Their own payment-practices filing · gov.uk
Breheny Civil Engineering Limited pays suppliers in 22 days on average — within its stated 7–75 day terms
Their H1 2026 filing puts the average 15 days past the shortest term they state (7 days), still within their 75-day upper term.
- Their stated terms
- 7–75 days
- Paid outside agreed terms
- 2% of invoices
- Paid after 61+ days
- 1%
- Reporting period
- 1 Oct 2025 – 31 Mar 2026
- Source
- their gov.uk filing, filed 24 Apr 2026
Self-reported figures from their statutory filing. How this is compiled.
Terms vs reality · their H1 2026 filing
Paid within their stated range — 22 against 7–75 days
Where their invoices landed · share of all invoices
The pattern · last 6 of 12 reports
44 → 22 days — getting faster
The read · computed from their figures
Breheny Civil Engineering Limited's H1 2026 filing puts their average at 22 days against stated terms of 7–75 days; 2% of invoices were paid outside agreed terms and 1% took 61 days or longer. Filed 24 Apr 2026.
The direction is faster: from 44 days in H2 2023 to 22 now — 22 days faster across their last 6 reports.
On the latest reported averages: Faster than 88% of the 394 large companies reporting in construction.
That is 12 statutory periods on record (earliest H2 2020) — a historical record, not a promise for a new invoice.
What they tell their suppliers
In their own words · from the filing
Standard payment terms
Material Purchase Invoices: Payment terms are agreed with suppliers before commencing business. Terms vary between 7 days from invoice received date (IRD) to 75 days from IRD; the most common payment term in practice is 45 days from month end. Supply and fit sub-contract invoices: Payment terms are agreed with sub-contractors before commencing a project. Terms depend upon the form of Contract and vary between 30 to 60 days. Labour Only sub-contract invoices: Payment is due 14 days from the end of the week which the work undertaken by the sub-contractor relates to.
Dispute resolution
Disputes are discussed and resolved between the supplier, our internal finance department, and the procurement department. Once the dispute is resolved, payments are prioritised to mitigate risk of late payment. Sub-contract disputes are discussed and resolved between the subcontractor and the project quantity surveyor.
Other information
The payment performance reporting has been prepared on a basis that is consistent with previous submissions, in that they report the time taken between the date of receipt of the initial invoice and the payment date of the approved invoice received from the supplier/subcontractor. Breheny Civil Engineering are now compliant with the standards set out by the Fair Payment Code. The Company has achieved the "Silver Standard". For clarity the data presented in this report is for a combined total as stipulated by Payment Practise Reporting.
Every statutory report on record
Most recent first.
| Period | Avg days | Outside terms | 61+ days | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| H1 2026 | 22 | 2% | 1% | 24 Apr 2026 |
| H2 2025 | 21 | 4% | 1% | 31 Oct 2025 |
| H1 2025 | 22 | 9% | 1% | 19 May 2025 |
| H2 2024 | 29 | 8% | 3% | 8 Oct 2024 |
| H1 2024 | 42 | 11% | 11% | 7 May 2024 |
| H2 2023 | 44 | 13% | 12% | 25 Jan 2024 |
| H1 2023 | 43 | 14% | 13% | 19 Jul 2023 |
| H2 2022 | 48 | 14% | 13% | 28 Oct 2022 |
| H1 2022 | 49 | 15% | 25% | 6 Oct 2022 |
| H2 2021 | 56 | 31% | 32% | 15 Oct 2021 |
| H1 2021 | 59 | 55% | 38% | 24 Sept 2021 |
| H2 2020 | 59 | 68% | 34% | 24 Sept 2021 |
On the public register · Companies House
Company record
- Status
- Active
- Type
- Private Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 19 Mar 1963
- Registered office
- FLORDON ROAD, NEEDHAM MARKET, IP6 8NH
Illustrative · working-capital arithmetic
What a 22-day cycle ties up
A worked example, not a finding. On a hypothetical £12k/month account, at a 22-day vs a 7-day payment cycle.
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.
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