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How long does Forsters LLP take to pay its suppliers?

CRN OC306185 · 16 statutory reports on record · period to 31 Mar 2026

28days
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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On the public register · Companies House

Company record

Status
Active
Type
Limited Liability Partnership
Incorporated
1 Dec 2003
Registered office
22 BAKER STREET, LONDON, W1U 3BW
1 outstanding charge — secured borrowing registered Accounts due 31 Dec 2026

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Terms vs reality

Stated terms: 0–60 days. Reported average: 28.

Stated terms0–60d
+28 days
Reported avg28d

At a glance

The key figures

0–60d
their stated terms
16%
invoices paid outside terms
±1d
steady pattern

Vs peers · latest reported averages

fasterslower
Faster than 61% of large companies reporting.

The pattern

Holding steady

Average days to pay across their last 6 statutory reports.

28
28
28
26
28
28
H2 2023H1 2024H2 2024H1 2025H2 2025H1 2026

Where their supplier invoices land · latest period

within 30 days 85% 31–60 days 8% 61+ days 7%

The read · computed from their figures

Forsters LLP has filed 16 statutory payment periods (earliest H2 2018). Their latest report puts the average at 28 days against stated terms of 0–60 days.

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

In the latest period 16% of invoices were paid outside their agreed terms, and 7% landed 61+ days out.

In their own words · from the filing

Standard payment terms

Forsters LLP aims to settle supplier invoices in accordance with the payment terms agreed with the supplier. Where no terms are agreed, invoices are paid 30 days from receipt of the invoice.

Dispute resolution

Disputes must first be raised with the head of the relevant department that has procured the goods or services. Once raised, the head of the department will liaise with the Head of Finance in order to resolve the dispute.

Other information

No further comment provided

Every statutory report on record

Most recent first.

PeriodAvg daysOutside terms61+ daysFiled
H1 20262816%7%24 Apr 2026
H2 20252814%4%31 Oct 2025
H1 20252612%3%24 Apr 2025
H2 20242817%5%30 Oct 2024
H1 20242819%7%25 Apr 2024
H2 20232819%6%18 Oct 2023
H1 20232919%8%28 Apr 2023
H2 20223519%9%21 Oct 2022
H1 20223019%8%29 Apr 2022
H2 20213320%8%29 Oct 2021
H1 20213515%10%30 Apr 2021
H2 20202924%11%28 Oct 2020
H1 20202627%7%30 Apr 2020
H2 20192527%6%31 Oct 2019
H1 20192438%4%30 Apr 2019
H2 20182838%7%30 Oct 2018

Working-capital effect

What a 28-day cycle ties up

Illustrative. On a hypothetical £12k/month account, at a 28-day vs a 0-day payment cycle.

≈ £11,000
of invoicing outstanding at any one time on a 28-day cycle — about £11,000 more than the same account would carry at 0-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 28 days.
What's their typical pay point?
Their latest reports average around day 28, 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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