Their own payment-practices filing · gov.uk
Abbey Developments Limited pays suppliers in 20 days on average — within its stated 1–91 day terms
Their H1 2026 filing puts the average 19 days past the shortest term they state (1 days), still within their 91-day upper term.
- Their stated terms
- 1–91 days
- Paid outside agreed terms
- 0% of invoices
- Paid after 61+ days
- 6%
- Reporting period
- 1 Nov 2025 – 30 Apr 2026
- Source
- their gov.uk filing, filed 20 May 2026
Self-reported figures from their statutory filing. How this is compiled.
Terms vs reality · their H1 2026 filing
Paid within their stated range — 20 against 1–91 days
Where their invoices landed · share of all invoices
The pattern · last 6 of 18 reports
Holding steady around 20 days
The read · computed from their figures
Abbey Developments Limited's H1 2026 filing puts their average at 20 days against stated terms of 1–91 days; 0% of invoices were paid outside agreed terms and 6% took 61 days or longer. Filed 20 May 2026.
The pattern is steady — their reported average moves within about ±2 days period to period.
On the latest reported averages: Faster than 91% of the 394 large companies reporting in construction.
That is 18 statutory periods on record (earliest H2 2017) — a historical record, not a promise for a new invoice.
In their own words · from the filing
Standard payment terms
30 – 90 days from date of invoice, although we have 90 days on some contracts
Dispute resolution
All disputes are dealt with by the relevant department who raised the order
Every statutory report on record
Most recent first.
| Period | Avg days | Outside terms | 61+ days | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| H1 2026 | 20 | 0% | 6% | 20 May 2026 |
| H2 2025 | 23 | 0% | 5% | 26 Nov 2025 |
| H1 2025 | 21 | 0% | 6% | 6 May 2025 |
| H2 2024 | 22 | 0% | 7% | 21 Nov 2024 |
| H1 2024 | 21 | 0% | 6% | 20 May 2024 |
| H2 2023 | 20 | 0% | 7% | 17 Nov 2023 |
| H1 2023 | 20 | 9% | 8% | 31 May 2023 |
| H2 2022 | 19 | 4% | 4% | 18 Nov 2022 |
| H1 2022 | 20 | 5% | 5% | 19 May 2022 |
| H2 2021 | 21 | 5% | 3% | 15 Nov 2021 |
| H1 2021 | 20 | 10% | 7% | 19 May 2021 |
| H2 2020 | 21 | 14% | 7% | 17 Nov 2020 |
| H1 2020 | 25 | 15% | 11% | 4 Jun 2020 |
| H2 2019 | 27 | 18% | 11% | 18 Nov 2019 |
| H1 2019 | 24 | 13% | 7% | 20 May 2019 |
| H2 2018 | 24 | 11% | 8% | 16 Nov 2018 |
| H1 2018 | 25 | 11% | 8% | 16 May 2018 |
| H2 2017 | 25 | 11% | 9% | 27 Nov 2017 |
On the public register · Companies House
Company record
- Status
- Active
- Type
- Private Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 25 Jan 1939
- Registered office
- ABBEY HOUSE, POTTERS BAR, EN6 5DU
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