| 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 Jul 2025 - 31 Dec 2025 | 28 Jan 2026 | 35 | 45% | 40% | 15% | 83% |
| 01 Jan 2025 - 30 Jun 2025 | 18 Jul 2025 | 34 | 48% | 40% | 12% | 81% |
| 01 Jul 2024 - 31 Dec 2024 | 11 Feb 2025 | 29 | 53% | 39% | 8% | 87% |
| 01 Jan 2024 - 30 Jun 2024 | 19 Jul 2024 | 32 | 51% | 37% | 12% | 75% |
| 01 Jul 2023 - 31 Dec 2023 | 21 Feb 2024 | 32 | 53% | 33% | 14% | 82% |
| 01 Jan 2023 - 30 Jun 2023 | 14 Jul 2023 | 31 | 56% | 30% | 14% | 80% |
| 01 Jul 2022 - 31 Dec 2022 | 23 Jan 2023 | 29 | 61% | 29% | 10% | 79% |
| 01 Jan 2022 - 30 Jun 2022 | 02 Sept 2022 | 27 | 63% | 27% | 10% | 89% |
| 01 Jul 2021 - 31 Dec 2021 | 31 Jan 2022 | 32 | 56% | 29% | 15% | 89% |
| 01 Jan 2021 - 30 Jun 2021 | 31 Jan 2022 | 34 | 51% | 32% | 17% | 89% |
| 01 Jan 2020 - 30 Jun 2020 | 29 Jul 2020 | 48 | 29% | 37% | 34% | 90% |
| 01 Jul 2019 - 31 Dec 2019 | 30 Jan 2020 | 38 | 43% | 36% | 20% | 85% |
| 01 Jan 2019 - 30 Jun 2019 | 19 Aug 2019 | 44 | 35% | 37% | 28% | 86% |
This information is as reported by the business, and responses are in their own words.
Standard payment terms
Standard payment terms vary according to the supplier. Colloids typically operate on 30 days from end of month terms but there are an array of payment terms ranging from 0 to 90 days.
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
91
Suppliers can contact the accounts team for any invoice or payment queries via email to invoices@colloids.com. If a satisfactory resolution is not found, this would be escalated to a Manager and/or Director in order to close the dispute in a fair and professional manner.
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
Colloids Limited, registered in Kirkby, Merseyside, manufactures and supplies masterbatch and additive concentrates used to colour and modify plastics. Its product range includes black and colour masterbatch, functional and laser-marking additives, conductive compounds, and biodegradable polymer solutions, supplied to manufacturers across sectors such as packaging, agriculture, automotive and film production. The company describes over 50 years of experience in developing masterbatch technology and states it serves a large global customer base. It operates alongside associated Colloids entities in the US and China, forming part of a wider international group focused on polymer colourants and additives for the plastics manufacturing industry.
Generated from the company's website and Companies House records. Sources: colloids.com · colloids.com · colloids.com