Rail Gourmet U.k. Limited payment practices report
PennyFetch rating based on government data:
Often outside termsCompanies House no. 03052537
This rating is PennyFetch’s own assessment derived from data self-reported by Rail Gourmet U.k. Limited to the UK government.
This company has short standard payment terms and pays invoices in 41 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
41
UK median: 32
Outside agreed terms
46%
UK average: 24%
Trend
Getting faster
12 reports filed
Payment terms
0 to 60 days
Standard terms
Invoice payment breakdown
How Rail Gourmet U.k. Limited compares
Rail Gourmet U.k. Limited takes an average of 41 days to pay its suppliers, which is 9 days slower than the UK median of 32 days across 9,336 reporting companies. 46% of their invoices fall outside the agreed payment terms, compared to a national average of 24%. Their payment speed has been improving over time based on historical filings.
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.
Payment history
| Period | Avg. days | % outside terms | % in 30d | % over 60d |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 2025 to Sept 2025 | 41 | 46% | 33% | 6% |
| Mar 2023 to Sept 2023 | 45 | 6% | 18% | 6% |
| Sept 2022 to Mar 2023 | 49 | 32% | 15% | 11% |
| Mar 2022 to Sept 2022 | 54 | 35% | 16% | 14% |
| Sept 2021 to Mar 2022 | 52 | 31% | 12% | 14% |
| Oct 2020 to Mar 2021 | 127 | 48% | 11% | 35% |
| Apr 2020 to Sept 2020 | 77 | 94% | 6% | 42% |
| Oct 2019 to Mar 2020 | 51 | 34% | 9% | 11% |
| Apr 2019 to Sept 2019 | 50 | 23% | 10% | 9% |
| Oct 2018 to Mar 2019 | 50 | 38% | 11% | 11% |
| Apr 2018 to Sept 2018 | 49 | 32% | 12% | 9% |
| Oct 2017 to Mar 2018 | 49 | 25% | 16% | 7% |
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All payment statistics on this page are self-reported by Rail Gourmet U.k. 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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