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Their own payment-practices filing · gov.uk

Essex Services Group Limited pays suppliers in 59 days on average — 29 days past its stated terms

CRN 01224662 · Construction · 5 statutory reports on record · period to 30 Jun 2026

59daysavg time to pay · H1 2026

Their H1 2026 filing puts the average 29 days past the 30-day term they state.

Slower than mostvs a 31-day median across 6,104 recent filers
Their stated terms
30 days
Paid outside agreed terms
19% of invoices
Paid after 61+ days
18%
Reporting period
1 Jan 2026 – 30 Jun 2026
Source
their gov.uk filing, filed 9 Jul 2026

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

Terms vs reality · their H1 2026 filing

Paid 29 days past their stated terms

The pattern · last 5 of 5 reports

67 → 59 days — getting faster

The read · computed from their figures

Essex Services Group Limited's H1 2026 filing puts their average at 59 days against stated terms of 30 days; 19% of invoices were paid outside agreed terms and 18% took 61 days or longer. Filed 9 Jul 2026.

The direction is faster: from 67 days in H1 2021 to 59 now — 8 days faster across their last 5 reports.

On the latest reported averages: Slower than 94% of the 394 large companies reporting in construction.

That is 5 statutory periods on record (earliest H1 2021) — a historical record, not a promise for a new invoice.

In their own words · from the filing

Standard payment terms

Our largest material suppliers (material supplier invoices account for nearly 90% of total invoices processed) are on 60 Days end of month from date of invoice. This explains why our average time taken is over 60 days and why majority of our invoices paid are 61 days or more. Our subcontractor standard payment terms are 60 days from valuation date.

Dispute resolution

Material Deliveries - If there is no record of a delivery being made, proof of delivery is requested by the accounts department. Incorrect Price - If goods are charged at a different rate to that agreed at the point of ordering, the buying dept. will contact the supplier to resolve the discrepancy. Sub-Contractors - Where dispute arises, the Project QS will liaise with the sub-contractor to resolve any issues. For both suppliers and subcontractors if the dispute cannot be resolved through the normal process as detailed above the matter will be escalated internally.

Every statutory report on record

Most recent first.

PeriodAvg daysOutside terms61+ daysFiled
H1 20265919%18%9 Jul 2026
H2 20255820%52%16 Jan 2026
H1 20256532%58%18 Jul 2025
H2 20216576%56%18 Jan 2022
H1 20216760%58%21 Sept 2021

On the public register · Companies House

Company record

Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Incorporated
1 Sept 1975
Registered office
VIKING BUSINESS CENTRE, ROMFORD, RM7 0HL
7 outstanding charges — secured borrowing registered Accounts due 30 Sept 2027

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Illustrative · working-capital arithmetic

What a 59-day cycle ties up

A worked example, not a finding. On a hypothetical £12k/month account, at a 59-day vs a 30-day payment cycle.

≈ £23,500
of invoicing outstanding at any one time on a 59-day cycle — about £11,400 more than the same account would carry at 30-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 · Essex Services Group Limited

Are they getting slower or faster?
Their reported average has moved about 8 days faster over the window (67 → 59 days).
What's their typical pay point?
Their latest filed report puts the average at day 59; across their last 5 reports it ranged 58–67 days. Treat that as a historical reference point, not a promise for a new invoice.
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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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