Howarth Timber & Building Supplies Limited payment practices report
PennyFetch rating based on government data:
Often outside termsCompanies House no. 00201929
This rating is PennyFetch’s own assessment derived from data self-reported by Howarth Timber & Building Supplies Limited to the UK government.
This company’s most recent filing is from May 2024. The data may not reflect their current payment practices. Companies can improve or change their payment behaviour between reporting periods.
Avg. days to pay
70
UK median: 32
Outside agreed terms
45%
UK average: 24%
Trend
Getting slower
12 reports filed
Payment terms
1 to 60 days
Standard terms
Invoice payment breakdown
How Howarth Timber & Building Supplies Limited compares
Howarth Timber & Building Supplies Limited takes an average of 70 days to pay its suppliers, which is 38 days slower than the UK median of 32 days across 9,336 reporting companies. 45% 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 (1 to 60 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2023 to Mar 2024 | 70 | 45% | 17% | 16% |
| Apr 2023 to Sept 2023 | 50 | 38% | 16% | 12% |
| Oct 2022 to Mar 2023 | 64 | 47% | 18% | 16% |
| Apr 2022 to Sept 2022 | 55 | 36% | 15% | 15% |
| Oct 2021 to Mar 2022 | 57 | 47% | 16% | 19% |
| Apr 2021 to Sept 2021 | 62 | 48% | 13% | 17% |
| Oct 2020 to Mar 2021 | 73 | 52% | 13% | 21% |
| Apr 2020 to Sept 2020 | 70 | 55% | 13% | 21% |
| Oct 2019 to Mar 2020 | 65 | 51% | 15% | 18% |
| Apr 2019 to Sept 2019 | 61 | 57% | 11% | 18% |
| Oct 2018 to Mar 2019 | 42 | 21% | 20% | 28% |
| Apr 2018 to Sept 2018 | 46 | 28% | 11% | 15% |
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All payment statistics on this page are self-reported by Howarth Timber & Building Supplies 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: May 2024. 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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