The average time taken for CHATSWORTH GARDEN CENTRE LIMITED to pay invoices to suppliers has fluctuated over the past three periods. In the first period (Jan 2018 - Jun 2018), the average time was 52 days, which decreased to 46 days in the second period (Jul 2018 - Dec 2018). However, in the third period (Jan 2019 - Jun 2019), the average time increased to 48 days. This trend continued in the fourth period (Jul 2019 - Dec 2019), with the average time remaining at 48 days. In the fifth period (Jan 2020 - Jun 2020), there was a significant increase to 71 days, which then decreased to 67 days in the sixth period (Jul 2020 - Dec 2020). In the final period (Jan 2022 - Jun 2022), the average time decreased to 55 days.
There is a high level of volatility in CHATSWORTH GARDEN CENTRE LIMITED's payment patterns. This is evident in the fluctuations in the percentage of invoices paid within 30 days, between 31 and 60 days, and later than 60 days. In the first period, 15% of invoices were paid within 30 days, which increased to 23% in the second period. However, in the third and fourth periods, the percentage decreased to 20% and 17%, respectively. This trend continued in the fifth and sixth periods, with the percentage decreasing to 16% and 22%, respectively. The percentage of invoices paid between 31 and 60 days also fluctuated, with the highest percentage being 63% in the third period and the lowest being 35% in the fifth period. The percentage of invoices paid later than 60 days increased from 24% in the first period to 49% in the fifth period, before decreasing to 34% in the sixth period.
Over the past three periods, CHATSWORTH GARDEN CENTRE LIMITED has shown a trend of paying invoices at a relatively consistent pace, with an average time of 52, 46, and 48 days in the first, second, and third periods, respectively. However, there was a significant increase in the average time in the fifth period, reaching 71 days, before decreasing slightly in the sixth period to 67 days. The company's performance in terms of paying invoices within 30 days has fluctuated, with the highest percentage being 23% in the second period and the lowest being 16% in the fifth period. There has also been a fluctuation in the percentage of invoices paid between 31 and 60 days, with the highest percentage being 63% in the third period and the lowest being 35% in the fifth period. The company's worst period in terms of paying invoices later than 60 days was in the fifth period, with 49% of invoices paid late.
| 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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| 01 Jan 2022 - 30 Jun 2022 | 04 Jul 2022 | 55 | 13% | 59% | 28% | 85% |
| 01 Jul 2020 - 31 Dec 2020 | 26 Jan 2021 | 67 | 22% | 44% | 34% | 86% |
| 01 Jan 2020 - 30 Jun 2020 | 31 Jul 2020 | 71 | 16% | 35% | 49% | 71% |
| 01 Jul 2019 - 31 Dec 2019 | 30 Jan 2020 | 48 | 17% | 62% | 21% | 75% |
| 01 Jan 2019 - 30 Jun 2019 | 23 Jul 2019 | 48 | 20% | 63% | 17% | 85% |
| 01 Jul 2018 - 31 Dec 2018 | 28 Jan 2019 | 46 | 23% | 57% | 20% | 73% |
| 01 Jan 2018 - 30 Jun 2018 | 30 Jul 2018 | 52 | 15% | 61% | 24% | 52% |
This information is as reported by the business, and responses are in their own words.
Standard payment terms
Chatsworth Garden Centre's standard payment terms are 30 days end of following month.
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
90
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Chatsworth Garden Centre Limited is a UK registered company, incorporated in 1980, with its registered office at Brambridge Park Garden Centre in Eastleigh, Hampshire. It operates as part of the Blue Diamond group, which describes itself as the largest garden centre group in the UK and the Channel Islands. Blue Diamond centres sell plants, garden furniture, gardening equipment, gifts and home and garden products, and also include on-site restaurants. The group's official filings record this entity under the SIC code for retail sale of new goods in specialised stores, consistent with operating a garden centre outlet within the wider Blue Diamond retail network.
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