Their own payment-practices filing · gov.uk

Murgitroyd Group PLC paid suppliers in 44 days on average — 14 days past its stated terms

CRN SC221766 · Financial services · 6 statutory reports on record · period to 31 May 2020

Dated record. The latest report covers a period ending 31 May 2020 and the company hasn’t filed since (it may have dropped below the reporting threshold). Treat the figures as historical.

44daysavg time to pay · H1 2020

Their H1 2020 filing put the average 14 days past the 30-day term they state.

Their stated terms: 30 days
Paid outside agreed terms: 7% of invoices
Paid after 61+ days: 14%
Reporting period: 1 Dec 2019 – 31 May 2020
Source: their gov.uk filing, filed 30 Jun 2020

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

Terms vs reality · their H1 2020 filing

Paid 14 days past their stated terms

PAIDLATE · terms vs the clockdays to pay · 0–50

avg 44d

0 days50 days

reported avg 44 days their filed terms 0–30 days UK median 31 days · n = 6,104 recent filers

Where their invoices landed · share of all invoices

within 30 days 50% 31–60 days 36% 61+ days 14%

Source: their statutory Payment Practices Report #31798, period 1 Dec 2019 – 31 May 2020, filed 30 Jun 2020 · gov.uk payment-practices service

Murgitroyd Group PLC paid 14 days past its own stated terms. 7% of invoices still went outside agreed terms; 14% reached 61 days or more. Self-reported in their statutory H1 2020 filing.

The pattern · last 6 of 6 reports

35 → 44 days — slower across the window

PAIDLATE · the patternavg days per report

Last 6 of 6 filed reports · linear day scale · every period is in the table below · Source: gov.uk payment-practices service

9 days slower across the window. From 35 days in H2 2017 to 44 in the H1 2020 filing; the dashed line marks the 30-day term they state.

The read · computed from their figures

Murgitroyd Group PLC's H1 2020 filing put their average at 44 days against stated terms of 30 days; 7% of invoices were paid outside agreed terms and 14% took 61 days or longer. Filed 30 Jun 2020.

The direction is slower: from 35 days in H2 2017 to 44 now — 9 days slower across their last 6 reports.

That is 6 statutory periods on record (earliest H2 2017) — a historical record, not a promise for a new invoice.

In their own words · from the filing

Standard payment terms

Goods and services are paid for after any queries thereon have been resolved. Payment of disbursements incurred on behalf of clients are settled after being recharged.

Dispute resolution

Payment queries are initially dealt with by Accounts Department Purchase Ledger staff, who can liaise with the person who ordered and/or authorised the purchase of the goods and/or services. If this does not result in satisfactory resolution of a query it is passed to the "Director, Finance" and, thereafter, the Chief Financial Officer and/or Chief Executive.

Every statutory report on record

Most recent first.

Period	Avg days	Outside terms	61+ days	Filed
H1 2020	44	7%	14%	30 Jun 2020
H2 2019	37	9%	11%	27 Dec 2019
H1 2019	34	9%	10%	26 Jun 2019
H2 2018	34	9%	10%	31 Dec 2018
H1 2018	34	11%	10%	30 Jun 2018
H2 2017	35	10%	12%	21 Dec 2017

On the public register · Companies House

Company record

Status: Active
Type: Private Limited Company
Incorporated: 1 Aug 2001
Registered office: MURGITROYD HOUSE, GLASGOW, G5 8PL

3 outstanding charges — secured borrowing registered Accounts due 28 Feb 2027

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Illustrative · working-capital arithmetic

What a 44-day cycle ties up

A worked example, not a finding. On a hypothetical £12k/month account, at a 44-day vs a 30-day payment cycle.

≈ £17,500

of invoicing outstanding at any one time on a 44-day cycle — about £5,500 more than the same account would carry at 30-day terms.

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.

Quick answers · Murgitroyd Group PLC

Are they getting slower or faster?

Their reported average has moved about 9 days slower over the window (35 → 44 days).

What's their typical pay point?

Their latest filed report put the average at day 44; across their last 6 reports it ranged 34–44 days. Treat that as a historical reference point, not a promise for a new invoice.

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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.

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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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