Their own payment-practices filing · gov.uk
2 Agriculture Limited pays suppliers in 56 days on average — within its stated 28–70 day terms
Their H1 2026 filing puts the average 28 days past the shortest term they state (28 days), still within their 70-day upper term.
- Their stated terms
- 28–70 days
- Paid outside agreed terms
- 84% of invoices
- Paid after 61+ days
- 57%
- Reporting period
- 1 Jan 2026 – 30 Jun 2026
- Source
- their gov.uk filing, filed 31 Jul 2026
Self-reported figures from their statutory filing. How this is compiled.
Terms vs reality · their H1 2026 filing
Paid within their stated range — 56 against 28–70 days
Where their invoices landed · share of all invoices
The pattern · last 6 of 17 reports
47 → 56 days — slowing down
The read · computed from their figures
2 Agriculture Limited's H1 2026 filing puts their average at 56 days against stated terms of 28–70 days; 84% of invoices were paid outside agreed terms and 57% took 61 days or longer. Filed 31 Jul 2026.
The direction is slower: from 47 days in H2 2023 to 56 now — 9 days slower across their last 6 reports.
On the latest reported averages: Slower than 95% of the 39 large companies reporting in agriculture, forestry & fishing.
That is 17 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
2 Agriculture operates a weekly payment run on a Wednesday each week and captures all invoices due for payment to the Friday of that week. Payment is made by BACS and supplier receives payment on the Friday. It is not practical to process daily payment runs, therefore invoices could be normally up to 6 days overdue. In this period the company implemented a new system which has affected the average number of days to pay and we expect the average number of days to fall back in line with previous periods in future periods.
Dispute resolution
Invoices are matched on receipt if the supplier has stated the correct purchase order or reference number and the quantities and price match the details on our system. Should the invoice and order not match, the Purchase Ledger Manager will liaise with the relevant site management to confirm the correct information and work with the supplier to enable the correct payment to be made. In the event the Purchase Ledger Manager is not able to agree with the supplier, the dispute is passed to the Finance Director. Upon resolution the invoice is placed on the next available payment run. Through the process of statement reconciliations, disputes relating to missing invoices are identified before they become overdue. Remittance advices are sent via email or post when payment is made. This is in ord
Every statutory report on record
Most recent first.
| Period | Avg days | Outside terms | 61+ days | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| H1 2026 | 56 | 84% | 57% | 31 Jul 2026 |
| H2 2025 | 49 | 80% | 51% | 3 Feb 2026 |
| H1 2025 | 48 | 77% | 52% | 29 Jul 2025 |
| H2 2024 | 48 | 78% | 39% | 30 Jan 2025 |
| H1 2024 | 47 | 83% | 31% | 30 Jul 2024 |
| H2 2023 | 47 | 82% | 31% | 26 Jan 2024 |
| H1 2023 | 47 | 82% | 28% | 1 Aug 2023 |
| H2 2022 | 45 | 70% | 70% | 20 Jan 2023 |
| H1 2022 | 48 | 68% | 68% | 29 Jul 2022 |
| H2 2021 | 48 | 71% | 70% | 19 Jan 2022 |
| H1 2021 | 50 | 70% | 69% | 28 Jul 2021 |
| H2 2020 | 50 | 70% | 69% | 10 Feb 2021 |
| H1 2020 | 52 | 70% | 69% | 7 Aug 2020 |
| H2 2019 | 52 | 65% | 64% | 28 Jan 2020 |
| H1 2019 | 49 | 62% | 61% | 29 Jul 2019 |
| H2 2018 | 52 | 65% | 64% | 31 Jan 2019 |
| H1 2018 | 51 | 63% | 62% | 24 Jul 2018 |
On the public register · Companies House
Company record
- Status
- Active
- Type
- Private Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 10 Mar 1995
- Registered office
- FAIRVIEW MILL, NEWBRIDGE, EH28 8NB
Illustrative · working-capital arithmetic
What a 56-day cycle ties up
A worked example, not a finding. On a hypothetical £12k/month account, at a 56-day vs a 28-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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