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Their own payment-practices filing · gov.uk

Gratte Brothers Limited pays suppliers in 55 days on average — within its stated 7–90 day terms

CRN 00411138 · Construction · 17 statutory reports on record · period to 30 Sept 2026

55daysavg time to pay · H2 2026

Their H2 2026 filing puts the average 48 days past the shortest term they state (7 days), still within their 90-day upper term.

Slower than mostvs a 31-day median across 6,104 recent filers
Their stated terms
7–90 days
Paid outside agreed terms
9% of invoices
Paid after 61+ days
43%
Reporting period
1 Apr 2026 – 30 Sept 2026
Source
their gov.uk filing, filed 9 Oct 2026

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

Terms vs reality · their H2 2026 filing

Paid within their stated range — 55 against 7–90 days

The pattern · last 6 of 17 reports

Holding steady around 55 days

The read · computed from their figures

Gratte Brothers Limited's H2 2026 filing puts their average at 55 days against stated terms of 7–90 days; 9% of invoices were paid outside agreed terms and 43% took 61 days or longer. Filed 9 Oct 2026.

The pattern is steady — their reported average moves within about ±1 days period to period.

On the latest reported averages: Slower than 91% of the 394 large companies reporting in construction.

That is 17 statutory periods on record (earliest H2 2018) — a historical record, not a promise for a new invoice.

In their own words · from the filing

Standard payment terms

The Company operates 2 processes: 1. Purchase order (Mainly Plant & Materials), Payment terms are agreed with suppliers on a case by case basis. The most commonly used terms are 30 days following the end of the month in which the tax point of the supplier invoice falls. The maximum agreed term is 60 days. 2. Sub-Contract orders, there are main types of subcontracts: a. Agency Labour, standard terms vary between 7 days and 90 days from the end of the month in which the tax point of the invoice falls. The maximum term is 90 days. b. Supply & Fix, standard terms and conditions with sub-contractors are agreed at the outset of each contract being placed. The average payment period varies between 30 and 90 days following certification of applications for payment of invoices received from the su

Dispute resolution

Queries regarding materials and equipment hire are dealt with by the procurement department for resolution with the supplier through dialogue and emails. Queries regarding sub-contractors orders are dealt with by the surveyor responsible for the contract with the aim of reaching a resolution within the payment terms. If a dispute cannot be resolved, it is passed to the supply chain director for further escalation.

Every statutory report on record

Most recent first.

PeriodAvg daysOutside terms61+ daysFiled
H2 2026559%43%9 Oct 2026
H1 2026548%39%8 Apr 2026
H2 2025557%43%16 Oct 2025
H1 2025537%35%13 May 2025
H2 2024527%37%14 Jan 2025
H1 2024537%37%23 May 2024
H2 2023557%40%11 Oct 2023
H1 2023568%41%18 Apr 2023
H2 2022589%45%15 Dec 2022
H1 20225710%42%25 May 2022
H2 20216011%51%15 Nov 2021
H1 20216010%48%30 Apr 2021
H2 20206313%59%29 Oct 2020
H1 20205710%37%1 May 2020
H2 20195012%37%31 Oct 2019
H1 20195235%33%30 Apr 2019
H2 20184837%42%30 Oct 2018

On the public register · Companies House

Company record

Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Incorporated
22 May 1946
Registered office
2 REGENTS WHARF, LONDON, N1 9RL
2 outstanding charges — secured borrowing registered Accounts due 30 Dec 2026

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Illustrative · working-capital arithmetic

What a 55-day cycle ties up

A worked example, not a finding. On a hypothetical £12k/month account, at a 55-day vs a 7-day payment cycle.

≈ £21,500
of invoicing outstanding at any one time on a 55-day cycle — about £18,900 more than the same account would carry at 7-day terms.

Late Payment Act. The Late Payment of Commercial Debts (Interest) Act 1998 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 · Gratte Brothers Limited

Are they getting slower or faster?
Their reported average is steady — within about ±1 days period to period, around 55 days.
What's their typical pay point?
Their latest reports average around day 55, moving within about ±1 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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What does "paid outside agreed terms" mean?
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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 6,104 companies with a current statutory report — every sector pooled, not an average of sector medians (how the figure is built).

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