Their own payment-practices filing · gov.uk

How long does J. & P. Coats, Limited take to pay its suppliers?

CRN SC002042 · Professional & technical services · 17 statutory reports on record · period to 30 Jun 2026

36days

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: Private Limited Company
Incorporated: 6 Aug 1890
Registered office: 1 GEORGE SQUARE, GLASGOW, G2 1AL

0 outstanding charges on the register Accounts due 30 Sept 2027

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Terms vs reality

Stated terms: 30 days. Reported average: 36.

Stated terms30d

+6 days

Reported avg36d

At a glance

The key figures

30d

their stated terms

31%

invoices paid outside terms

-7d

faster over the window

±3d

steady pattern

Vs peers · latest reported averages

fasterslower

Slower than 63% of the 530 large companies reporting in professional & technical services.

The pattern

Getting faster

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 61% 31–60 days 30% 61+ days 9%

The read · computed from their figures

J. & P. Coats, Limited has filed 17 statutory payment periods (earliest H1 2018). Their latest report puts the average at 36 days against stated terms of 30 days.

The direction is faster: from 43 to 36 days over the window — about 7 days faster.

In the latest period 31% of invoices were paid outside their agreed terms, and 9% landed 61+ days out.

What they tell their suppliers

45% of invoices in dispute

In their own words · from the filing

Standard payment terms

30 day standard payment terms

Dispute resolution

We aim to resolve disputes or queries regarding invoices and payment as quickly as possible. When an invoice dispute is received, it should if possible be resolved with our Accounts Payable team. If this is not possible, the query will be escalated to the business contact and a relevant senior finance contact if necessary. When resolved, the invoice will be available for payment on the next standard payment run. For contractual disputes, not necessarily related to payment date enquiries, you should follow the procedure contractually agreed and, if none, then please contact the individual who ordered the goods or services.

Every statutory report on record

Most recent first.

Period	Avg days	Outside terms	61+ days	Filed
H1 2026	36	31%	9%	30 Jul 2026
H2 2025	35	25%	7%	29 Jan 2026
H1 2025	41	29%	12%	30 Jul 2025
H2 2024	41	33%	11%	27 Jan 2025
H1 2024	41	37%	15%	30 Jul 2024
H2 2023	43	34%	14%	31 Jan 2024
H1 2023	43	39%	15%	26 Jul 2023
H2 2022	43	41%	17%	26 Jan 2023
H1 2022	44	40%	16%	29 Jul 2022
H2 2021	45	34%	12%	28 Jan 2022
H1 2021	43	42%	17%	29 Jul 2021
H2 2020	51	46%	22%	29 Jan 2021
H1 2020	48	54%	21%	30 Jul 2020
H2 2019	48	48%	21%	30 Jan 2020
H1 2019	49	47%	17%	25 Jul 2019
H2 2018	49	54%	20%	29 Jan 2019
H1 2018	47	57%	18%	26 Jul 2018

Working-capital effect

What a 36-day cycle ties up

Illustrative. On a hypothetical £12k/month account, at a 36-day vs a 30-day payment cycle.

≈ £14,000

of invoicing outstanding at any one time on a 36-day cycle — about £2,400 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 7 days faster over the window (43 → 36 days).

What's their typical pay point?

Their latest reports average around day 36, 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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