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How long does Colas Limited take to pay its suppliers?

CRN 02644726 · Construction · 16 statutory reports on record · period to 31 Dec 2025

34days
their reported average time to pay suppliers, latest period
Around averagevs 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 Sept 1991
Registered office
6210 BISHOPS COURT BIRMINGHAM BUSINESS PARK, BIRMINGHAM, B37 7YB
0 outstanding charges on the register Accounts due 30 Sept 2026

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Terms vs reality

Stated terms: 30–45 days. Reported average: 34.

Stated terms30–45d
+4 days
Reported avg34d

At a glance

The key figures

30–45d
their stated terms
22%
invoices paid outside terms
±2d
steady pattern

Vs peers · latest reported averages

fasterslower
Slower than 53% of the 385 large companies reporting in construction.

The pattern

Holding steady

Average days to pay across their last 6 statutory reports.

terms 30d
34
44
35
35
32
34
H1 2023H2 2023H1 2024H2 2024H1 2025H2 2025

Where their supplier invoices land · latest period

within 30 days 52% 31–60 days 44% 61+ days 4%

The read · computed from their figures

Colas Limited has filed 16 statutory payment periods (earliest H1 2018). Their latest report puts the average at 34 days against stated terms of 30–45 days.

The pattern is steady — their reported average moves within about ±2 days period to period.

In the latest period 22% of invoices were paid outside their agreed terms, and 4% landed 61+ days out.

What they tell their suppliers

Payment code: prompt payment code

In their own words · from the filing

Standard payment terms

Colas limited has standard payment terms of 45 days from receipt to invoice except SMEs for which payment term is 30 days. However payment terms were agreed with suppliers as part of contract negotiations.

Dispute resolution

Colas Limited actively seeks to resolve disputes by discussing them with the relevant suppliers, typically involving member of the accounts payable and accounts receivable departments and/or the procurement and commercial teams and / or where necessary members of management. However, where it is not possible to reach agreement, a number of potential dispute resolutions methods may be used. For example, mediation, adjudication, expert determination, litigation and / or arbitration.

Other information

During 2024 Colas Limited implemented a no PO no Pay policy which ensures Purchase orders are raised in advance of services received so that invoices can be promptly matched on receipt. The implementation of the policy has led to a more prompt supplier payments and during 2025 Colas Limited has met its target to pay > 95% of its suppliers within 60 days.

Every statutory report on record

Most recent first.

PeriodAvg daysOutside terms61+ daysFiled
H2 20253422%4%29 Jan 2026
H1 20253210%4%31 Jul 2025
H2 20243516%5%23 Jan 2025
H1 20243524%7%22 Jul 2024
H2 20234429%10%29 Feb 2024
H1 20233415%6%29 Feb 2024
H2 20226361%32%27 Jan 2023
H1 20227286%43%29 Jul 2022
H2 20214479%10%28 Jan 2022
H1 20214678%9%21 Jul 2021
H2 20204665%13%27 Jan 2021
H1 20204975%17%29 Jul 2020
H2 20194033%8%22 Jan 2020
H1 20193668%8%24 Jul 2019
H2 20183537%6%30 Jan 2019
H1 20183513%6%30 Jul 2018

Working-capital effect

What a 34-day cycle ties up

Illustrative. On a hypothetical £12k/month account, at a 34-day vs a 30-day payment cycle.

≈ £13,500
of invoicing outstanding at any one time on a 34-day cycle — about £1,600 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

Are they getting slower or faster?
Their reported average is steady — within about ±2 days period to period, around 34 days.
What's their typical pay point?
Their latest reports average around day 34, moving within about ±2 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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