Their own payment-practices filing · gov.uk
Kier Construction Limited pays suppliers in 31 days on average — 24 days past its stated terms
Their H1 2026 filing puts the average 24 days past the 7-day term they state.
- Their stated terms
- 7 days
- Paid outside agreed terms
- 16% of invoices
- Paid after 61+ days
- 3%
- Reporting period
- 1 Jan 2026 – 30 Jun 2026
- Source
- their gov.uk filing, filed 30 Jul 2026
Self-reported figures from their statutory filing. How this is compiled.
Terms vs reality · their H1 2026 filing
Paid 24 days past their stated terms
Where their invoices landed · share of all invoices
The pattern · last 6 of 18 reports
Holding steady around 31 days
The read · computed from their figures
Kier Construction Limited's H1 2026 filing puts their average at 31 days against stated terms of 7 days; 16% of invoices were paid outside agreed terms and 3% took 61 days or longer. Filed 30 Jul 2026.
The pattern is steady — their reported average moves within about ±2 days period to period.
On the latest reported averages: Faster than 60% of the 394 large companies reporting in construction.
That is 18 statutory periods on record (earliest H2 2017) — a historical record, not a promise for a new invoice.
What they tell their suppliers
In their own words · from the filing
Standard payment terms
Payment terms are agreed with suppliers and subcontractors as part of contract negotiations and aligned with relevant codes to ensure compliance. Terms vary from 7 days from invoice received date (IRD) to 60 days from IRD; the most common payment term is 60 days from IRD.
Dispute resolution
Kier Construction is a strong advocate of fair treatment for all supply chain partners and constantly strives to improve transparency, increase certainty of payment and in reduce time to pay. We are working hard to simplify internal processes and approvals, towards minimising time to pay for our supply chain partners; we are also working with those supply chain partners to inform and upskill where required towards right first time invoicing to avoid payment delays. Where they happen, Kier Construction actively seeks to resolve disputes as quickly as possible, through close interaction with suppliers; in the interests of fair treatment for all supply chain partners, dispute resolution is treated as a priority. Typically, these issues can be resolved through coordination between our payable
Other information
Kier Construction Limited has invested significant resource in governance, systems and process improvements to improve payment to terms of its valued supply chain partners. Management focus continues on improving payment experiences for all suppliers.
Every statutory report on record
Most recent first.
| Period | Avg days | Outside terms | 61+ days | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| H1 2026 | 31 | 16% | 3% | 30 Jul 2026 |
| H2 2025 | 32 | 19% | 3% | 30 Jan 2026 |
| H1 2025 | 34 | 19% | 3% | 30 Jul 2025 |
| H2 2024 | 32 | 17% | 3% | 30 Jan 2025 |
| H1 2024 | 32 | 12% | 5% | 30 Jul 2024 |
| H2 2023 | 32 | 24% | 9% | 30 Jan 2024 |
| H1 2023 | 32 | 27% | 9% | 28 Jul 2023 |
| H2 2022 | 35 | 27% | 10% | 30 Jan 2023 |
| H1 2022 | 31 | 19% | 10% | 29 Jul 2022 |
| H2 2021 | 34 | 19% | 10% | 28 Jan 2022 |
| H1 2021 | 31 | 28% | 10% | 30 Jul 2021 |
| H2 2020 | 30 | 21% | 10% | 29 Jan 2021 |
| H1 2020 | 37 | 37% | 16% | 30 Jul 2020 |
| H2 2019 | 38 | 33% | 20% | 30 Jan 2020 |
| H1 2019 | 42 | 45% | 25% | 30 Jul 2019 |
| H2 2018 | 52 | 57% | 35% | 30 Jan 2019 |
| H1 2018 | 54 | 48% | 34% | 30 Jul 2018 |
| H2 2017 | 59 | 45% | 34% | 30 Jan 2018 |
On the public register · Companies House
Company record
- Status
- Active
- Type
- Private Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 12 Feb 1987
- Registered office
- 2ND FLOOR, SALFORD, M50 3XP
Illustrative · working-capital arithmetic
What a 31-day cycle ties up
A worked example, not a finding. On a hypothetical £12k/month account, at a 31-day vs a 7-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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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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