| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 Jan 2025 - 30 Jun 2025 | 21 Jul 2025 | 72 | 7% | 21% | 72% | 35% |
| 01 Jul 2024 - 31 Dec 2024 | 13 Feb 2025 | 69 | 10% | 14% | 76% | 64% |
| 01 Jan 2024 - 30 Jun 2024 | 30 Jul 2024 | 73 | 13% | 24% | 63% | 57% |
| 01 Jul 2023 - 31 Dec 2023 | 26 Jan 2024 | 76 | 10% | 16% | 74% | 45% |
| 01 Jan 2023 - 30 Jun 2023 | 27 Jul 2023 | 68 | 15% | 17% | 68% | 51% |
| 01 Jul 2022 - 31 Dec 2022 | 30 Jan 2023 | 68 | 15% | 24% | 61% | 68% |
| 01 Jan 2022 - 30 Jun 2022 | 19 Jul 2022 | 69 | 13% | 24% | 63% | 65% |
| 01 Jul 2021 - 31 Dec 2021 | 31 Jan 2022 | 65 | 16% | 26% | 58% | 63% |
| 01 Jan 2021 - 30 Jun 2021 | 30 Jul 2021 | 66 | 16% | 27% | 57% | 71% |
| 01 Jul 2020 - 31 Dec 2020 | 01 Jul 2021 | 67 | 18% | 23% | 59% | 70% |
| 01 Jan 2020 - 30 Jun 2020 | 30 Jul 2020 | 75 | 17% | 26% | 57% | 76% |
| 01 Jul 2019 - 31 Dec 2019 | 05 Feb 2020 | 71 | 17% | 21% | 62% | 68% |
| 01 Jan 2019 - 30 Jun 2019 | 29 Jul 2019 | 77 | 11% | 19% | 70% | 81% |
| 01 Jul 2018 - 31 Dec 2018 | 18 Jun 2019 | 75 | 12% | 20% | 68% | 95% |
| 01 Jan 2018 - 30 Jun 2018 | 27 Jul 2018 | 72 | 13% | 21% | 66% | 99% |
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Standard payment terms
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Were there any changes to the standard payment terms in the reporting period?
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Any other information about payment terms
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Maximum contractual payment period agreed
120
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Does this business offer supply chain finance?
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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?
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Birds Eye Limited is the registered company behind the Aunt Bessie's brand, as confirmed by correspondence details on the Aunt Bessie's website. Its registered business activity is the manufacture of food products not elsewhere classified, consistent with an ambient and frozen food range. The brand's own site describes products including Yorkshire puddings, roasted potatoes, mash and other vegetable and carbohydrate sides, positioned as everyday meal accompaniments such as roast dinner staples and midweek meal options. The company has a long history, having been incorporated in 1938, and remains active with a registered office in Feltham, Middlesex. Consumer enquiries and product issues for the Aunt Bessie's range are handled by Birds Eye Limited directly.
Generated from the company's website and Companies House records. Sources: auntbessies.co.uk · auntbessies.co.uk