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Their own payment-practices filing · gov.uk

P.J. Carey (Contractors) Limited pays suppliers in 52 days on average — inside its 76-day stated terms

CRN 01460224 · Construction · 16 statutory reports on record · period to 31 Mar 2026

52daysavg time to pay · H1 2026

Their H1 2026 filing puts the average 24 days inside their stated 76-day term.

Slower than mostvs a 31-day median across 6,104 recent filers
Their stated terms
76 days
Paid outside agreed terms
1% of invoices
Paid after 61+ days
19%
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 24 days inside the 76-day term they state

The pattern · last 6 of 16 reports

29 → 52 days — slowing down

The read · computed from their figures

P.J. Carey (Contractors) Limited's H1 2026 filing puts their average at 52 days against stated terms of 76 days; 1% of invoices were paid outside agreed terms and 19% took 61 days or longer. Filed 30 Apr 2026.

The direction is slower: from 29 days in H2 2023 to 52 now — 23 days slower across their last 6 reports.

On the latest reported averages: Slower 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.

What they tell their suppliers

1% of invoices in dispute

In their own words · from the filing

Standard payment terms

The Company payment terms can vary by contract and supply, however our standard payment terms for supplier payments are 45 days end of month from invoice date. Subcontractor payment terms are dependent on the specific requirements of individual projects.

Dispute resolution

At P J Carey Contractors Ltd, we strive to resolve payment enquiries on a timely basis. We are committed to dealing fairly with promptly paying our suppliers and subcontractors. The method of dispute resolution will depend on the nature of the query. In respect of our subcontractors, the dispute will be dealt with by the relevant project team who will negotiate with our subcontractor until the issue is resolved and payment is made. The implementation of workflow on our Purchase Ledger enables us to deal with internal queries in an efficient and timely manner. In respect of disputes with our suppliers, our Accounts payable team will expedite a resolution assisted by our Procurement and relevant site teams. Should formal resolution be required , which is extremely unlikely, m

Other information

We operate on standard payment terms unless specifically agreed with our supplier and Group Procurement Manager

Every statutory report on record

Most recent first.

PeriodAvg daysOutside terms61+ daysFiled
H1 2026521%19%30 Apr 2026
H2 20255111%16%31 Oct 2025
H1 20254219%11%29 Apr 2025
H2 2024440%13%30 Oct 2024
H1 20243030%17%1 May 2024
H2 20232921%13%30 Oct 2023
H1 20232925%15%29 Apr 2023
H2 20223732%19%31 Oct 2022
H1 20223640%26%29 Apr 2022
H2 20214348%30%29 Oct 2021
H1 20213444%22%30 Apr 2021
H2 20204961%46%29 Oct 2020
H1 20203750%26%30 Apr 2020
H2 20193651%27%28 Oct 2019
H1 20193333%17%29 Apr 2019
H2 20183625%21%30 Oct 2018

On the public register · Companies House

Company record

Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Incorporated
9 Nov 1979
Registered office
1 HAND AXE YARD 277A GRAY'S INN ROAD, LONDON, WC1X 8BD
0 outstanding charges on the register Accounts due 30 Jun 2027

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Quick answers · P.J. Carey (Contractors) Limited

Are they getting slower or faster?
Their reported average has moved about 23 days slower over the window (29 → 52 days).
What's their typical pay point?
Their latest filed report puts the average at day 52; across their last 6 reports it ranged 29–52 days. Treat that as a historical reference point, not a promise for a new invoice.
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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?
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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 6,104 companies with a current statutory report — every sector pooled, not an average of sector medians (how the figure is built).

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