Northern Foods Limited payment practices report
PennyFetch rating based on government data:
Mostly outside termsCompanies House no. 00471864
This rating is PennyFetch’s own assessment derived from data self-reported by Northern Foods Limited to the UK government.
This data is from Sept 2025. A more recent report may be available from the government service.
Avg. days to pay
34
UK median: 32
Outside agreed terms
95%
UK average: 24%
Trend
Stable
16 reports filed
Payment terms
1 to 120 days
Standard terms
Invoice payment breakdown
How Northern Foods Limited compares
Northern Foods Limited takes an average of 34 days to pay its suppliers, which is 2 days slower than the UK median of 32 days across 9,336 reporting companies. 95% 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 (1 to 120 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 2025 to Jul 2025 | 34 | 95% | 51% | 17% |
| Aug 2024 to Jan 2025 | 28 | 76% | 61% | 15% |
| Feb 2024 to Jul 2024 | 33 | 77% | 57% | 21% |
| Aug 2023 to Jan 2024 | 35 | 84% | 50% | 23% |
| Feb 2023 to Jul 2023 | 32 | 79% | 59% | 19% |
| Aug 2022 to Jan 2023 | 35 | 79% | 56% | 25% |
| Feb 2022 to Jul 2022 | 34 | 76% | 57% | 22% |
| Aug 2021 to Jan 2022 | 30 | 81% | 61% | 18% |
| Feb 2021 to Jul 2021 | 32 | 83% | 53% | 17% |
| Aug 2020 to Jan 2021 | 26 | 83% | 65% | 11% |
| Feb 2020 to Jul 2020 | 26 | 79% | 69% | 16% |
| Aug 2019 to Jan 2020 | 28 | 79% | 68% | 13% |
| Feb 2019 to Jul 2019 | 34 | 88% | 59% | 23% |
| Aug 2018 to Jan 2019 | 34 | 84% | 50% | 16% |
| Feb 2018 to Jul 2018 | 33 | 85% | 59% | 20% |
| Aug 2017 to Jan 2018 | 33 | 86% | 58% | 21% |
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All payment statistics on this page are self-reported by Northern Foods 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: Sept 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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