Action for Children payment practices report
PennyFetch rating based on government data:
Mostly outside termsCompanies House no. 04764232
This rating is PennyFetch’s own assessment derived from data self-reported by Action for Children to the UK government.
Avg. days to pay
56
UK median: 32
Outside agreed terms
87%
UK average: 24%
Trend
Getting slower
12 reports filed
Payment terms
30 days
Standard terms
Invoice payment breakdown
How Action for Children compares
Action for Children takes an average of 56 days to pay its suppliers, which is 24 days slower than the UK median of 32 days across 9,336 reporting companies. 87% of their invoices fall outside the agreed payment terms, compared to a national average of 24%. Their payment speed has been getting worse over time based on historical filings.
The “outside agreed terms” percentage measures how often the company pays after its own agreed payment terms (30 days), not against a fixed 30-day standard. A company with long payment terms can still be rated “Good payer” if it consistently meets those terms.
Payment history
| Period | Avg. days | % outside terms | % in 30d | % over 60d |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2025 to Sept 2025 | 56 | 87% | 73% | 10% |
| Oct 2024 to Mar 2025 | 58 | 87% | 72% | 11% |
| Apr 2024 to Sept 2024 | 43 | 38% | 62% | 15% |
| Oct 2023 to Mar 2024 | 38 | 40% | 60% | 8% |
| Apr 2023 to Sept 2023 | 38 | 36% | 64% | 10% |
| Oct 2022 to Mar 2023 | 43 | 46% | 54% | 11% |
| Apr 2022 to Sept 2022 | 32 | 54% | 69% | 14% |
| Apr 2021 to Sept 2021 | 39 | 45% | 55% | 10% |
| Apr 2019 to Sept 2019 | 48 | 77% | 56% | 20% |
| Apr 2019 to Sept 2019 | 47 | 57% | 65% | 20% |
| Oct 2018 to Mar 2019 | 43 | 60% | 66% | 14% |
| Apr 2018 to Sept 2018 | 45 | 63% | 65% | 14% |
PennyFetch sends automatic payment reminders so you don’t have to chase. If they still don’t pay, it calculates statutory interest and generates a Letter Before Action as a PDF.
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All payment statistics on this page are self-reported by Action for Children to the UK Government Payment Practices Reporting service . The government publishes this data but does not independently verify the figures. Published under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Most recent report filed: Oct 2025. The rating labels on this page (e.g. “Good payer”, “Often outside terms”) are PennyFetch’s own classifications based on the reported data. They are not government ratings. This page is for informational purposes and does not constitute legal or financial advice.
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