Their own payment-practices filing · gov.uk

How long does Peter Vardy (Perth) Limited take to pay its suppliers?

CRN SC301749 · 8 statutory reports on record · period to 31 Dec 2021

36days

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.

Dated record. The latest report covers a period ending 31 Dec 2021 and the company hasn’t filed since (it may have dropped below the reporting threshold). Treat the figures as historical.

Terms vs reality

Stated terms: 30 days. Reported average: 36.

Stated terms30d

+6 days

Reported avg36d

At a glance

The key figures

30d

their stated terms

79%

invoices paid outside terms

+9d

slower over the window

±6d

variable pattern

Vs peers · latest reported averages

fasterslower

Slower than 60% of large companies reporting.

The pattern

Getting slower

Average days to pay across their last 6 statutory reports.

terms 30d

H1 2019H2 2019H1 2020H2 2020H1 2021H2 2021

Where their supplier invoices land · latest period

within 30 days 40% 31–60 days 58% 61+ days 2%

The read · computed from their figures

Peter Vardy (Perth) Limited has filed 8 statutory payment periods (earliest H1 2018). Their latest report puts the average at 36 days against stated terms of 30 days.

The direction is slower: from 27 to 36 days over the window — about 9 days slower.

In the latest period 79% of invoices were paid outside their agreed terms, and 2% landed 61+ days out.

What they tell their suppliers

Offers e-invoicing

In their own words · from the filing

Standard payment terms

The standard payment terms for the business is monthly. For example, all of the invoices received from suppliers on monthly payment terms in January will be paid by the end of February. This is our standard terms and is how we pay the majority of our suppliers. This means that the standard payment period will be between 30 and 60 days.

Dispute resolution

On the rare occasions when there is a dispute in relation to the payment of invoices, these disputes will be dealt with through meetings and discussions involving the appropriate people. These people being; the purchase ledger team and the supplier initially, and then if a resolution is not met, the purchase ledger manager will become involved and so on until the situation is resolved. It is the aim to resolve disputes as soon as possible, generally within a few days. There is no specific documentation detailing how disputes are resolved due to disputes being rather infrequent. Each dispute will be dealt with accordingly based on the situation of that particular dispute, there is no blanket process.

Every statutory report on record

Most recent first.

Period	Avg days	Outside terms	61+ days	Filed
H2 2021	36	79%	2%	31 Jan 2022
H1 2021	35	37%	2%	3 Aug 2021
H2 2020	24	25%	3%	31 Jan 2021
H1 2020	24	27%	2%	10 Aug 2020
H2 2019	29	19%	3%	24 Jan 2020
H1 2019	27	25%	3%	30 Jul 2019
H2 2018	26	27%	4%	30 Jan 2019
H1 2018	27	16%	3%	30 Jul 2018

Working-capital effect

What a 36-day cycle ties up

Illustrative. On a hypothetical £12k/month account, at a 36-day vs a 30-day payment cycle.

≈ £14,000

of invoicing outstanding at any one time on a 36-day cycle — about £2,400 more than the same account would carry at 30-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 9 days slower over the window (27 → 36 days).

What's their typical pay point?

Their latest reports average around day 36, moving within about ±6 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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How UK payment reporting works

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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