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F.W. FARNSWORTH LIMITED

Company number 00255912. View on Companies House.

For the reporting period 1 February 2026 to 31 July 2026 (filed 1 September 2026), F.W. FARNSWORTH LIMITED reported paying invoices in an average of 63 days, and that 30% of invoices were not paid within agreed terms.

Read the original report on GOV.UK.

Average time to pay as reported in the last 4 reports, oldest first: 63 days (period ending 31 January 2025), 67 days (period ending 31 July 2025), 69 days (period ending 31 January 2026), 63 days (period ending 31 July 2026).

Across all 6,117 reports on GOV.UK with a period ending in January to June 2026, the latest completed half-year, the simple average reported was 34.5 days to pay and 21.8% of invoices not paid within agreed terms. The half-year of this report, July to December 2026, is not used until it has closed and settled. This is an unweighted average of reports, not of invoices. It mixes all sectors and company sizes.

Reports as filed

PeriodFiledAverage time to payPaid within 30 days31 to 60 daysOver 60 daysNot paid within agreed termsStandard termsReport
1 February 2026 to 31 July 20261 September 202663 days25%18%57%30%1 to 120 daysGOV.UK
1 August 2025 to 31 January 20269 March 202669 days16%21%63%29%1 to 120 daysGOV.UK
1 February 2025 to 31 July 20255 September 202567 days18%26%56%75%1 to 120 daysGOV.UK
1 August 2024 to 31 January 202521 February 202563 days15%35%50%68%1 to 120 daysGOV.UK
1 February 2024 to 31 July 20242 September 202459 days23%30%47%72%1 to 120 daysGOV.UK
1 August 2023 to 31 January 202427 February 202458 days23%32%45%73%1 to 120 daysGOV.UK
1 February 2023 to 31 July 20238 September 202361 days19%34%47%76%1 to 120 daysGOV.UK

Showing the latest 7 of 18 reports. Earlier reports are on GOV.UK.

These figures are as reported by the company to GOV.UK under the Reporting on Payment Practices and Performance Regulations. They are self-reported and have not been checked by InvoiceCollect or by GOV.UK. They describe the reporting period shown, not how the company pays today, and they do not describe any single invoice or supplier.

Contains public sector information from GOV.UK Check Payment Practices (Department for Business and Trade), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: GOV.UK Check Payment Practices. Imported 6 November 2026.

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