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How long does S.d.c. Builders Limited take to pay its suppliers?

CRN 01251716 · Construction · 17 statutory reports on record · period to 31 Mar 2026

38days
their reported average time to pay suppliers, latest period
Slower than mostvs a 31-day median across 6,185 recent filers

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

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On the public register · Companies House

Company record

Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Incorporated
26 Mar 1976
Registered office
LIMEGROVE HOUSE, BEDFORD, MK41 0QQ
0 outstanding charges on the register Accounts due 30 Jun 2027

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Terms vs reality

Stated terms: 7–78 days. Reported average: 38.

Stated terms7–78d
+31 days
Reported avg38d

At a glance

The key figures

7–78d
their stated terms
7%
invoices paid outside terms
±1d
steady pattern

Vs peers · latest reported averages

fasterslower
Slower than 67% of the 385 large companies reporting in construction.

The pattern

Holding steady

Average days to pay across their last 6 statutory reports.

terms 7d
39
39
38
39
40
38
H2 2023H1 2024H2 2024H1 2025H2 2025H1 2026

Where their supplier invoices land · latest period

within 30 days 33% 31–60 days 63% 61+ days 4%

The read · computed from their figures

S.d.c. Builders Limited has filed 17 statutory payment periods (earliest H1 2018). Their latest report puts the average at 38 days against stated terms of 7–78 days.

The pattern is steady — their reported average moves within about ±1 days period to period.

In the latest period 7% of invoices were paid outside their agreed terms, and 4% landed 61+ days out.

What they tell their suppliers

5% of invoices in dispute

In their own words · from the filing

Standard payment terms

The payment terms operated by SDC Builders Limited varies depending upon the type of supply and, in some instances, for who our end client is. Material purchases are paid at the end of the month following the month of invoice. The standard terms for paying the majority of subcontractors is 49 days from the date of the main contract valuation. There are however some exceptions where certain works done for specific clients are paid on terms of 60 days and 78 days.

Dispute resolution

Subcontract issues should be addressed to the quantity surveyor responsible for the particular job worked on. They can then discuss any disputes and hopefully resolve the issues before notifying accounts to make a payment. Material invoices are agreed to details provided by the buying department and should an issue arise in pricing discrepancies then they tend to be dealt with by the accounts team along with the buying department. If the issue is in respect of the quality or other non pricing matters then it will be an issue for the buying department, site managers, surveyors and supplier to discuss and hopefully resolve any issues.

Every statutory report on record

Most recent first.

PeriodAvg daysOutside terms61+ daysFiled
H1 2026387%4%30 Apr 2026
H2 20254011%7%24 Oct 2025
H1 2025399%6%30 Apr 2025
H2 2024387%5%25 Oct 2024
H1 2024398%6%30 Apr 2024
H2 2023398%6%2 Nov 2023
H1 2023399%7%28 Apr 2023
H2 2022399%7%31 Oct 2022
H1 2022397%7%30 Apr 2022
H2 2021399%6%28 Oct 2021
H1 2021378%5%30 Apr 2021
H2 2020376%3%30 Oct 2020
H1 2020387%5%1 May 2020
H2 20193911%9%29 Oct 2019
H1 20193911%7%30 Apr 2019
H2 20184110%4%23 Oct 2018
H1 20184111%6%25 Apr 2018

Working-capital effect

What a 38-day cycle ties up

Illustrative. On a hypothetical £12k/month account, at a 38-day vs a 7-day payment cycle.

≈ £15,000
of invoicing outstanding at any one time on a 38-day cycle — about £12,200 more than the same account would carry at 7-day terms.

Late Payment Act. The Late Payment of Commercial Debts Act 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

Are they getting slower or faster?
Their reported average is steady — within about ±1 days period to period, around 38 days.
What's their typical pay point?
Their latest reports average around day 38, moving within about ±1 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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How UK payment reporting works

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.

The 31-day comparison figure is the median across 6,185 companies with a current statutory report — every sector pooled, not an average of sector medians (how the figure is built).

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