UK Payment Practices Report

Stephenson Harwood Services Limited payment practices report

PennyFetch rating based on government data:

Often outside terms

Companies House no. 02900722

This rating is PennyFetch’s own assessment derived from data self-reported by Stephenson Harwood Services Limited to the UK government.

Avg. days to pay

70

UK median: 32

Outside agreed terms

48%

UK average: 24%

Trend

Getting slower

17 reports filed

Payment terms

42 days

Standard terms

Invoice payment breakdown

15%
43%
42%
Within 30 days: 15%31 to 60 days: 43%Over 60 days: 42%

How Stephenson Harwood Services Limited compares

Stephenson Harwood Services 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. 48% 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 (42 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

PeriodAvg. days% outside terms% in 30d% over 60d
May 2025 to Oct 20257048%15%42%
Nov 2024 to Apr 20255347%21%25%
May 2024 to Oct 20245951%18%31%
Nov 2023 to Apr 20246756%27%33%
May 2023 to Oct 20235960%25%35%
Nov 2022 to Apr 20235959%23%39%
May 2022 to Oct 20225242%46%28%
Nov 2021 to Apr 20223826%60%14%
May 2021 to Oct 20212917%74%10%
Nov 2020 to Apr 2021229%91%4%
May 2020 to Oct 2020257%88%6%
Nov 2019 to Apr 2020237%89%5%
May 2019 to Oct 2019172%87%1%
Oct 2018 to Apr 20191812%80%8%
May 2018 to Oct 20181910%85%7%
Nov 2017 to Apr 2018177%86%4%
May 2017 to Oct 2017143%87%9%
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Frequently asked questions

According to their most recent self-reported government filing, STEPHENSON HARWOOD SERVICES LIMITED pays invoices in 70 days on average. 48% 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 Stephenson Harwood Services 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: Nov 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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