Their own payment-practices filing · gov.uk
Scot J C B Limited pays suppliers in 26 days on average — within its stated 1–60 day terms
Their H2 2025 filing puts the average 25 days past the shortest term they state (1 days), still within their 60-day upper term.
- Their stated terms
- 1–60 days
- Paid outside agreed terms
- 1% of invoices
- Paid after 61+ days
- 1%
- Reporting period
- 1 Jul 2025 – 31 Dec 2025
- Source
- their gov.uk filing, filed 11 Mar 2026
Self-reported figures from their statutory filing. How this is compiled.
Terms vs reality · their H2 2025 filing
Paid within their stated range — 26 against 1–60 days
Where their invoices landed · share of all invoices
The pattern · last 6 of 14 reports
Holding steady around 26 days
The read · computed from their figures
Scot J C B Limited's H2 2025 filing puts their average at 26 days against stated terms of 1–60 days; 1% of invoices were paid outside agreed terms and 1% took 61 days or longer. Filed 11 Mar 2026.
The pattern is steady — their reported average moves within about ±1 days period to period.
On the latest reported averages: Faster than 80% of the 815 large companies reporting in wholesale & retail trade.
That is 14 statutory periods on record (earliest H1 2019) — a historical record, not a promise for a new invoice.
What they tell their suppliers
In their own words · from the filing
Standard payment terms
Standard terms are payment at the end of the month following receipt of the invoice. As part of our fraud prevention measures, suppliers must send a statement of account or other independent confirmation of balance due before payment is made. Other payment terms apply where these have been consulted on and agreed in advance with the supplier concerned.
Dispute resolution
We deal with suppliers in a fair, consistent and professional manner. Invoices being disputed or held from payment for any other reason are logged centrally in our computer system so that the reason can be advised to suppliers. If the query cannot be resolved by the accounts payable team the matter is referred to the line manager responsible for authorising that expense with the name of that manager recorded centrally so that suppliers can be informed of the specific person dealing with the delay.
Every statutory report on record
Most recent first.
| Period | Avg days | Outside terms | 61+ days | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| H2 2025 | 26 | 1% | 1% | 11 Mar 2026 |
| H1 2025 | 27 | 0% | 0% | 11 Mar 2026 |
| H2 2024 | 26 | 3% | 3% | 12 Mar 2025 |
| H1 2024 | 27 | 2% | 2% | 12 Mar 2025 |
| H2 2023 | 26 | 4% | 6% | 12 Mar 2025 |
| H1 2023 | 27 | 2% | 2% | 12 Mar 2025 |
| H2 2022 | 25 | 3% | 3% | 12 Mar 2025 |
| H1 2022 | 26 | 3% | 5% | 12 Mar 2025 |
| H2 2021 | 27 | 5% | 4% | 12 Mar 2025 |
| H1 2021 | 26 | 8% | 4% | 22 Jul 2021 |
| H2 2020 | 40 | 18% | 3% | 7 May 2021 |
| H1 2020 | 37 | 12% | 9% | 7 May 2021 |
| H2 2019 | 38 | 11% | 9% | 7 May 2021 |
| H1 2019 | 31 | 14% | 5% | 15 Oct 2019 |
On the public register · Companies House
Company record
- Status
- Active
- Type
- Private Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 31 Oct 1972
- Registered office
- 400 TOWNMILL ROAD, G31 3AR
Illustrative · working-capital arithmetic
What a 26-day cycle ties up
A worked example, not a finding. On a hypothetical £12k/month account, at a 26-day vs a 1-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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