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How long does William Davis Limited take to pay its suppliers?

CRN 00468397 · Construction · 18 statutory reports on record · period to 31 May 2026

36days
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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On the public register · Companies House

Company record

Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Incorporated
12 May 1949
Registered office
FOREST FIELD, LOUGHBOROUGH, LE11 3NS
4 outstanding charges — secured borrowing registered Accounts due 28 Feb 2027

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Terms vs reality

Stated terms: 0–60 days. Reported average: 36.

Stated terms0–60d
+36 days
Reported avg36d

At a glance

The key figures

0–60d
their stated terms
11%
invoices paid outside terms
±2d
steady pattern

Vs peers · latest reported averages

fasterslower
Slower than 62% of the 385 large companies reporting in construction.

The pattern

Holding steady

Average days to pay across their last 6 statutory reports.

37
42
37
40
40
36
H2 2023H1 2024H2 2024H1 2025H2 2025H1 2026

Where their supplier invoices land · latest period

within 30 days 46% 31–60 days 51% 61+ days 3%

The read · computed from their figures

William Davis Limited has filed 18 statutory payment periods (earliest H2 2017). Their latest report puts the average at 36 days against stated terms of 0–60 days.

The pattern is steady — their reported average moves within about ±2 days period to period.

In the latest period 11% of invoices were paid outside their agreed terms, and 3% landed 61+ days out.

What they tell their suppliers

Offers supply-chain finance 2% of invoices in dispute

In their own words · from the filing

Standard payment terms

The business has standard payment terms for subcontractors and suppliers. Payments are made on the last working day of the month following the one in which the invoice/ application is dated. Subcontractors are required to submit applications and suppliers / consultants are required to submit invoices, both within 5 days of the invoice/ application document date. Standard payment terms may be varied as agreed on the order or on the subcontractors/ suppliers/ consultants account.

Dispute resolution

Initial queries are dealt with by the Accounts Department who will liase or redirect to the invoice approver for suppliers / consultants and for subcontractors the job surveyor, to resolve any disputes in a fair and timely manner. (The approver is authorised to settle any disputes) If the dispute cannot be resolved by the approver in accordance with normal procedures and contract terms, this will be escalated to a director

Every statutory report on record

Most recent first.

PeriodAvg daysOutside terms61+ daysFiled
H1 20263611%3%23 Jul 2026
H2 20254015%3%23 Dec 2025
H1 20254015%3%14 Jul 2025
H2 20243713%3%21 Jan 2025
H1 20244213%3%12 Jul 2024
H2 20233711%2%22 Dec 2023
H1 20233813%3%3 Jul 2023
H2 20223611%2%17 Jan 2023
H1 20224112%2%8 Jul 2022
H2 20213613%2%26 Jan 2022
H1 20213712%3%22 Jun 2021
H2 20203512%2%12 Jan 2021
H1 20203812%4%25 Jun 2020
H2 20193610%2%19 Dec 2019
H1 2019369%1%18 Jun 2019
H2 2018379%2%21 Dec 2018
H1 20183610%2%22 Jun 2018
H2 20173812%2%4 Apr 2018

Working-capital effect

What a 36-day cycle ties up

Illustrative. On a hypothetical £12k/month account, at a 36-day vs a 0-day payment cycle.

≈ £14,000
of invoicing outstanding at any one time on a 36-day cycle — about £14,200 more than the same account would carry at 0-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 ±2 days period to period, around 36 days.
What's their typical pay point?
Their latest reports average around day 36, moving within about ±2 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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