Their own payment-practices filing · gov.uk

How long does Clarke Willmott LLP take to pay its suppliers?

CRN OC344818 · 18 statutory reports on record · period to 31 Mar 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.

On the public register · Companies House

Company record

Status: Active
Type: Limited Liability Partnership
Incorporated: 8 Apr 2009
Registered office: BURLINGTON HOUSE BOTLEIGH GRANGE BUSINESS PARK, SOUTHAMPTON, SO30 2AF

1 outstanding charge — secured borrowing registered Accounts due 31 Dec 2027

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Terms vs reality

Stated terms: 30 days. Reported average: 45.

Stated terms30d

+15 days

Reported avg45d

At a glance

The key figures

30d

their stated terms

26%

invoices paid outside terms

+8d

slower over the window

±6d

variable pattern

Vs peers · latest reported averages

fasterslower

Slower than 77% of large companies reporting.

The pattern

Getting slower

Average days to pay across their last 6 statutory reports.

terms 30d

H2 2023H1 2024H2 2024H1 2025H2 2025H1 2026

Where their supplier invoices land · latest period

within 30 days 74% 31–60 days 12% 61+ days 14%

The read · computed from their figures

Clarke Willmott LLP has filed 18 statutory payment periods (earliest H2 2017). Their latest report puts the average at 45 days against stated terms of 30 days.

The direction is slower: from 37 to 45 days over the window — about 8 days slower.

In the latest period 26% of invoices were paid outside their agreed terms, and 14% landed 61+ days out.

In their own words · from the filing

Standard payment terms

Payment terms are agreed with suppliers as part of contract negotiations. The most commonly used terms are 30 days. Once authorised by the relevant department head, trade invoices are paid when due through twice monthly payment runs. In line with standard procedures for law firms, payment to suppliers of client matter disbursement costs including counsels fees are made by the firm within 2 working days of the receipt of payment from clients for those costs, unless agreed otherwise with the supplier.

Dispute resolution

The firm's Accounts Payable department should be the first point of contact if a supplier has a dispute relating to payment. Complaints or concerns will be dealt with by the relevant department head, with the involvement of the Finance Director where necessary.

Every statutory report on record

Most recent first.

Period	Avg days	Outside terms	61+ days	Filed
H1 2026	45	26%	14%	29 Apr 2026
H2 2025	33	26%	12%	30 Oct 2025
H1 2025	42	26%	13%	30 Apr 2025
H2 2024	36	29%	12%	30 Oct 2024
H1 2024	44	30%	13%	30 Apr 2024
H2 2023	37	27%	14%	28 Nov 2023
H1 2023	34	33%	14%	31 May 2023
H2 2022	35	32%	13%	29 Nov 2022
H1 2022	32	25%	11%	27 May 2022
H2 2021	31	24%	9%	29 Nov 2021
H1 2021	29	19%	10%	28 May 2021
H2 2020	24	27%	8%	30 Nov 2020
H1 2020	25	26%	7%	28 May 2020
H2 2019	28	28%	8%	27 Nov 2019
H1 2019	26	30%	6%	31 May 2019
H2 2018	25	31%	5%	30 Nov 2018
H1 2018	24	32%	7%	30 May 2018
H2 2017	23	34%	6%	24 Nov 2017

Working-capital effect

What a 45-day cycle ties up

Illustrative. On a hypothetical £12k/month account, at a 45-day vs a 30-day payment cycle.

≈ £17,500

of invoicing outstanding at any one time on a 45-day cycle — about £5,900 more than the same account would carry at 30-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 8 days slower over the window (37 → 45 days).

What's their typical pay point?

Their latest reports average around day 45, moving within about ±6 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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