Their own payment-practices filing · gov.uk
O'Halloran & O'Brien Limited pays suppliers in 23 days on average — 9 days past its stated terms
Their H1 2026 filing puts the average 9 days past the 14-day term they state.
- Their stated terms
- 14 days
- Paid outside agreed terms
- 28% of invoices
- Paid after 61+ days
- 2%
- Reporting period
- 1 Oct 2025 – 31 Mar 2026
- Source
- their gov.uk filing, filed 30 Apr 2026
Self-reported figures from their statutory filing. How this is compiled.
Terms vs reality · their H1 2026 filing
Paid 9 days past their stated terms
Where their invoices landed · share of all invoices
The pattern · last 6 of 16 reports
30 → 23 days — getting faster
The read · computed from their figures
O'Halloran & O'Brien Limited's H1 2026 filing puts their average at 23 days against stated terms of 14 days; 28% of invoices were paid outside agreed terms and 2% took 61 days or longer. Filed 30 Apr 2026.
The direction is faster: from 30 days in H2 2023 to 23 now — 7 days faster across their last 6 reports.
On the latest reported averages: Faster than 87% of the 394 large companies reporting in construction.
That is 16 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
Supplier standard payment terms are 30 days from the end of the month in which the invoice is received. Subcontractors standard payment terms are 30 days following the approved application for payment.
Dispute resolution
O’Halloran and O’Brien seek to avoid disputes by communicating directly with the supplier or subcontractor. Suppliers - the first point of call for all invoice related questions is the purchase ledger team who will be able to advise on the status of the invoice. If the invoice has not been approved and is being held in query, the purchase ledger team will acknowledge this with the supplier and direct them to the correct person to resolve the query. Subcontractors – all queries must first be raised with the commercial staff reasonable for engaging the work. Approved applications will be passed to the payment team for processing. If the dispute cannot be resolved, it is then escalated to a senior team member at Director level.
Every statutory report on record
Most recent first.
| Period | Avg days | Outside terms | 61+ days | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| H1 2026 | 23 | 28% | 2% | 30 Apr 2026 |
| H2 2025 | 24 | 28% | 4% | 31 Oct 2025 |
| H1 2025 | 25 | 25% | 3% | 30 Apr 2025 |
| H2 2024 | 30 | 28% | 4% | 29 Oct 2024 |
| H1 2024 | 30 | 28% | 4% | 24 Apr 2024 |
| H2 2023 | 30 | 30% | 8% | 24 Oct 2023 |
| H1 2023 | 31 | 31% | 8% | 21 Apr 2023 |
| H2 2022 | 32 | 33% | 9% | 25 Oct 2022 |
| H1 2022 | 33 | 36% | 10% | 21 Apr 2022 |
| H2 2021 | 34 | 38% | 11% | 29 Oct 2021 |
| H1 2021 | 35 | 35% | 10% | 30 Apr 2021 |
| H2 2020 | 39 | 52% | 13% | 30 Oct 2020 |
| H1 2020 | 39 | 56% | 15% | 30 Apr 2020 |
| H2 2019 | 36 | 61% | 11% | 28 Oct 2019 |
| H1 2019 | 31 | 65% | 12% | 29 Apr 2019 |
| H2 2018 | 37 | 63% | 14% | 30 Oct 2018 |
On the public register · Companies House
Company record
- Status
- Active
- Type
- Private Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 11 Apr 1972
- Registered office
- O'BRIEN HOUSE, MORDEN, SM4 4NE
Illustrative · working-capital arithmetic
What a 23-day cycle ties up
A worked example, not a finding. On a hypothetical £12k/month account, at a 23-day vs a 14-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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