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How long does SGL Carbon Fibers Limited take to pay its suppliers?

CRN SC078081 · Manufacturing · 17 statutory reports on record · period to 30 Jun 2026

49days
their reported average time to pay suppliers, latest period
Well behindvs a 31-day median across 6,185 recent filers

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

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On the public register · Companies House

Company record

Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Incorporated
25 Mar 1982
Registered office
MUIR OF ORD INDUSTRIAL ESTATE, MUIR OF ORD, IV6 7UA
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: 49.

Stated terms45–60d
+4 days
Reported avg49d

At a glance

The key figures

45–60d
their stated terms
74%
invoices paid outside terms
-3d
faster over the window
±4d
steady pattern

Vs peers · latest reported averages

fasterslower
Slower than 57% of the 992 large companies reporting in manufacturing.

The pattern

Getting faster

Average days to pay across their last 6 statutory reports.

terms 45d
52
51
53
57
53
49
H2 2023H1 2024H2 2024H1 2025H2 2025H1 2026

Where their supplier invoices land · latest period

within 30 days 17% 31–60 days 62% 61+ days 21%

The read · computed from their figures

SGL Carbon Fibers Limited has filed 17 statutory payment periods (earliest H1 2018). Their latest report puts the average at 49 days against stated terms of 45–60 days.

The direction is faster: from 52 to 49 days over the window — about 3 days faster.

In the latest period 74% of invoices were paid outside their agreed terms, and 21% landed 61+ days out.

In their own words · from the filing

Standard payment terms

Standard contract length of payment of invoices is 30 days end of month (average is therefore approx 45 days). For new suppliers the aim is 60 days where they are in agreement to this.

Dispute resolution

The company is committed to working with suppliers to resolve any disputes or complaints. Queries should be directed to our Accounts Payable team in the first instance, who will enlist support of our Supply Chain team where necessary to ensure a satisfactory resolution.

Other information

The business has not changed all of its standard payment terms during the period other than negotiating where possible 60 days for new suppliers and a proportion of existing suppliers.

Every statutory report on record

Most recent first.

PeriodAvg daysOutside terms61+ daysFiled
H1 20264974%21%21 Jul 2026
H2 20255380%17%30 Jan 2026
H1 20255778%22%25 Jul 2025
H2 20245381%19%11 Jun 2025
H1 20245184%22%10 Jul 2024
H2 20235281%24%31 Jan 2024
H1 20235379%27%4 Aug 2023
H2 20225080%20%14 Feb 2023
H1 20224983%15%14 Jul 2022
H2 20214581%20%31 Jan 2022
H1 20214881%14%20 Jul 2021
H2 20204562%15%27 Jan 2021
H1 20204459%17%12 Aug 2020
H2 20194557%16%30 Jan 2020
H1 20194161%15%29 Jul 2019
H2 20184765%14%11 Feb 2019
H1 20184360%16%27 Jul 2018

Working-capital effect

What a 49-day cycle ties up

Illustrative. On a hypothetical £12k/month account, at a 49-day vs a 45-day payment cycle.

≈ £19,500
of invoicing outstanding at any one time on a 49-day cycle — about £1,600 more than the same account would carry at 45-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 3 days faster over the window (52 → 49 days).
What's their typical pay point?
Their latest reports average around day 49, 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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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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