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How long does East Africa Coffee Co. LLP take to pay its suppliers?

CRN OC397061 · 8 statutory reports on record · period to 31 Dec 2021

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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Dated record. The latest report covers a period ending 31 Dec 2021 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
11 Dec 2014
Registered office
OFFICE 7, LONDON, EC4M 7JN
0 outstanding charges on the register Accounts due 30 Sept 2026

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Terms vs reality

Stated terms: 2–30 days. Reported average: 16.

Stated terms2–30d
+14 days
Reported avg16d

At a glance

The key figures

2–30d
their stated terms
19%
invoices paid outside terms
-19d
faster over the window
±3d
steady pattern

Vs peers · latest reported averages

fasterslower
Faster than 89% of large companies reporting.

The pattern

Getting faster

Average days to pay across their last 6 statutory reports.

terms 2d
35
27
14
17
20
16
H1 2019H2 2019H1 2020H2 2020H1 2021H2 2021

Where their supplier invoices land · latest period

within 30 days 88% 31–60 days 7% 61+ days 5%

The read · computed from their figures

East Africa Coffee Co. LLP has filed 8 statutory payment periods (earliest H1 2018). Their latest report puts the average at 16 days against stated terms of 2–30 days.

The direction is faster: from 35 to 16 days over the window — about 19 days faster.

In the latest period 19% of invoices were paid outside their agreed terms, and 5% landed 61+ days out.

In their own words · from the filing

Standard payment terms

East Africa Coffee Co. LLP pays all its suppliers and distributors within 2 weeks of receipt of an undisputed invoice for all overhead payments. East Africa Coffee Co. LLP pays all its suppliers in line with the contract terms for all commodity payments. Variations to these standard payment terms are by exception only, and only applied when negotiated and agreed by both parties.

Dispute resolution

For commodity payments, the Company aims to resolve disputes in good faith with the counterparty. Failing that, the dispute is brought to arbitration. For overhead payments, the Company aims to resolve disputes in good faith with the counterparty. Failing that, due legal process is followed.

Every statutory report on record

Most recent first.

PeriodAvg daysOutside terms61+ daysFiled
H2 20211619%5%25 Jan 2022
H1 20212018%9%19 Jul 2021
H2 20201728%10%19 Jan 2021
H1 20201419%4%17 Jul 2020
H2 20192722%8%28 Jan 2020
H1 20193538%13%26 Jul 2019
H2 20183928%22%28 Jan 2019
H1 20182040%5%21 Aug 2018

Working-capital effect

What a 16-day cycle ties up

Illustrative. On a hypothetical £12k/month account, at a 16-day vs a 2-day payment cycle.

≈ £6,500
of invoicing outstanding at any one time on a 16-day cycle — about £5,500 more than the same account would carry at 2-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 19 days faster over the window (35 → 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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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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