Their own payment-practices filing · gov.uk
Henry Boot Construction Limited pays suppliers in 30 days on average — within its stated 16–36 day terms
Their H2 2025 filing puts the average 14 days past the shortest term they state (16 days), still within their 36-day upper term.
- Their stated terms
- 16–36 days
- Paid outside agreed terms
- 12% of invoices
- Paid after 61+ days
- 2%
- Reporting period
- 1 Jul 2025 – 31 Dec 2025
- Source
- their gov.uk filing, filed 30 Jan 2026
Self-reported figures from their statutory filing. How this is compiled.
Terms vs reality · their H2 2025 filing
Paid within their stated range — 30 against 16–36 days
Where their invoices landed · share of all invoices
The pattern · last 6 of 16 reports
Holding steady around 30 days
The read · computed from their figures
Henry Boot Construction Limited's H2 2025 filing puts their average at 30 days against stated terms of 16–36 days; 12% of invoices were paid outside agreed terms and 2% took 61 days or longer. Filed 30 Jan 2026.
The pattern is steady — their reported average moves within about ±1 days period to period.
On the latest reported averages: Faster than 65% of the 394 large companies reporting in construction.
That is 16 statutory periods on record (earliest H1 2018) — 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
Henry Boot Construction standard supplier payment terms (excluding sub-contractors) are 36 days from date of receipt of invoice. This is subject to anything contained within a specific contract. The due date for these payments is calculated by applying agreed terms to the date of receipt of invoice. If an invoice falls due during a weekend or bank holiday, the payment transaction is executed on the following business day. Henry Boot subcontractor payment terms are in accordance with the UK Construction Act. These terms are calculated from the date of payment notice being submitted to the sub-contractor to clearance of sums, which gives a total of 16 days for cleared payments to be made. All invoices received are required to comply with our invoice requirements, otherwise we reserve the r
Dispute resolution
In the event of a complaint or dispute about the payment of an invoice, in the first instance contact should be made with the relevant company’s purchase ledger department to find out what the problem is. If the Purchase Ledger contact is unable to provide the details of the dispute on the invoice, in the second instance, contact should be made with the person who placed the order with the relevant supplier. In respect of suppliers of goods, goods received are inspected and receipted on site with any issues arising communicated to the supplier via telephone or email. For construction related disputes, these are governed by the relevant sub-contract, which complies with the UK Construction Act and may contain more specific procedures or requirements.
Every statutory report on record
Most recent first.
| Period | Avg days | Outside terms | 61+ days | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| H2 2025 | 30 | 12% | 2% | 30 Jan 2026 |
| H1 2025 | 30 | 14% | 3% | 30 Jul 2025 |
| H2 2024 | 29 | 9% | 3% | 3 Feb 2025 |
| H1 2024 | 30 | 17% | 3% | 26 Jul 2024 |
| H2 2023 | 31 | 15% | 4% | 30 Jan 2024 |
| H1 2023 | 28 | 15% | 6% | 28 Jul 2023 |
| H2 2022 | 28 | 14% | 5% | 27 Jan 2023 |
| H1 2022 | 28 | 13% | 5% | 28 Jul 2022 |
| H2 2021 | 28 | 12% | 7% | 28 Jan 2022 |
| H1 2021 | 21 | 11% | 2% | 30 Jul 2021 |
| H2 2020 | 27 | 24% | 1% | 22 Feb 2021 |
| H1 2020 | 28 | 21% | 2% | 31 Jul 2020 |
| H2 2019 | 29 | 24% | 3% | 31 Jan 2020 |
| H1 2019 | 27 | 24% | 3% | 22 Jul 2019 |
| H2 2018 | 29 | 25% | 3% | 30 Jan 2019 |
| H1 2018 | 27 | 22% | 3% | 30 Jul 2018 |
On the public register · Companies House
Company record
- Status
- Active
- Type
- Private Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 14 Dec 1993
- Registered office
- CALLYWHITE LANE, DRONFIELD, S18 2XN
Illustrative · working-capital arithmetic
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