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How long does H.e. Simm & Son Limited take to pay its suppliers?

CRN 00310690 · Construction · 7 statutory reports on record · period to 31 Jul 2021

57days
their reported average time to pay suppliers, latest period
Slower than mostvs a 31-day median across 6,185 recent filers

Self-reported figure from their statutory filing. How this is compiled.

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Dated record. The latest report covers a period ending 31 Jul 2021 and the company hasn’t filed since (it may have dropped below the reporting threshold). Treat the figures as historical.

On the public register · Companies House

Company record

Status
In Administration
Type
Private Limited Company
Incorporated
21 Feb 1936
Registered office
C/O FORVIS MAZARS LLP, LONDON, EC4M 7AU
1 outstanding charge — secured borrowing registered Accounts due 30 Sept 2025

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Terms vs reality

Stated terms: 7–90 days. Reported average: 57.

Stated terms7–90d
+50 days
Reported avg57d

At a glance

The key figures

7–90d
their stated terms
21%
invoices paid outside terms
±4d
steady pattern

Vs peers · latest reported averages

fasterslower
Slower than 92% of the 385 large companies reporting in construction.

The pattern

Holding steady

Average days to pay across their last 6 statutory reports.

terms 7d
58
66
64
62
59
57
H1 2018H1 2019H1 2019H1 2020H1 2021H1 2021

Where their supplier invoices land · latest period

within 30 days 21% 31–60 days 33% 61+ days 46%

The read · computed from their figures

H.e. Simm & Son Limited has filed 7 statutory payment periods (earliest H1 2018). Their latest report puts the average at 57 days against stated terms of 7–90 days.

The pattern is steady — their reported average moves within about ±4 days period to period.

In the latest period 21% of invoices were paid outside their agreed terms, and 46% landed 61+ days out.

What they tell their suppliers

Offers e-invoicing

In their own words · from the filing

Standard payment terms

H E Simm & Son Limited has negotiated payment terms. Payment terms are agreed with suppliers as part of contract negotiations. The most commonly used payment terms in the reporting period are 60 days.

Dispute resolution

The HE Simm Supply Chain Charter applies to all subcontractors and suppliers working with the company. The company actively seeks to resolve disputes by discussing them with the relevant suppliers and sub-contractors, initially involving the procurement and commercial teams as appropriate and, where necessary, with accounts payable and management. Where it is not possible to reach agreement, the procedure for adjudication and arbitration are included in all sub-contract agreements.

Every statutory report on record

Most recent first.

PeriodAvg daysOutside terms61+ daysFiled
H1 20215721%46%15 Nov 2021
H1 20215922%61%13 Oct 2021
H1 2020628%52%6 Mar 2020
H1 2019647%55%27 Aug 2019
H1 20196610%58%22 Feb 2019
H1 20185811%43%30 Aug 2018
H1 20186434%56%6 Mar 2018

Working-capital effect

What a 57-day cycle ties up

Illustrative. On a hypothetical £12k/month account, at a 57-day vs a 7-day payment cycle.

≈ £22,500
of invoicing outstanding at any one time on a 57-day cycle — about £19,700 more than the same account would carry at 7-day terms.

Late Payment Act. The Late Payment of Commercial Debts Act lets a supplier charge statutory interest and fixed compensation on invoices paid past agreed terms. Work out what a late invoice is worth → Whether it applies depends on your contract — check with an adviser.

Quick answers

Are they getting slower or faster?
Their reported average is steady — within about ±4 days period to period, around 57 days.
What's their typical pay point?
Their latest reports average around day 57, moving within about ±4 days. Treat that as a historical reference point, not a promise for a new invoice.
Can I see what this means for my invoices?
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How UK payment reporting works

What is a Payment Practices Report?
UK companies and LLPs above a size threshold — broadly, two of: turnover over £54m, balance sheet over £27m, or more than 250 employees — must report twice a year, under the Reporting on Payment Practices and Performance Regulations 2017, how quickly they actually pay suppliers: the average time to pay, the share of invoices paid in 30 days or fewer, 31 to 60 days and 61 days or longer, and their standard payment terms. Those thresholds apply to financial years beginning on or after 6 April 2025; for earlier financial years they were £36m and £18m, with the same 250-employee test.
What does "paid outside agreed terms" mean?
The share of invoices paid later than the terms in the supplier contract. If terms are 30 days and an invoice is paid on day 45, it counts as paid outside terms, regardless of the headline average.
How often is this data updated?
Each report covers a six-month period and must be filed within 30 days of that period ending, so a company's record refreshes roughly twice a year. PaidLate re-reads the register as new reports are filed.
Is this official government data?
The underlying payment figures come from the company's own statutory filings on the gov.uk payment-practices service; company-status data comes from Companies House. PaidLate calculates trends, comparisons and summaries from those records. It does not use surveys or credit-agency scores.

How this is compiled. Built from official records only: Companies House and the gov.uk payment-practices service. The payment figures are self-reported — companies over the size threshold must file them by law and the board signs them off. No credit-agency data. The numbers are theirs; the plain-English read is ours. This is information compiled from public records under the Open Government Licence v3.0 — not a credit rating and not advice.

The 31-day comparison figure is the median across 6,185 companies with a current statutory report — every sector pooled, not an average of sector medians (how the figure is built).

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