Their own payment-practices filing · gov.uk

How long does C. A. Blackwell (Contracts) Limited take to pay its suppliers?

CRN 00570590 · Construction · 6 statutory reports on record · period to 31 May 2020

45days

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.

Dated record. The latest report covers a period ending 31 May 2020 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: Active
Type: Private Limited Company
Incorporated: 22 Aug 1956
Registered office: WEST TERRACE, DURHAM, DH7 9PT

1 outstanding charge — secured borrowing registered Accounts due 28 Feb 2027

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Terms vs reality

Stated terms: 45 days. Reported average: 45.

Stated terms45d

on terms

Reported avg45d

At a glance

The key figures

45d

their stated terms

37%

invoices paid outside terms

±6d

variable pattern

Vs peers · latest reported averages

fasterslower

Slower than 78% of the 385 large companies reporting in construction.

The pattern

Holding steady

Average days to pay across their last 6 statutory reports.

terms 45d

H2 2017H1 2018H2 2018H1 2019H2 2019H1 2020

Where their supplier invoices land · latest period

within 30 days 20% 31–60 days 61% 61+ days 19%

The read · computed from their figures

C. A. Blackwell (Contracts) Limited has filed 6 statutory payment periods (earliest H2 2017). Their latest report puts the average at 45 days against stated terms of 45 days.

The pattern is steady — their reported average moves within about ±6 days period to period.

In the latest period 37% of invoices were paid outside their agreed terms, and 19% landed 61+ days out.

In their own words · from the filing

Standard payment terms

Standard terms are 30 days following the end of the month in which the invoice is received.

Dispute resolution

Any disputes or complaints will be dealt with in a timely manner by a dedicated member of our Purchase Ledger team. Should the matter remain unresolved it will be escalated to the appropriate member of the Finance Team.

Every statutory report on record

Most recent first.

Period	Avg days	Outside terms	61+ days	Filed
H1 2020	45	37%	19%	22 Jun 2020
H2 2019	56	47%	25%	17 Dec 2019
H1 2019	54	37%	24%	28 Jun 2019
H2 2018	55	39%	26%	19 Dec 2018
H1 2018	45	21%	22%	15 Jun 2018
H2 2017	45	21%	22%	27 Dec 2017

Quick answers

Are they getting slower or faster?

Their reported average is steady — within about ±6 days period to period, around 45 days.

What's their typical pay point?

Their latest reports average around day 45, moving within about ±6 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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