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Their own payment-practices filing · gov.uk

Walters U.K. Limited pays suppliers in 41 days on average — within its stated 7–60 day terms

CRN 02707042 · Construction · 1 statutory report on record · period to 31 Aug 2026

41daysavg time to pay · H1 2026

Their H1 2026 filing puts the average 34 days past the shortest term they state (7 days), still within their 60-day upper term.

Slower than mostvs a 31-day median across 6,126 recent filers
Their stated terms
7–60 days
Paid outside agreed terms
27% of invoices
Paid after 61+ days
11%
Reporting period
1 Mar 2026 – 31 Aug 2026
Source
their gov.uk filing, filed 27 Oct 2026

Self-reported figures from their statutory filing. How this is compiled.

Terms vs reality · their H1 2026 filing

Paid within their stated range — 41 against 7–60 days

The read · computed from their figures

Walters U.K. Limited's H1 2026 filing puts their average at 41 days against stated terms of 7–60 days; 27% of invoices were paid outside agreed terms and 11% took 61 days or longer. Filed 27 Oct 2026.

On the latest reported averages: Slower than 73% of the 395 large companies reporting in construction.

That is one statutory period on record (earliest H1 2026) — a historical record, not a promise for a new invoice.

What they tell their suppliers

65% of invoices in dispute

In their own words · from the filing

Standard payment terms

Usually standard payment terms vary between 30 and 60 days. These terms are agreed and updated with a supplier on a regular basis.

Dispute resolution

Every effort is made to ensure all payments are made to our suppliers based on agreed terms. Where there are discrepancies on invoices received, such as price or quantity, we contact the supplier to resolve the issues as soon as they are identified. This process may result in payments being delayed.

Every statutory report on record

Most recent first.

PeriodAvg daysOutside terms61+ daysFiled
H1 20264127%11%27 Oct 2026

On the public register · Companies House

Company record

Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Incorporated
14 Apr 1992
Registered office
HIRWAUN HOUSE, HIRWAUN, ABERDARE, CF44 9UL
0 outstanding charges on the register Accounts due 30 Nov 2026

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Illustrative · working-capital arithmetic

What a 41-day cycle ties up

A worked example, not a finding. On a hypothetical £12k/month account, at a 41-day vs a 7-day payment cycle.

≈ £16,000
of invoicing outstanding at any one time on a 41-day cycle — about £13,400 more than the same account would carry at 7-day terms.

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.

Quick answers · Walters U.K. Limited

What's their typical pay point?
Their latest reports average around day 41. 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 6,126 companies with a current statutory report — every sector pooled, not an average of sector medians (how the figure is built).

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