Their own payment-practices filing · gov.uk
The North British Distillery Company Limited paid suppliers in 35 days on average — within its stated 25–45 day terms
Their H1 2025 filing put the average 10 days past the shortest term they state (25 days), still within their 45-day upper term.
- Their stated terms
- 25–45 days
- Paid outside agreed terms
- 56% of invoices
- Paid after 61+ days
- 3%
- Reporting period
- 1 Jan 2025 – 30 Jun 2025
- Source
- their gov.uk filing, filed 25 Aug 2025
Self-reported figures from their statutory filing. How this is compiled.
Terms vs reality · their H1 2025 filing
Paid within their stated range — 35 against 25–45 days
Where their invoices landed · share of all invoices
The pattern · last 6 of 15 reports
32 → 35 days — slower across the window
The read · computed from their figures
The North British Distillery Company Limited's H1 2025 filing put their average at 35 days against stated terms of 25–45 days; 56% of invoices were paid outside agreed terms and 3% took 61 days or longer. Filed 25 Aug 2025.
The direction is slower: from 32 days in H2 2022 to 35 now — 3 days slower across their last 6 reports.
That is 15 statutory periods on record (earliest H1 2018) — a historical record, not a promise for a new invoice.
In their own words · from the filing
Standard payment terms
We are running one payment run per month through Purchase Ledger which occurs every month end, plus Faster payment or Bacs payment for instant remmitances.The "Shortest" terms can be paid quicker than 30 days depending on invoice date and our payment run transmission.
Dispute resolution
If there is a problem relating to an invoice, we contact the supplier, let them know the details and suggest a solution to the problem (e.g goods not delivered,faulty workmanship etc).We dont complete the process until and agreed plan of action is in force so both parties know that is to happen to allow timeouts payment.
Every statutory report on record
Most recent first.
| Period | Avg days | Outside terms | 61+ days | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| H1 2025 | 35 | 56% | 3% | 25 Aug 2025 |
| H2 2024 | 38 | 39% | 5% | 18 Feb 2025 |
| H1 2024 | 41 | 28% | 4% | 16 Aug 2024 |
| H2 2023 | 35 | 14% | 1% | 18 Jan 2024 |
| H1 2023 | 31 | 19% | 1% | 10 Jul 2023 |
| H2 2022 | 32 | 15% | 1% | 27 Jan 2023 |
| H1 2022 | 33 | 14% | 1% | 7 Jul 2022 |
| H2 2021 | 34 | 12% | 1% | 7 Jan 2022 |
| H1 2021 | 32 | 29% | 2% | 7 Jul 2021 |
| H2 2020 | 29 | 25% | 2% | 11 Jan 2021 |
| H1 2020 | 28 | 35% | 1% | 1 Jul 2020 |
| H2 2019 | 30 | 20% | 0% | 14 Jan 2020 |
| H1 2019 | 28 | 9% | 0% | 3 Jul 2019 |
| H2 2018 | 28 | 7% | 0% | 4 Jan 2019 |
| H1 2018 | 27 | 30% | 0% | 5 Jul 2018 |
On the public register · Companies House
Company record
- Status
- Active
- Type
- Private Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 24 Oct 1885
- Registered office
- WHEATFIELD ROAD, EH11 2PX
Illustrative · working-capital arithmetic
What a 35-day cycle ties up
A worked example, not a finding. On a hypothetical £12k/month account, at a 35-day vs a 25-day payment cycle.
Late Payment Act. The Late Payment of Commercial Debts (Interest) Act 1998 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.
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