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Mackays Stores Limited paid suppliers in 29 days on average — inside its 60-day stated terms

CRN SC036368 · 4 statutory reports on record · period to 21 Feb 2020

Dated record. The latest report covers a period ending 21 Feb 2020 and the company hasn’t filed since (it may have dropped below the reporting threshold). Treat the figures as historical.
29daysavg time to pay · H1 2020

Their H1 2020 filing put the average 31 days inside their stated 60-day term.

Their stated terms
60 days
Paid outside agreed terms
43% of invoices
Paid after 61+ days
3%
Reporting period
23 Aug 2019 – 21 Feb 2020
Source
their gov.uk filing, filed 16 Mar 2020

Self-reported figures from their statutory filing. How this is compiled.

Terms vs reality · their H1 2020 filing

Paid 31 days inside the 60-day term they state

The pattern · last 4 of 4 reports

25 → 29 days — slower across the window

The read · computed from their figures

Mackays Stores Limited's H1 2020 filing put their average at 29 days against stated terms of 60 days; 43% of invoices were paid outside agreed terms and 3% took 61 days or longer. Filed 16 Mar 2020.

The direction is slower: from 25 days in H1 2018 to 29 now — 4 days slower across their last 4 reports.

That is 4 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

Goods not for re-sale: Up to 60 days from the date of invoice. Goods for resale: UK landed suppliers - 30 days from receipt of goods. Goods for resale:direct import suppliers - 45 days from shipment date. Where applicable the company is entitled to take a prompt discount if the invoice is paid within the agreed terms. These terms may vary in accordance with individual agreements with suppliers.

Dispute resolution

Payment queries and disputes are initially reported to the relevant Accounts Payable/Shipping team where a member of the team will investigate with the appropriate buyer/department for resolution of the dispute.

Every statutory report on record

Most recent first.

PeriodAvg daysOutside terms61+ daysFiled
H1 20202943%3%16 Mar 2020
H1 20192844%2%18 Sept 2019
H1 20192941%3%18 Mar 2019
H1 20182539%2%11 Sept 2018

Quick answers · Mackays Stores Limited

Are they getting slower or faster?
Their reported average has moved about 4 days slower over the window (25 → 29 days).
What's their typical pay point?
Their latest filed report put the average at day 29; across their last 4 reports it ranged 25–29 days. Treat that as a historical reference point, not a promise for a new invoice.
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What does "paid outside agreed terms" mean?
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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 6,104 companies with a current statutory report — every sector pooled, not an average of sector medians (how the figure is built).

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