NOBLE FOODS LIMITED
Company number: 03636168
Reporting period:
1 October 2025 to 31 March 2026
Report filed on:
28 April 2026
Approved by:
William James Michael Cadbury
Contracts and payments
Do any of this business's construction contracts with its suppliers include retention clauses? No
Payment statistics
Average time taken to pay invoices: 27 days
Total value paid:
- within 30 days: £132,340,988 (70%)
- in 31 to 60 days: £37,789,583 (20%)
- in 61 days or more: £19,991,343 (11%)
Invoices paid:
- within 30 days: 77%
- in 31 to 60 days: 16%
- in 61 days or more: 7%
Late and disputed:
- total value of payments due in the reporting period which have not been paid within the agreed period: £73,163,589
- payments due in the reporting period which have not been paid within the agreed period: 26%
- not made in the reporting period due to a dispute: 0%
Payment terms
Shortest standard payment periods
0 days
Longest standard payment period
60 days
Standard payment terms
Noble have two distinct categories of suppliers – agricultural suppliers and other suppliers. Payment terms for agricultural suppliers vary between 3 days and 27 days, with the most frequently used term being 17 days. For other suppliers, our contractual payments terms vary between 0 and 75 days, but the most frequently used payment terms being between 30 days and 60 days.
Were there any changes to the standard payment terms in the reporting period?
No
Were suppliers notified or consulted about these changes before they were made?
N/A
Maximum contractual payment period agreed
75 days
N/A
Any other information about payment terms
N/A
Dispute resolution process
The Company advises a supplier is there if an issue with goods or services delivered and requests a credit note. If this is disputed by the supplier the person raising the purchase order would act as the first point of contact for a supplier to raise a payment dispute.
Other payment information
Has this business signed up to a code of conduct or standards on payment practices? If so, which?
For example, signatories to The Fair Payment Code must commit to paying 95% of their invoices within 60 days.
No, this business has not signed up to a code of conduct or standards on payment practices.
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.
No
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.
No
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?
No
During the reporting period, did the business deduct sums from payments as a charge for remaining on a supplier list?
No