Their own payment-practices filing · gov.uk

Marlborough Highways Limited pays suppliers in 57 days on average — within its stated 7–120 day terms

CRN 02765630 · Construction · 1 statutory report on record · period to 30 Sept 2026

57daysavg time to pay · H2 2026

Their H2 2026 filing puts the average 50 days past the shortest term they state (7 days), still within their 120-day upper term.

Slower than mostvs a 31-day median across 6,115 recent filers

Their stated terms: 7–120 days
Paid outside agreed terms: 10% of invoices
Paid after 61+ days: 35%
Reporting period: 1 Apr 2026 – 30 Sept 2026
Source: their gov.uk filing, filed 22 Oct 2026

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

Terms vs reality · their H2 2026 filing

Paid within their stated range — 57 against 7–120 days

PAIDLATE · terms vs the clockdays to pay · 0–130

avg 57d

0 days130 days

reported avg 57 days their filed terms 7–120 days UK median 31 days · n = 6,115 recent filers

Where their invoices landed · share of all invoices

within 30 days 18% 31–60 days 47% 61+ days 35%

Source: their statutory Payment Practices Report #117633, period 1 Apr 2026 – 30 Sept 2026, filed 22 Oct 2026 · gov.uk payment-practices service

Marlborough Highways Limited pays within its stated range, 50 days past the shortest term. 10% of invoices still went outside agreed terms; 35% reached 61 days or more. Self-reported in their statutory H2 2026 filing.

The read · computed from their figures

Marlborough Highways Limited's H2 2026 filing puts their average at 57 days against stated terms of 7–120 days; 10% of invoices were paid outside agreed terms and 35% took 61 days or longer. Filed 22 Oct 2026.

On the latest reported averages: Slower than 92% of the 395 large companies reporting in construction.

That is one statutory period on record (earliest H2 2026) — a historical record, not a promise for a new invoice.

What they tell their suppliers

Payment code: Fair Payment Code

In their own words · from the filing

Standard payment terms

Three main Standard Payment terms, these are 30 days EOM, 60 days EOM and 75 Days EOM

Dispute resolution

Where an invoice is disputed, the Finance team, in conjunction with Procurement, will record the invoice as being under query and notify the supplier, clearly outlining the reason for the dispute. Finance and Procurement will work collaboratively with the supplier to investigate the query, exchange any supporting information required and agree a resolution as promptly as possible.

Every statutory report on record

Most recent first.

Period	Avg days	Outside terms	61+ days	Filed
H2 2026	57	10%	35%	22 Oct 2026

On the public register · Companies House

Company record

Status: Active
Type: Private Limited Company
Incorporated: 18 Nov 1992
Registered office: WOOLF HOUSE EAGLE WAY, CHELMSFORD, CM3 3FY

2 outstanding charges — secured borrowing registered Accounts due 31 Dec 2026

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Illustrative · working-capital arithmetic

What a 57-day cycle ties up

A worked example, not a finding. On a hypothetical £12k/month account, at a 57-day vs a 7-day payment cycle.

≈ £22,500

of invoicing outstanding at any one time on a 57-day cycle — about £19,700 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 · Marlborough Highways Limited

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Their latest reports average around day 57. 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 6,115 companies with a current statutory report — every sector pooled, not an average of sector medians (how the figure is built).

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