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Their own payment-practices filing · gov.uk

Higgins Construction PLC pays suppliers in 27 days on average — within its stated 1–60 day terms

CRN 00684617 · Construction · 13 statutory reports on record · period to 31 Aug 2026

27daysavg time to pay · H1 2026

Their H1 2026 filing puts the average 26 days past the shortest term they state (1 days), still within their 60-day upper term.

Faster than mostvs a 31-day median across 6,104 recent filers
Their stated terms
1–60 days
Paid outside agreed terms
35% of invoices
Paid after 61+ days
6%
Reporting period
1 Feb 2026 – 31 Aug 2026
Source
their gov.uk filing, filed 1 Sept 2026

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

Terms vs reality · their H1 2026 filing

Paid within their stated range — 27 against 1–60 days

The pattern · last 6 of 13 reports

40 → 27 days — getting faster

The read · computed from their figures

Higgins Construction PLC's H1 2026 filing puts their average at 27 days against stated terms of 1–60 days; 35% of invoices were paid outside agreed terms and 6% took 61 days or longer. Filed 1 Sept 2026.

The direction is faster: from 40 days in H1 2022 to 27 now — 13 days faster across their last 6 reports.

On the latest reported averages: Faster than 78% of the 394 large companies reporting in construction.

That is 13 statutory periods on record (earliest H1 2018) — a historical record, not a promise for a new invoice.

What they tell their suppliers

32% of invoices in dispute

In their own words · from the filing

Standard payment terms

Standard invoices are settled the month end following the invoice month. Subcontractors are paid within the terms of the order.

Dispute resolution

Queries are referred to the bought ledger department for invoice queries and to the commercial team for subcontract queries.

Every statutory report on record

Most recent first.

PeriodAvg daysOutside terms61+ daysFiled
H1 20262735%6%1 Sept 2026
H1 20262339%5%28 Apr 2026
H1 20231964%3%9 Aug 2023
H1 20233549%4%12 Apr 2023
H1 20221565%2%12 Apr 2023
H1 20224044%4%16 Feb 2022
H1 20213939%4%10 Nov 2021
H1 20213835%3%10 Nov 2021
H1 20203549%4%10 Nov 2021
H1 20204057%5%10 Nov 2021
H1 20193855%4%2 Jan 2020
H1 20194254%6%29 Jul 2019
H1 20183428%4%6 Mar 2018

On the public register · Companies House

Company record

Status
Active
Type
Public Limited Company
Incorporated
27 Feb 1961
Registered office
ONE LANGSTON ROAD, ESSEX, IG10 3SD
5 outstanding charges — secured borrowing registered Accounts due 31 Jan 2027

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Illustrative · working-capital arithmetic

What a 27-day cycle ties up

A worked example, not a finding. On a hypothetical £12k/month account, at a 27-day vs a 1-day payment cycle.

≈ £10,500
of invoicing outstanding at any one time on a 27-day cycle — about £10,200 more than the same account would carry at 1-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 · Higgins Construction PLC

Are they getting slower or faster?
Their reported average has moved about 13 days faster over the window (40 → 27 days).
What's their typical pay point?
Their latest filed report puts the average at day 27; across their last 6 reports it ranged 15–40 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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Is this official government data?
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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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