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How long does Howard Kennedy LLP take to pay its suppliers?

CRN OC361417 · 16 statutory reports on record · period to 30 Apr 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 Feb 2011
Registered office
NO.1, LONDON, SE1 9BG
1 outstanding charge — secured borrowing registered Accounts due 31 Dec 2026

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Terms vs reality

Stated terms: 7–30 days. Reported average: 28.

Stated terms7–30d
+21 days
Reported avg28d

At a glance

The key figures

7–30d
their stated terms
35%
invoices paid outside terms
-3d
faster over the window
±4d
steady pattern

Vs peers · latest reported averages

fasterslower
Faster than 61% of large companies reporting.

The pattern

Getting faster

Average days to pay across their last 6 statutory reports.

terms 7d
31
26
36
34
34
28
H2 2023H1 2024H2 2024H1 2025H2 2025H1 2026

Where their supplier invoices land · latest period

within 30 days 70% 31–60 days 19% 61+ days 11%

The read · computed from their figures

Howard Kennedy LLP has filed 16 statutory payment periods (earliest H2 2017). Their latest report puts the average at 28 days against stated terms of 7–30 days.

The direction is faster: from 31 to 28 days over the window — about 3 days faster.

In the latest period 35% of invoices were paid outside their agreed terms, and 11% landed 61+ days out.

In their own words · from the filing

Standard payment terms

"Howard Kennedy LLP does not have standard payment terms. Payment terms are agreed with suppliers as part of negotiations. The most common payment terms of invoices paid in the period are 30 days. Minor delays may occur if invoices are not sent directly to the accounts payable team. The business' standard terms relating to payment for suppliers of disbursement and counsel services are two business days from receipt of payment of those costs from our clients, unless agreed otherwise with the supplier. "

Dispute resolution

Any disputes are submitted to the member of staff managing the contract, who may involve their director as necessary. If there is no settlement between the member of staff and the supplier, the dispute would be escalated to the Director of Risk and Compliance.

Every statutory report on record

Most recent first.

PeriodAvg daysOutside terms61+ daysFiled
H1 20262835%11%24 Jul 2026
H2 20253440%14%11 Nov 2025
H1 20253438%15%23 Oct 2025
H2 20243637%17%22 Nov 2024
H1 20242629%11%22 Nov 2024
H2 20233138%16%7 Nov 2023
H2 20224341%17%27 Jan 2023
H1 20224842%17%27 Jan 2023
H2 20213748%16%1 Nov 2021
H1 20214064%19%15 Apr 2021
H1 20203969%17%30 Oct 2020
H2 20194050%18%10 Mar 2020
H1 20194045%14%29 May 2019
H2 20183758%12%26 Nov 2018
H1 20184262%18%30 May 2018
H2 20174446%17%30 Nov 2017

Working-capital effect

What a 28-day cycle ties up

Illustrative. On a hypothetical £12k/month account, at a 28-day vs a 7-day payment cycle.

≈ £11,000
of invoicing outstanding at any one time on a 28-day cycle — about £8,300 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 has moved about 3 days faster over the window (31 → 28 days).
What's their typical pay point?
Their latest reports average around day 28, moving within about ±4 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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