier should have those contact details. If appropriate disputes are escalated to our divisional Financial Controllers and our legal department to find a resolution.

Every statutory report on record

Most recent first.

PeriodAvg daysOutside terms61+ daysFiled
H1 20264552%23%30 Jul 2026
H2 20254656%23%20 Apr 2026
H1 20254756%25%30 Jul 2025
H2 20247063%40%30 Jan 2025
H1 20244359%25%8 Aug 2024
H2 20233437%26%29 Jan 2024
H1 20232021%21%26 Jul 2023
H2 20222124%30%30 Jan 2023
H1 20224135%24%28 Jul 2022
H2 20213557%27%28 Jan 2022
H1 20213557%27%29 Jul 2021
H2 20202722%9%29 Jan 2021
H1 20203845%18%30 Jul 2020
H2 20195118%40%30 Jan 2020
H1 2019317%9%30 Jul 2019
H2 2018358%11%30 Jan 2019
H1 2018337%9%30 Jul 2018

Working-capital effect

What a 45-day cycle ties up

Illustrative. On a hypothetical £12k/month account, at a 45-day vs a 3-day payment cycle.

≈ £17,500
of invoicing outstanding at any one time on a 45-day cycle — about £16,600 more than the same account would carry at 3-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 11 days slower over the window (34 → 45 days).
What's their typical pay point?
Their latest reports average around day 45, moving within about ±13 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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