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How long does Shakespeare Martineau LLP take to pay its suppliers?

CRN OC319029 · 18 statutory reports on record · period to 30 Apr 2026

16days
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
11 Apr 2006
Registered office
NO 1, BIRMINGHAM, B4 6AA
5 outstanding charges — secured borrowing registered Accounts due 31 Jan 2027

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Terms vs reality

Stated terms: 7–30 days. Reported average: 16.

Stated terms7–30d
+9 days
Reported avg16d

At a glance

The key figures

7–30d
their stated terms
12%
invoices paid outside terms
±3d
steady pattern

Vs peers · latest reported averages

fasterslower
Faster than 89% of large companies reporting.

The pattern

Holding steady

Average days to pay across their last 6 statutory reports.

terms 7d
14
24
20
21
21
16
H2 2023H1 2024H2 2024H1 2025H2 2025H1 2026

Where their supplier invoices land · latest period

within 30 days 88% 31–60 days 11% 61+ days 1%

The read · computed from their figures

Shakespeare Martineau LLP has filed 18 statutory payment periods (earliest H2 2017). Their latest report puts the average at 16 days against stated terms of 7–30 days.

The pattern is steady — their reported average moves within about ±3 days period to period.

In the latest period 12% of invoices were paid outside their agreed terms, and 1% landed 61+ days out.

In their own words · from the filing

Standard payment terms

Our standard payment terms are 30 days. If a supplier has been with us prior to the introduction of the standard 30 day terms then each invoice is paid according to the terms set by our supplier. All payments are frequently made within the payment terms of 7 to 30 days.

Dispute resolution

Our firm aims to resolve all supplier disputes within 48 hours of receipt of the invoice. In cases where there is a dispute the supplier is contacted and the invoice is reviewed at that point. Usually a resolution is immediate. In cases where the resolution is not immediate the supplier will receive verbal and written communication from our accounts payable team. Once a dispute has been resolved our accounts payable team will advise the supplier of the next payment date.

Every statutory report on record

Most recent first.

PeriodAvg daysOutside terms61+ daysFiled
H1 20261612%1%8 Jun 2026
H2 20252132%0%24 Feb 2026
H1 20252128%3%24 Feb 2026
H2 20242021%1%23 Feb 2026
H1 20242435%5%12 Jun 2024
H2 20231414%1%15 Nov 2023
H1 20231616%1%3 Jul 2023
H2 20221721%2%17 Nov 2022
H1 20221720%2%25 Jul 2022
H2 2021138%1%31 Dec 2021
H1 2021135%0%2 Jun 2021
H2 2020115%1%1 Dec 2020
H1 20201612%1%5 Jun 2020
H2 20191716%1%2 Dec 2019
H1 20191715%2%31 May 2019
H2 20181511%1%30 Nov 2018
H1 20181410%1%31 May 2018
H2 2017139%1%29 Nov 2017

Working-capital effect

What a 16-day cycle ties up

Illustrative. On a hypothetical £12k/month account, at a 16-day vs a 7-day payment cycle.

≈ £6,500
of invoicing outstanding at any one time on a 16-day cycle — about £3,500 more than the same account would carry at 7-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 ±3 days period to period, around 16 days.
What's their typical pay point?
Their latest reports average around day 16, moving within about ±3 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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