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How long does Babcock Marine (Rosyth) Limited take to pay its suppliers?

CRN SC333105 · Manufacturing · 4 statutory reports on record · period to 31 Mar 2020

29days
their reported average time to pay suppliers, latest period
Faster than mostvs a 31-day median across 6,185 recent filers

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

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

On the public register · Companies House

Company record

Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Incorporated
30 Oct 2007
Registered office
ROSYTH BUSINESS PARK, DUNFERMLINE, KY11 2YD
0 outstanding charges on the register Accounts due 31 Dec 2026

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Terms vs reality

Stated terms: 7–60 days. Reported average: 29.

Stated terms7–60d
+22 days
Reported avg29d

At a glance

The key figures

7–60d
their stated terms
27%
invoices paid outside terms
-19d
faster over the window
±12d
variable pattern

Vs peers · latest reported averages

fasterslower
Faster than 88% of the 992 large companies reporting in manufacturing.

The pattern

Getting faster

Average days to pay across their last 4 statutory reports.

terms 7d
48
53
32
29
H2 2018H1 2019H2 2019H1 2020

Where their supplier invoices land · latest period

within 30 days 67% 31–60 days 26% 61+ days 7%

The read · computed from their figures

Babcock Marine (Rosyth) Limited has filed 4 statutory payment periods (earliest H2 2018). Their latest report puts the average at 29 days against stated terms of 7–60 days.

The direction is faster: from 48 to 29 days over the window — about 19 days faster.

In the latest period 27% of invoices were paid outside their agreed terms, and 7% landed 61+ days out.

What they tell their suppliers

Payment code: Prompt Payment Code Offers e-invoicing

In their own words · from the filing

Standard payment terms

Standard T&Cs are 60 days for new suppliers. We currently have a range of T&Cs in place with existing suppliers including terms at 7 days , 30 days and 60 days.

Dispute resolution

Relationships with our suppliers are important to us. We rely on our suppliers to deliver high quality goods and services in order to meet the needs of our own customers. Suppliers should be notified in the event of any disputes, and our purchase contracts specify dispute escalation processes. We commit to treating suppliers fairly, and intend to resolve any identified disputes as quickly as possible. Point of Contact details are provided on purchase orders. This process is reviewed annually.

Every statutory report on record

Most recent first.

PeriodAvg daysOutside terms61+ daysFiled
H1 20202927%7%30 Apr 2020
H2 20193232%10%29 Oct 2019
H1 20195348%22%30 Apr 2019
H2 20184847%22%30 Oct 2018

Working-capital effect

What a 29-day cycle ties up

Illustrative. On a hypothetical £12k/month account, at a 29-day vs a 7-day payment cycle.

≈ £11,500
of invoicing outstanding at any one time on a 29-day cycle — about £8,700 more than the same account would carry at 7-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 19 days faster over the window (48 → 29 days).
What's their typical pay point?
Their latest reports average around day 29, moving within about ±12 days. Treat that as a historical reference point, not a promise for a new invoice.
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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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