Principal Catering Consultants Limited
Registered as PRINCIPAL CATERING CONSULTANTS LIMITED. Company number 02419830. 11 payment practices reports on file, the latest for the period ending 30 September 2026, filed 30 October 2026.
43days on average to pay
- Within 30 days
- 31 to 60 days
- Over 60 days
In the reporting period from 1 April 2026 to 30 September 2026, Principal Catering Consultants Limited reported that it took an average of 43 days to pay its suppliers' invoices. It paid 23% of invoices within 30 days, 76% in 31 to 60 days and 1% after more than 60 days. It said 0% of invoices were not paid within the agreed terms.
That average is faster than 25% of the 6,220 companies whose latest report covers a period ending since May 2025. A year earlier, in the period to 30 September 2025, the average was 49 days, so it is 6 days faster now.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr to Sep 2026 | 30 Oct 2026 | 43 | 23% | 76% | 1% | 0% | Report |
| Oct 2025 to Mar 2026 | 29 Apr 2026 | 41 | 29% | 65% | 6% | 9% | Report |
| Apr to Sep 2025 | 31 Oct 2025 | 49 | 24% | 46% | 30% | 4% | Report |
| Jan to Sep 2024 | 31 Oct 2024 | 70 | 7% | 6% | 87% | 91% | Report |
| Jul to Dec 2023 | 5 Feb 2024 | 64 | 1% | 8% | 91% | 3% | Report |
| Jan to Jun 2023 | 22 Aug 2023 | 68 | 1% | 21% | 78% | 75% | Report |
| Jul to Dec 2022 | 10 Feb 2023 | 61 | 1% | 46% | 53% | 15% | Report |
| Jan to Jun 2022 | 10 Feb 2023 | 73 | 1% | 14% | 86% | 87% | Report |
| Jul to Dec 2021 | 25 May 2022 | 75 | 2% | 8% | 89% | 100% | Report |
| Jan to Jun 2021 | 30 Jul 2021 | 70 | 9% | 10% | 81% | 99% | Report |
| Jul to Jul 2020 | 26 May 2021 | 98 | 3% | 10% | 87% | 99% | 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.