Their own payment-practices filing · gov.uk
How long does Sir Robert Mcalpine Limited take to pay its suppliers?
Self-reported figure from their statutory filing. How this is compiled.
On the public register · Companies House
Company record
- Status
- Active
- Type
- Private Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 31 May 1956
- Registered office
- CONCEPT HOUSE, KINGS LANGLEY, WD4 8UD
Terms vs reality
Stated terms: 0–30 days. Reported average: 27.
At a glance
The key figures
Vs peers · latest reported averages
The pattern
Holding steady
Average days to pay across their last 6 statutory reports.
Where their supplier invoices land · latest period
The read · computed from their figures
Sir Robert Mcalpine Limited has filed 17 statutory payment periods (earliest H1 2018). Their latest report puts the average at 27 days against stated terms of 0–30 days.
The pattern is steady — their reported average moves within about ±1 days period to period.
In the latest period 5% of invoices were paid outside their agreed terms, and 6% landed 61+ days out.
In their own words · from the filing
Standard payment terms
Suppliers are paid net monthly, which is 30 days after the month in which the invoice is received. Subcontractors are paid on average 35 days after payment valuation is received. The company continues to focus on its payment terms for those suppliers with less than 50 employees for whom we are required to pay 95% of invoices within 30 days. During the current reporting period for this supplier group payment performance shows 98% of invoices are being paid within 30 days
Dispute resolution
SRM are absolutely committed to fair dealing and fair payment with our supply chain. We also firmly believe that the emphasis of our business dealings is based on genuine, close relationships with our supply chain. These relationships, managed more and more in a structured way, ensure we very rarely have the need for formal dispute resolution processes. Where issues and challenges arise, resolution is hopefully addressed either at the project or procurement team level, dependent upon the nature of the agreement (sub-contract or purchase order). Where resolution cannot be found at this level, there is an escalation process within the business through procurement, finance & / or commercial management to ensure issues and challenges are satisfactorily addressed for both parties. This escalati
Every statutory report on record
Most recent first.
| Period | Avg days | Outside terms | 61+ days | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| H1 2026 | 27 | 5% | 6% | 28 May 2026 |
| H2 2025 | 27 | 5% | 5% | 28 Nov 2025 |
| H1 2025 | 26 | 3% | 3% | 29 May 2025 |
| H2 2024 | 27 | 4% | 4% | 26 Nov 2024 |
| H1 2024 | 27 | 4% | 4% | 24 May 2024 |
| H2 2023 | 27 | 5% | 4% | 30 Nov 2023 |
| H1 2023 | 27 | 6% | 6% | 25 May 2023 |
| H2 2022 | 27 | 4% | 7% | 30 Nov 2022 |
| H1 2022 | 31 | 10% | 5% | 30 May 2022 |
| H2 2021 | 30 | 10% | 4% | 22 Nov 2021 |
| H1 2021 | 24 | 18% | 4% | 28 May 2021 |
| H2 2020 | 28 | 15% | 6% | 27 Nov 2020 |
| H1 2020 | 31 | 21% | 9% | 28 May 2020 |
| H2 2019 | 34 | 21% | 10% | 25 Nov 2019 |
| H1 2019 | 34 | 25% | 10% | 31 May 2019 |
| H2 2018 | 35 | 28% | 10% | 27 Nov 2018 |
| H1 2018 | 49 | 70% | 17% | 4 Jun 2018 |
Working-capital effect
What a 27-day cycle ties up
Illustrative. On a hypothetical £12k/month account, at a 27-day vs a 0-day payment cycle.
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.
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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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