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| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06 Oct 2025 - 05 Apr 2026 | 29 Apr 2026 | 42 | 45% | 36% | 19% | 10% |
| 06 Apr 2025 - 05 Oct 2025 | 10 Nov 2025 | 47 | 35% | 37% | 28% | 10% |
| 05 Oct 2024 - 04 Apr 2025 | 01 May 2025 | 54 | 26% | 49% | 25% | 81% |
| 30 Mar 2024 - 27 Sept 2024 | 02 Nov 2024 | 64 | 26% | 41% | 33% | 82% |
| 01 Jan 2024 - 30 Jun 2024 | 23 Jul 2024 | 59 | 23% | 43% | 34% | 90% |
| 01 Jul 2023 - 31 Dec 2023 | 29 Jan 2024 | 61 | 27% | 37% | 36% | 51% |
| 03 Mar 2023 - 30 Jun 2023 | 22 Aug 2023 | 46 | 37% | 40% | 23% | 50% |
| 02 Jul 2022 - 30 Dec 2022 | 30 Jan 2023 | 48 | 32% | 51% | 17% | 12% |
| 01 Jan 2022 - 01 Jul 2022 | 25 Jul 2022 | 33 | 41% | 56% | 3% | 16% |
| 03 Jul 2021 - 31 Dec 2021 | 27 Jan 2022 | 29 | 53% | 43% | 4% | 10% |
| 02 Jan 2021 - 02 Jul 2021 | 20 Jul 2021 | 26 | 59% | 38% | 3% | 10% |
| 04 Jul 2020 - 01 Jan 2021 | 26 Jan 2021 | 23 | 54% | 42% | 4% | 17% |
| 04 Jan 2020 - 03 Jul 2020 | 15 Jul 2020 | 29 | 56% | 40% | 4% | 19% |
| 06 Jul 2019 - 03 Jan 2020 | 31 Jan 2020 | 26 | 63% | 33% | 3% | 8% |
| 30 Jun 2018 - 04 Jan 2019 | 23 Jan 2019 | 27 | 63% | 33% | 4% | 9% |
| 30 Dec 2017 - 29 Jun 2018 | 25 Jul 2018 | 35 | 47% | 44% | 9% | 9% |
This information is as reported by the business, and responses are in their own words.
Standard payment terms
45
Were there any changes to the standard payment terms in the reporting period?
No information available
Any other information about payment terms
No
Maximum contractual payment period agreed
90
Disputes are handled by the Shared Services accounts payable function. Should an invoice be disputed the supplier will receive either an email or phone call which will indicate the query causing the dispute. Once any missing information or a corrected invoice is received the team will process and pay as due.
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
Blue Arrow Ltd is a UK recruitment and staffing agency, operating since 1959. It supplies temporary, permanent and contract workers to employers across sectors including logistics, transport, catering, manufacturing and facilities, and helps jobseekers find full-time, part-time, temporary and permanent roles nationwide through a branch network. Services offered to employers include temporary staffing, permanent staffing, managed workforce services, recruitment process outsourcing and recruitment technology solutions, alongside a specialist recruitment division for technical, professional and senior appointments. The company describes itself as the UK's trusted recruitment partner for essential and specialist workforces, placing large numbers of people into work weekly and supporting thousands of client sites across the country.
Generated from the company's website and Companies House records. Sources: bluearrow.co.uk · bluearrow.co.uk