UK Payment Practices Report

First Central Services (uk) Limited payment practices report

PennyFetch rating based on government data:

Often outside terms

Companies House no. 05894069

This rating is PennyFetch’s own assessment derived from data self-reported by First Central Services (uk) Limited to the UK government.

This company has short standard payment terms and pays invoices in 21 days on average. The “outside terms” percentage reflects how often invoices exceed those short terms, not slow payment in absolute terms.

Avg. days to pay

21

UK median: 32

Outside agreed terms

47%

UK average: 24%

Trend

Stable

1 report filed

Payment terms

0 to 30 days

Standard terms

Invoice payment breakdown

87%
12%
Within 30 days: 87%31 to 60 days: 12%Over 60 days: 1%

How First Central Services (uk) Limited compares

First Central Services (uk) Limited takes an average of 21 days to pay its suppliers, which is 11 days faster than the UK median of 32 days across 9,336 reporting companies. 47% of their invoices fall outside the agreed payment terms, compared to a national average of 24%.

The “outside agreed terms” percentage measures how often the company pays after its own agreed payment terms, 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.

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Frequently asked questions

According to their most recent self-reported government filing, FIRST CENTRAL SERVICES (UK) LIMITED pays invoices in 21 days on average. 47% of their invoices fall outside the agreed payment terms. PennyFetch rates this company as "Often outside terms" based on that data.

All payment statistics on this page are self-reported by First Central Services (uk) Limited 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: Jan 2026. 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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