Score of 81.1/100 qualifies for PaymentCheck Certification
The average time taken for WATCHES OF SWITZERLAND COMPANY LIMITED to pay their invoices has decreased over the past three periods, from 26 days in 2022-11-02 to 22 days in 2025-04-28. This indicates that the company has been paying their invoices more promptly in recent years.
The volatility in the percentage of invoices paid within 30 days has been relatively stable, with only a 4% difference between the highest (79%) and lowest (75%) values. However, there has been more fluctuation in the percentage of invoices paid between 31 and 60 days, with a difference of 9% between the highest (19%) and lowest (10%) values.
| Reporting Period | Filing Date | Average Time to Pay (days) | Paid within 30 days | Paid 31-60 days | Paid after 60 days | Not Paid within Terms |
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| 28 Apr 2025 - 26 Oct 2025 | 25 Nov 2025 | 28 | 66% | 25% | 9% | 8% |
| 28 Oct 2024 - 27 Apr 2025 | 27 May 2025 | 27 | 70% | 23% | 7% | 7% |
| 29 Apr 2024 - 27 Oct 2024 | 29 Nov 2024 | 24 | 78% | 15% | 7% | 8% |
| 30 Oct 2023 - 28 Apr 2024 | 31 May 2024 | 25 | 74% | 16% | 10% | 8% |
| 01 May 2023 - 29 Oct 2023 | 29 Nov 2023 | 27 | 71% | 18% | 11% | 11% |
| 02 Nov 2022 - 30 Apr 2023 | 30 May 2023 | 26 | 73% | 19% | 8% | 11% |
| 02 May 2022 - 30 Oct 2022 | 30 Nov 2022 | 30 | 62% | 28% | 10% | 21% |
| 03 Nov 2021 - 01 May 2022 | 31 May 2022 | 33 | 56% | 31% | 13% | 17% |
| 03 May 2021 - 02 Nov 2021 | 30 Nov 2021 | 31 | 61% | 29% | 10% | 19% |
| 27 Oct 2020 - 02 May 2021 | 27 May 2021 | 33 | 58% | 31% | 11% | 20% |
| 27 Apr 2020 - 26 Oct 2020 | 24 Nov 2020 | 33 | 62% | 27% | 12% | 20% |
| 29 Oct 2019 - 26 Apr 2020 | 22 May 2020 | 43 | 37% | 42% | 21% | 56% |
| 29 Apr 2019 - 28 Oct 2019 | 27 Nov 2019 | 35 | 45% | 42% | 13% | 44% |
| 01 Nov 2018 - 30 Apr 2019 | 28 May 2019 | 39 | 40% | 42% | 19% | 28% |
| 30 Apr 2018 - 28 Oct 2018 | 23 Nov 2018 | 46 | 35% | 42% | 23% | 44% |
| 01 Nov 2017 - 29 Apr 2018 | 30 May 2018 | 42 | 42% | 43% | 15% | 47% |
| 01 May 2017 - 31 Oct 2017 | 30 Nov 2017 | 40 | 42% | 41% | 17% | 44% |
This information is as reported by the business, and responses are in their own words.
Standard payment terms
The company have negotiated payment terms between 7 and 365 days, with all product suppliers targeted at 60 days
Were there any changes to the standard payment terms in the reporting period?
No information available
Any other information about payment terms
Our Business practice is to make payment on a weekly basis capturing invoices falling due up to the next scheduled payment date.
Maximum contractual payment period agreed
120
The Watches of Switzerland Company Ltd.'s Accounts Payable team offer support through to query resolution to all suppliers. They can be contacted by mail, letter or phone.
Has this business signed up to a code of conduct or standards on payment practices?
For example, signatories to The Prompt Payment Code must commit to paying 95% of their invoices within 60 days.
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Does this business offer e-invoicing in relation to qualifying contracts?
This is where suppliers can electronically submit and track invoices. It's not just allowing suppliers to email them an invoice.
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Does this business offer supply chain finance?
This is where a supplier who has submitted an invoice can be paid by a third-party finance provider earlier than the agreed payment date. The business would then pay the finance provider the invoiced sum.
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Under its payment practices and policies, can this business deduct sums from payments under qualifying contracts as a charge for remaining on a supplier list?
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During the reporting period, did the business deduct sums from payments as a charge for remaining on a supplier list?
No information available
Watches of Switzerland Company Limited is an active UK company registered at Aurum House, Leicester. Companies House records show its business as the retail sale of watches and jewellery in specialised stores, retail sale via mail order and the internet, and repair of watches, clocks and jewellery. The company has traded under several previous names, including Goldsmiths (Jewellers) Limited, Goldsmiths Limited, Goldsmiths PLC and, most recently, Aurum Group Limited, before adopting its current name. It was originally incorporated in 1917 as Northern Goldsmiths PLC. The entity operates within a wider jewellery retail group structure, with its core activity remaining the sale, servicing and repair of watches and jewellery products.
Generated from the company's website and Companies House records. Sources: find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk