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How long does James Johnston & Co. of Elgin Limited take to pay its suppliers?

CRN SC022553 · Manufacturing · 6 statutory reports on record · period to 31 Dec 2020

55days
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.

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Dated record. The latest report covers a period ending 31 Dec 2020 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
25 Sept 1943
Registered office
NEWMILL, IV30 4AF
3 outstanding charges — secured borrowing registered Accounts due 30 Sept 2027

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Terms vs reality

Stated terms: 7 days. Reported average: 55.

Stated terms7d
+48 days
Reported avg55d

At a glance

The key figures

7d
their stated terms
12%
invoices paid outside terms
+10d
slower over the window
±8d
variable pattern

Vs peers · latest reported averages

fasterslower
Slower than 69% of the 992 large companies reporting in manufacturing.

The pattern

Getting slower

Average days to pay across their last 6 statutory reports.

terms 7d
45
47
40
40
47
55
H1 2018H2 2018H1 2019H2 2019H1 2020H2 2020

Where their supplier invoices land · latest period

within 30 days 41% 31–60 days 44% 61+ days 15%

The read · computed from their figures

James Johnston & Co. of Elgin Limited has filed 6 statutory payment periods (earliest H1 2018). Their latest report puts the average at 55 days against stated terms of 7 days.

The direction is slower: from 45 to 55 days over the window — about 10 days slower.

In the latest period 12% of invoices were paid outside their agreed terms, and 15% landed 61+ days out.

In their own words · from the filing

Standard payment terms

The standard payment terms are for invoices to be settled at the end of the month following the month in which the invoice has been submitted (e.g. an invoice that is dated January will be settled at the end of February). In practice, this means that invoices will be settled in between 28 days and 61 days.

Dispute resolution

Any disputes should be notified to the Accounts Payable team which can be contacted on [email protected]. Any complaints or concerns that are not resolved by the Accounts Payable team in an acceptable timescale can then be escalated to the Group Financial Controller, who the Accounts Payable team report to.

Every statutory report on record

Most recent first.

PeriodAvg daysOutside terms61+ daysFiled
H2 20205512%15%20 Jan 2021
H1 20204716%19%26 Aug 2020
H2 2019405%7%29 Jan 2020
H1 2019406%9%4 Jul 2019
H2 2018479%12%28 Jan 2019
H1 20184510%12%20 Jul 2018

Working-capital effect

What a 55-day cycle ties up

Illustrative. On a hypothetical £12k/month account, at a 55-day vs a 7-day payment cycle.

≈ £21,500
of invoicing outstanding at any one time on a 55-day cycle — about £18,900 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

Are they getting slower or faster?
Their reported average has moved about 10 days slower over the window (45 → 55 days).
What's their typical pay point?
Their latest reports average around day 55, moving within about ±8 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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