Their own payment-practices filing · gov.uk

How long does HG Construction Limited take to pay its suppliers?

CRN 01617719 · Construction · 2 statutory reports on record · period to 30 Jun 2026

50days

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.

On the public register · Companies House

Company record

Status: Active
Type: Private Limited Company
Incorporated: 26 Feb 1982
Registered office: 4 HUNTING GATE, HERTFORDSHIRE, SG4 0TJ

0 outstanding charges on the register Accounts due 30 Sept 2027

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Terms vs reality

Stated terms: 30–42 days. Reported average: 50.

Stated terms30–42d

+20 days

Reported avg50d

At a glance

The key figures

30–42d

their stated terms

55%

invoices paid outside terms

Vs peers · latest reported averages

fasterslower

Slower than 85% of the 385 large companies reporting in construction.

Where their supplier invoices land · latest period

within 30 days 13% 31–60 days 68% 61+ days 19%

The read · computed from their figures

HG Construction Limited has filed 2 statutory payment periods (earliest H2 2025). Their latest report puts the average at 50 days against stated terms of 30–42 days.

In the latest period 55% of invoices were paid outside their agreed terms, and 19% landed 61+ days out.

What they tell their suppliers

Offers e-invoicing 2% of invoices in dispute

In their own words · from the filing

Standard payment terms

Purchase Ledger - 30 day payment terms Subcontract Ledger - 42 day payment terms A number of subcontracts carry individually negotiated terms.

Dispute resolution

Purchase ledger invoices subject to a query are held and not released for payment approval until the query is resolved. Queries are recorded against the invoice in our finance system using commercial and financial hold codes, and invoices carrying an active hold code at the due date are reported as not paid within the agreed period due to a dispute. Subcontractor payments are made against interim valuations agreed with the subcontractor. Where a valuation is disputed, the position is resolved between our commercial team and the subcontractor through the payment notice and pay less notice procedure set out in the sub-contract. Sub-contracts provide for adjudication in accordance with the Housing Grants, Construction and Regeneration Act 1996, and either party may refer a dispute to adjudic

Other information

Changes to our payment systems and processes were carried out in June 2026. We have also identified specific improvements to the turnaround of subcontractor certification and to the scheduling of payment runs, and expect the benefit of these to be reflected in future reporting periods.

Every statutory report on record

Most recent first.

Period	Avg days	Outside terms	61+ days	Filed
H1 2026	50	55%	19%	31 Jul 2026
H2 2025	41	50%	13%	21 May 2026

Working-capital effect

What a 50-day cycle ties up

Illustrative. On a hypothetical £12k/month account, at a 50-day vs a 30-day payment cycle.

≈ £19,500

of invoicing outstanding at any one time on a 50-day cycle — about £7,900 more than the same account would carry at 30-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

What's their typical pay point?

Their latest reports average around day 50. Treat that as a historical reference point, not a promise for a new invoice.

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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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