Houghton PLC
Registered as HOUGHTON PLC. Company number 00063827. 4 payment practices reports on file, the latest for the period ending 31 December 2019, filed 7 February 2020.
54days on average to pay
- Within 30 days
- 31 to 60 days
- Over 60 days
In the reporting period from 1 July 2019 to 31 December 2019, Houghton PLC reported that it took an average of 54 days to pay its suppliers' invoices. It paid 12% of invoices within 30 days, 58% in 31 to 60 days and 29% after more than 60 days. It said 91% of invoices were not paid within the agreed terms.
A year earlier, in the period to 31 December 2018, the average was 47 days, so it is 7 days slower now.
This company has not filed a report for a period ending since May 2025, so it is not in our current tables. Companies stop reporting when they no longer meet the size test, are restructured or close.
Average days to pay, report by report
Bars are labelled with the month the period ended. The dashed line marks 30 days.
Every report filed
| Period | Filed | Average days | Within 30 days | 31 to 60 | Over 60 | Not within terms | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul to Dec 2019 | 7 Feb 2020 | 54 | 12% | 58% | 29% | 91% | Report |
| Jan to Jun 2019 | 29 Jul 2019 | 53 | 11% | 61% | 29% | 93% | Report |
| Jul to Dec 2018 | 31 Jan 2019 | 47 | 11% | 67% | 22% | 93% | Report |
| Jan to Jun 2018 | 6 Aug 2018 | 36 | 20% | 62% | 18% | 88% | Report |
Source: the company's filings on Check payment practices. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are as filed. We do not change them.