Their own payment-practices filing · gov.uk

Cape Industrial Services Limited pays suppliers in 63 days on average — within its stated 7–91 day terms

CRN 03337119 · Construction · 17 statutory reports on record · period to 31 Aug 2026

63daysavg time to pay · H1 2026

Their H1 2026 filing puts the average 56 days past the shortest term they state (7 days), still within their 91-day upper term.

Well behindvs a 31-day median across 6,104 recent filers

Their stated terms: 7–91 days
Paid outside agreed terms: 64% of invoices
Paid after 61+ days: 40%
Reporting period: 1 Mar 2026 – 31 Aug 2026
Source: their gov.uk filing, filed 3 Sept 2026

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

Terms vs reality · their H1 2026 filing

Paid within their stated range — 63 against 7–91 days

PAIDLATE · terms vs the clockdays to pay · 0–100

avg 63d

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reported avg 63 days their filed terms 7–91 days UK median 31 days · n = 6,104 recent filers

Where their invoices landed · share of all invoices

within 30 days 26% 31–60 days 34% 61+ days 40%

Source: their statutory Payment Practices Report #116777, period 1 Mar 2026 – 31 Aug 2026, filed 3 Sept 2026 · gov.uk payment-practices service

Cape Industrial Services Limited pays within its stated range, 56 days past the shortest term. 64% of invoices still went outside agreed terms; 40% reached 61 days or more. Self-reported in their statutory H1 2026 filing.

The pattern · last 6 of 17 reports

Holding steady around 63 days

PAIDLATE · the patternavg days per report

Last 6 of 17 filed reports · linear day scale · every period is in the table below · Source: gov.uk payment-practices service

Steady around 63 days. Their reported average has moved within about ±2 days period to period; the dashed line marks the 7-day term they state.

The read · computed from their figures

Cape Industrial Services Limited's H1 2026 filing puts their average at 63 days against stated terms of 7–91 days; 64% of invoices were paid outside agreed terms and 40% took 61 days or longer. Filed 3 Sept 2026.

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

On the latest reported averages: Slower than 97% of the 394 large companies reporting in construction.

That is 17 statutory periods on record (earliest H1 2018) — a historical record, not a promise for a new invoice.

What they tell their suppliers

Offers e-invoicing 21% of invoices in dispute

In their own words · from the filing

Standard payment terms

60 Days

Dispute resolution

A detailed dispute resolution process is included in our standard company terms and conditions along with a statement of entitlement to statutory adjudication and arbitration to allow for resolution of disputes

Every statutory report on record

Most recent first.

Period	Avg days	Outside terms	61+ days	Filed
H1 2026	63	64%	40%	3 Sept 2026
H1 2026	60	39%	35%	3 Mar 2026
H1 2025	61	55%	41%	3 Sept 2025
H1 2025	61	26%	60%	13 Mar 2025
H1 2024	71	38%	61%	13 Sept 2024
H1 2024	65	21%	55%	7 Mar 2024
H1 2023	65	28%	54%	19 Sept 2023
H1 2023	64	32%	52%	7 Mar 2023
H1 2022	59	39%	40%	15 Sept 2022
H1 2022	54	31%	31%	21 Mar 2022
H1 2021	59	48%	38%	30 Sept 2021
H1 2021	65	52%	48%	26 Mar 2021
H1 2020	72	62%	56%	15 Oct 2020
H1 2020	101	38%	54%	30 Mar 2020
H1 2019	109	57%	64%	30 Sept 2019
H1 2019	106	99%	78%	28 Mar 2019
H1 2018	90	38%	67%	30 Jul 2018

On the public register · Companies House

Company record

Status: Active
Type: Private Limited Company
Incorporated: 20 Mar 1997
Registered office: 6-7 LYNCASTLE WAY BARLEYCASTLE LANE, WARRINGTON, WA4 4ST

1 outstanding charge — secured borrowing registered Accounts due 31 May 2027

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Illustrative · working-capital arithmetic

What a 63-day cycle ties up

A worked example, not a finding. On a hypothetical £12k/month account, at a 63-day vs a 7-day payment cycle.

≈ £25,000

of invoicing outstanding at any one time on a 63-day cycle — about £22,100 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 · Cape Industrial Services Limited

Are they getting slower or faster?

Their reported average is steady — within about ±2 days period to period, around 63 days.

What's their typical pay point?

Their latest reports average around day 63, moving within about ±2 days. Treat that as a historical reference point, not a promise for a new invoice.

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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.

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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.

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The 31-day comparison figure is the median across 6,104 companies with a current statutory report — every sector pooled, not an average of sector medians (how the figure is built).

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