diff --git a/frontend/src/pages/DailyCashUp.tsx b/frontend/src/pages/DailyCashUp.tsx
index 9ff6de2..90bb27c 100644
--- a/frontend/src/pages/DailyCashUp.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/pages/DailyCashUp.tsx
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ export function DailyCashUp({ user }: Props) {
   const [notes, setNotes] = useState('')
   const [attachments, setAttachments] = useState<Attachment[]>([])
   const [newbookTotals, setNewbookTotals] = useState<PaymentTotals | null>(null)
+  const [newbookFetchedAt, setNewbookFetchedAt] = useState<Date | null>(null)
   const [tillPayments, setTillPayments] = useState<TillPayment[]>([])
   const [transactionBreakdown, setTransactionBreakdown] = useState<TransactionBreakdown | null>(null)
   const [checkedItems, setCheckedItems] = useState<Set<string>>(new Set())
@@ -174,6 +175,7 @@ export function DailyCashUp({ user }: Props) {
     setNotes('')
     setAttachments([])
     setNewbookTotals(null)
+    setNewbookFetchedAt(null)
     setTillPayments([])
     setTransactionBreakdown(null)
     setCheckedItems(new Set())
@@ -193,6 +195,7 @@ export function DailyCashUp({ user }: Props) {
       '/newbook/payments', { date }
     ).then(data => {
       setNewbookTotals(data.totals)
+      setNewbookFetchedAt(new Date())
       setTillPayments(data.till_payments || [])
       setTransactionBreakdown(data.transaction_breakdown || null)
     }).catch(() => { /* silently ignore — button still available */ })
@@ -230,6 +233,7 @@ export function DailyCashUp({ user }: Props) {
         count: number; totals: PaymentTotals; till_payments: TillPayment[]; transaction_breakdown: TransactionBreakdown
       }>('/newbook/payments', { date })
       setNewbookTotals(data.totals)
+      setNewbookFetchedAt(new Date())
       setTillPayments(data.till_payments || [])
       setTransactionBreakdown(data.transaction_breakdown || null)
       flash(`Fetched ${data.count} payment(s) from Newbook.`)
@@ -492,9 +496,21 @@ export function DailyCashUp({ user }: Props) {
       <Card style={{ marginBottom: '1rem' }}>
         <div style={{ display: 'flex', justifyContent: 'space-between', alignItems: 'center', marginBottom: '1rem' }}>
           <h2 style={{ fontSize: '1rem', fontWeight: 700 }}>Newbook Reconciliation</h2>
-          <Btn onClick={fetchNewbook} disabled={fetching || isFinal} small>
-            {fetching ? <><Loader size={13} style={{ animation: 'spin 1s linear infinite' }} /> Fetching…</> : <><RefreshCw size={13} /> Fetch Payments</>}
-          </Btn>
+          <div style={{ display: 'flex', alignItems: 'center', gap: '0.75rem' }}>
+            {newbookFetchedAt && (() => {
+              const ageMin = (Date.now() - newbookFetchedAt.getTime()) / 60000
+              const stale = ageMin >= 3
+              return (
+                <span style={{ fontSize: '0.75rem', color: stale ? '#b45309' : 'var(--text-mid)', fontWeight: stale ? 600 : 400 }}>
+                  Fetched {newbookFetchedAt.toLocaleTimeString('en-GB', { hour: '2-digit', minute: '2-digit' })}
+                  {stale ? ' — re-fetch before submitting' : ''}
+                </span>
+              )
+            })()}
+            <Btn onClick={fetchNewbook} disabled={fetching || isFinal} small>
+              {fetching ? <><Loader size={13} style={{ animation: 'spin 1s linear infinite' }} /> Fetching…</> : <><RefreshCw size={13} /> Fetch Payments</>}
+            </Btn>
+          </div>
         </div>
 
         {newbookTotals && (