Their own payment-practices filing · gov.uk

How long does Lactalis Mclelland Limited take to pay its suppliers?

CRN SC014583 · Manufacturing · 12 statutory reports on record · period to 31 Dec 2023

41days

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 31 Dec 2023 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: Private Limited Company
Incorporated: 29 Apr 1927
Registered office: THE CREAMERY, STRANRAER, DG9 7DA

0 outstanding charges on the register Accounts due 30 Sept 2026

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Terms vs reality

Stated terms: 45–60 days. Reported average: 41.

Stated terms45–60d

-4 days

Reported avg41d

At a glance

The key figures

45–60d

their stated terms

17%

invoices paid outside terms

±4d

steady pattern

Vs peers · latest reported averages

fasterslower

Faster than 61% of the 992 large companies reporting in manufacturing.

The pattern

Holding steady

Average days to pay across their last 6 statutory reports.

terms 45d

H1 2021H2 2021H1 2022H2 2022H1 2023H2 2023

Where their supplier invoices land · latest period

within 30 days 30% 31–60 days 59% 61+ days 11%

The read · computed from their figures

Lactalis Mclelland Limited has filed 12 statutory payment periods (earliest H1 2018). Their latest report puts the average at 41 days against stated terms of 45–60 days.

The pattern is steady — their reported average moves within about ±4 days period to period.

In the latest period 17% of invoices were paid outside their agreed terms, and 11% landed 61+ days out.

In their own words · from the filing

Standard payment terms

Our standard payment term is 60 days from the date of receipt of an appropriate invoice. Invoices must quote the purchase order reference and will be paid in full if all goods and services received are accurate. Terms can vary in accordance with individual contract terms with specific suppliers.

Dispute resolution

Dispute resolution is handled by the relevant purchasing team in communication with the supplier, supported by the purchase ledger and purchasing teams and with reference to agreed terms and conditions.

Every statutory report on record

Most recent first.

Period	Avg days	Outside terms	61+ days	Filed
H2 2023	41	17%	11%	1 Mar 2024
H1 2023	43	21%	14%	1 Mar 2024
H2 2022	36	13%	9%	9 Mar 2023
H1 2022	39	34%	13%	21 Sept 2022
H2 2021	38	17%	10%	28 Feb 2022
H1 2021	39	34%	13%	23 Aug 2021
H2 2020	39	24%	11%	23 Aug 2021
H1 2020	49	38%	23%	23 Aug 2021
H2 2019	71	40%	28%	23 Aug 2021
H1 2019	51	48%	28%	19 Aug 2019
H2 2018	42	23%	14%	27 Mar 2019
H1 2018	38	21%	13%	3 Aug 2018

Quick answers

Are they getting slower or faster?

Their reported average is steady — within about ±4 days period to period, around 41 days.

What's their typical pay point?

Their latest reports average around day 41, 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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