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Sectors›Agriculture›H.L. HUTCHINSON LIMITED

H.L. HUTCHINSON LIMITED

PaymentCheck Score 2025
55Fair
↑ 7.6vs last year
#4202 in UK
#53 in Agriculture
#281 in East of England

Company Information

Company Number
00446633
Registered Address
H L Hutchinson Limited, Weasenham Lane, Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, England, PE13 2RN
Status
Active
Employee Count
473
Turnover
£262,484,000
EBITDA
£12,144,000

Additional Details

Website
https://helixfarm.co.uk/
Phone
Company Type
Private limited Company
Incorporated On
15 December 1947
Nature of Business
01610 - Support activities for crop production
Industries
Agriculture, Environment, Agriculture And Waste, Manufacturing, Professional Services
Region
East of England
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Time to Pay

Average Time to Pay
43 days
Shortest Period:45 days
Longest Period:0 days
Max Contractual:150 days

Payment Timeline

Within 30 Days
41%
31-60 Days
44%
After 60 Days
15%
Not Paid Within Terms44%

Payment Features

Participates in Codes✗ No
E-Invoicing✗ No
Supply Chain Finance✗ No

Performance Reports History

Reporting Period Filed: 2025-08-07
Reporting PeriodFiling DateAverage Time to Pay (days)Paid within 30 daysPaid 31-60 daysPaid after 60 daysNot Paid within Terms
01 Jan 2025 - 30 Jun 202507 Aug 20254341%44%15%44%
01 Jul 2024 - 31 Dec 202420 Jan 20255334%37%29%41%
01 Jan 2024 - 30 Jun 202426 Nov 20244044%43%13%42%
01 Jul 2023 - 31 Dec 202320 Feb 20245234%40%26%42%
01 Jan 2023 - 30 Jun 202318 Jul 20234442%42%16%45%
01 Jan 2022 - 31 Dec 202210 Jan 20235135%42%23%46%
01 Jan 2022 - 30 Jun 202218 Jul 20224437%46%17%44%
01 Jan 2021 - 31 Dec 202111 Jan 20225234%42%24%48%
01 Jan 2021 - 30 Jun 202102 Aug 20214638%45%17%48%
01 Jul 2020 - 31 Dec 202006 Jan 20215528%46%26%50%
01 Jan 2020 - 30 Jun 202014 Jul 20204837%44%19%49%
01 Jul 2019 - 31 Dec 201930 Jan 20206629%33%38%55%
01 Jan 2019 - 30 Jun 201919 Jul 20193845%41%14%55%

Invoice Payment Practices

This information is as reported by the business, and responses are in their own words.

Payment Terms

Standard payment terms

45 days after invoice date

Were there any changes to the standard payment terms in the reporting period?

No information available

Any other information about payment terms

No additional information

Maximum contractual payment period agreed

150

Dispute Resolution Process

case by case

Other Payment Information

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.

❌

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.

❌

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?

❌

During the reporting period, did the business deduct sums from payments as a charge for remaining on a supplier list?

No information available

About this company

H.L. Hutchinson Limited, trading as Hutchinsons, is an agricultural support business registered in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, incorporated in 1947. It provides agronomy advice and crop management services covering arable, vegetable and horticultural production, including seed, nutrition and crop protection advice, plus animal health products. The company runs Helix, a project linking technology, data and on-farm trials to improve crop management decisions across a network of grower farms. It also offers produce packaging and soils health services, alongside agronomy training and careers support. The business positions itself around combining technology, knowledge and advice for farming, with depots and contact points across the UK.

Generated from the company's website and Companies House records. Sources: helixfarm.co.uk

Financial Metrics

Cash
£55,554,000
Net Worth
£81,854,000
Total Current Assets
£131,516,000
Total Current Liabilities
£67,456,000

Company Location

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