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Vets Now Limited paid suppliers in 51 days on average — 21 days past its stated terms

CRN SC339531 · Professional & technical services · 3 statutory reports on record · period to 31 Mar 2021

Dated record. The latest report covers a period ending 31 Mar 2021 and the company hasn’t filed since (it may have dropped below the reporting threshold). Treat the figures as historical.
51daysavg time to pay · H1 2021

Their H1 2021 filing put the average 21 days past the 30-day term they state.

Their stated terms
30 days
Paid outside agreed terms
53% of invoices
Paid after 61+ days
31%
Reporting period
1 Oct 2020 – 31 Mar 2021
Source
their gov.uk filing, filed 27 May 2021

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

Terms vs reality · their H1 2021 filing

Paid 21 days past their stated terms

The pattern · last 3 of 3 reports

68 → 51 days — faster across the window

The read · computed from their figures

Vets Now Limited's H1 2021 filing put their average at 51 days against stated terms of 30 days; 53% of invoices were paid outside agreed terms and 31% took 61 days or longer. Filed 27 May 2021.

The direction is faster: from 68 days in H1 2020 to 51 now — 17 days faster across their last 3 reports.

That is 3 statutory periods on record (earliest H1 2020) — a historical record, not a promise for a new invoice.

What they tell their suppliers

Offers e-invoicing

In their own words · from the filing

Standard payment terms

Our standard terms are 30 days

Dispute resolution

We have a finance team that deal with be able to help out with any supplier queries that may arise

Every statutory report on record

Most recent first.

PeriodAvg daysOutside terms61+ daysFiled
H1 20215153%31%27 May 2021
H2 20205266%40%21 Oct 2020
H1 20206881%49%13 May 2020

On the public register · Companies House

Company record

Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Incorporated
13 Mar 2008
Registered office
PENGUIN HOUSE, DUNFERMLINE, KY11 8SG
0 outstanding charges on the register Accounts due 30 Jun 2027

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Illustrative · working-capital arithmetic

What a 51-day cycle ties up

A worked example, not a finding. On a hypothetical £12k/month account, at a 51-day vs a 30-day payment cycle.

≈ £20,000
of invoicing outstanding at any one time on a 51-day cycle — about £8,300 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 · Vets Now Limited

Are they getting slower or faster?
Their reported average has moved about 17 days faster over the window (68 → 51 days).
What's their typical pay point?
Their latest filed report put the average at day 51; across their last 3 reports it ranged 51–68 days. Treat that as a historical reference point, not a promise for a new invoice.
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What does "paid outside agreed terms" mean?
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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 6,104 companies with a current statutory report — every sector pooled, not an average of sector medians (how the figure is built).

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