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How long does C Spencer Limited take to pay its suppliers?

CRN 02334308 · Construction · 16 statutory reports on record · period to 31 Mar 2026

41days
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
11 Jan 1989
Registered office
1 HUMBER QUAYS, HULL, HU1 2BN
6 outstanding charges — secured borrowing registered Accounts due 31 Dec 2026

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Terms vs reality

Stated terms: 0–60 days. Reported average: 41.

Stated terms0–60d
+41 days
Reported avg41d

At a glance

The key figures

0–60d
their stated terms
40%
invoices paid outside terms
-19d
faster over the window
±6d
variable pattern

Vs peers · latest reported averages

fasterslower
Slower than 74% of the 385 large companies reporting in construction.

The pattern

Getting faster

Average days to pay across their last 6 statutory reports.

60
52
51
52
43
41
H2 2023H1 2024H2 2024H1 2025H2 2025H1 2026

Where their supplier invoices land · latest period

within 30 days 33% 31–60 days 48% 61+ days 19%

The read · computed from their figures

C Spencer Limited has filed 16 statutory payment periods (earliest H2 2018). Their latest report puts the average at 41 days against stated terms of 0–60 days.

The direction is faster: from 60 to 41 days over the window — about 19 days faster.

In the latest period 40% of invoices were paid outside their agreed terms, and 19% landed 61+ days out.

What they tell their suppliers

1% of invoices in dispute

In their own words · from the filing

Standard payment terms

Standard payment terms are 30,45 and 60 days month end as agreed with the individual supplier. We embrace the various payment requirements of our clients and recognise the importance of prompt payments to our supply chain.

Dispute resolution

The Spencer Group are committed to fair and transparent treatment of its supply partners. Complaints, disagreements, and disputes regarding payment are initially progressed within the project teams. Where this fails to secure an acceptable outcome, escalation of matters to nominated Senior Representatives, in accordance with the contract provisions, are engaged to seek resolution. In the unlikely event that matters are not concluded the case can be referred to mediation or adjudication and ultimately litigation as directed by the dispute procedure protocol outlined in the relevant contract.

Every statutory report on record

Most recent first.

PeriodAvg daysOutside terms61+ daysFiled
H1 20264140%19%30 Apr 2026
H2 20254355%22%16 Oct 2025
H1 20255272%35%5 Jun 2025
H2 20245159%32%4 Nov 2024
H1 20245271%32%3 Jul 2024
H2 20236086%49%1 Nov 2023
H1 20234843%23%1 Aug 2023
H2 20225335%28%19 Oct 2022
H1 20224950%22%3 May 2022
H2 20214724%20%18 Oct 2021
H1 20215255%29%5 Oct 2021
H2 20206081%46%14 Oct 2020
H1 20207189%54%30 Apr 2020
H2 20196487%52%30 Oct 2019
H1 20196581%49%30 Apr 2019
H2 20185979%41%25 Oct 2018

Working-capital effect

What a 41-day cycle ties up

Illustrative. On a hypothetical £12k/month account, at a 41-day vs a 0-day payment cycle.

≈ £16,000
of invoicing outstanding at any one time on a 41-day cycle — about £16,200 more than the same account would carry at 0-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 has moved about 19 days faster over the window (60 → 41 days).
What's their typical pay point?
Their latest reports average around day 41, moving within about ±6 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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