Their own payment-practices filing · gov.uk

T.E.Scudder Limited paid suppliers in 62 days on average — inside its 76-day stated terms

CRN 00605142 · Construction · 4 statutory reports on record · period to 31 Mar 2020

Dated record. The latest report covers a period ending 31 Mar 2020 and the company hasn’t filed since (it may have dropped below the reporting threshold). Treat the figures as historical.

62daysavg time to pay · H1 2020

Their H1 2020 filing put the average 14 days inside their stated 76-day term.

Their stated terms: 76 days
Paid outside agreed terms: 65% of invoices
Paid after 61+ days: 41%
Reporting period: 1 Oct 2019 – 31 Mar 2020
Source: their gov.uk filing, filed 30 Apr 2020

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

Terms vs reality · their H1 2020 filing

Paid 14 days inside the 76-day term they state

PAIDLATE · terms vs the clockdays to pay · 0–85

avg 62d

0 days85 days

reported avg 62 days their filed terms 0–76 days UK median 31 days · n = 6,104 recent filers

Where their invoices landed · share of all invoices

within 30 days 34% 31–60 days 25% 61+ days 41%

Source: their statutory Payment Practices Report #30988, period 1 Oct 2019 – 31 Mar 2020, filed 30 Apr 2020 · gov.uk payment-practices service

T.E.Scudder Limited paid 14 days inside its stated 76-day term. 65% of invoices still went outside agreed terms; 41% reached 61 days or more. Self-reported in their statutory H1 2020 filing.

The pattern · last 4 of 4 reports

50 → 62 days — slower across the window

PAIDLATE · the patternavg days per report

Last 4 of 4 filed reports · linear day scale · every period is in the table below · Source: gov.uk payment-practices service

12 days slower across the window. From 50 days in H2 2018 to 62 in the H1 2020 filing; the dashed line marks the 76-day term they state.

The read · computed from their figures

T.E.Scudder Limited's H1 2020 filing put their average at 62 days against stated terms of 76 days; 65% of invoices were paid outside agreed terms and 41% took 61 days or longer. Filed 30 Apr 2020.

The direction is slower: from 50 days in H2 2018 to 62 now — 12 days slower across their last 4 reports.

That is 4 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’s payment terms can vary by contract and supply type, however our standard payment terms for supplier payments are 45 days end of month from Invoice date. Subcontract payment terms are dependent on the specific requirements of individual projects.

Dispute resolution

At T.E. Scudder Ltd, we strive to resolve payment queries in a timely basis. We are committed to dealing fairly with and promptly paying our suppliers and subcontractors. The method of dispute resolution used will depend on the nature of the query. In respect of our subcontractors, the dispute will be dealt with by the relevant project team who will negotiate with our subcontractor until the issue is resolved and payment is made. In respect of disputes with our suppliers, our Accounts Payable team will expedite a resolution assisted by our Procurement and relevant site teams. Should formal resolution be required, which is extremely unlikely, methods such as mediation may be used.

Every statutory report on record

Most recent first.

Period	Avg days	Outside terms	61+ days	Filed
H1 2020	62	65%	41%	30 Apr 2020
H2 2019	42	40%	24%	28 Oct 2019
H1 2019	47	37%	20%	29 Apr 2019
H2 2018	50	27%	26%	30 Oct 2018

On the public register · Companies House

Company record

Status: Active
Type: Private Limited Company
Incorporated: 27 May 1958
Registered office: 1 HAND AXE YARD 277A GRAY'S INN ROAD, LONDON, WC1X 8BD

0 outstanding charges on the register Accounts due 30 Jun 2027

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Quick answers · T.E.Scudder Limited

Are they getting slower or faster?

Their reported average has moved about 12 days slower over the window (50 → 62 days).

What's their typical pay point?

Their latest filed report put the average at day 62; across their last 4 reports it ranged 42–62 days. Treat that as a historical reference point, not a promise for a new invoice.

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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.

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