Their own payment-practices filing · gov.uk

How long does Slater & Gordon (UK) LLP take to pay its suppliers?

CRN OC371153 · 2 statutory reports on record · period to 30 Jun 2018

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.

Dated record. The latest report covers a period ending 30 Jun 2018 and the company hasn’t filed since (it may have dropped below the reporting threshold). Treat the figures as historical.

On the public register · Companies House

Company record

Status: Active
Type: Limited Liability Partnership
Incorporated: 3 Jan 2012
Registered office: FIRST FLOOR, LEE HOUSE, MANCHESTER, M1 5JW

0 outstanding charges on the register Accounts due 30 Sept 2026

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Terms vs reality

Stated terms: 7–90 days. Reported average: 45.

Stated terms7–90d

+38 days

Reported avg45d

At a glance

The key figures

7–90d

their stated terms

24%

invoices paid outside terms

Vs peers · latest reported averages

fasterslower

Slower than 77% of large companies reporting.

Where their supplier invoices land · latest period

within 30 days 42% 31–60 days 37% 61+ days 21%

The read · computed from their figures

Slater & Gordon (UK) LLP has filed 2 statutory payment periods (earliest H2 2017). Their latest report puts the average at 45 days against stated terms of 7–90 days.

In the latest period 24% of invoices were paid outside their agreed terms, and 21% landed 61+ days out.

In their own words · from the filing

Standard payment terms

Historically, Slater & Gordon (UK)’s standard payment terms have been 30 days from invoice receipt to payment, but this has varied as each legal business was acquired between 2012 and 2016, as the ‘inherited’ terms varied from 7 days to 90 days on some contractual arrangements and was not explicitly defined in others. Further the terms applied depended on the nature of the Products and Services provided. In 2017 SG (UK) took the decision to transition to 45 day payment terms on new contracts and to request suppliers to extend payment terms to 45 days on contracts due for renewal, typically at contract anniversary. This is an on-going process which will take at least 3 years to complete. Whilst 45 days will be the business standard term there will be exceptions where there is commercial b

Dispute resolution

If a payment dispute arises it is referred to the budget holder, who would normally manage the supply relationship on a day to day basis. In instances, this responsibility is delegated to a member of the relevant department/team. Payment disputes will be escalated in accordance the contractual terms which vary by suppy/service. If necessary, the budget holder will request the advice/support of the Procurement & Commercial team who are experienced in dealing with the commercial management of suppliers and may have been a party to the original agreement.

Every statutory report on record

Most recent first.

Period	Avg days	Outside terms	61+ days	Filed
H1 2018	45	24%	21%	26 Jul 2018
H2 2017	59	36%	24%	30 Jan 2018

Working-capital effect

What a 45-day cycle ties up

Illustrative. On a hypothetical £12k/month account, at a 45-day vs a 7-day payment cycle.

≈ £17,500

of invoicing outstanding at any one time on a 45-day cycle — about £15,000 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

What's their typical pay point?

Their latest reports average around day 45. Treat that as a historical reference point, not a promise for a new invoice.

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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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