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How long does Fortel Services Limited take to pay its suppliers?

CRN 03559714 · Construction · 17 statutory reports on record · period to 31 Mar 2026

53days
their reported average time to pay suppliers, latest period
Slower than mostvs 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
7 May 1998
Registered office
1 DIVERSITY DRIVE, WALSALL, WS2 8DS
1 outstanding charge — secured borrowing registered Accounts due 30 Jun 2027

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Terms vs reality

Stated terms: 0–91 days. Reported average: 53.

Stated terms0–91d
+53 days
Reported avg53d

At a glance

The key figures

0–91d
their stated terms
26%
invoices paid outside terms
+10d
slower over the window
±13d
variable pattern

Vs peers · latest reported averages

fasterslower
Slower than 89% of the 385 large companies reporting in construction.

The pattern

Getting slower

Average days to pay across their last 6 statutory reports.

43
45
43
68
57
53
H2 2023H1 2024H2 2024H1 2025H2 2025H1 2026

Where their supplier invoices land · latest period

within 30 days 14% 31–60 days 58% 61+ days 28%

The read · computed from their figures

Fortel Services Limited has filed 17 statutory payment periods (earliest H1 2018). Their latest report puts the average at 53 days against stated terms of 0–91 days.

The direction is slower: from 43 to 53 days over the window — about 10 days slower.

In the latest period 26% of invoices were paid outside their agreed terms, and 28% landed 61+ days out.

What they tell their suppliers

10% of invoices in dispute

In their own words · from the filing

Standard payment terms

15 Days after 2nd month following invoice

Dispute resolution

Any disputed invoices are referred to the authorising manager to discuss with the supplier to resolve.

Every statutory report on record

Most recent first.

PeriodAvg daysOutside terms61+ daysFiled
H1 20265326%28%29 Apr 2026
H2 20255728%35%10 Oct 2025
H1 20256824%38%22 Apr 2025
H2 20244311%27%13 Jan 2025
H1 2024455%30%25 Apr 2024
H2 20234314%34%31 Oct 2023
H1 20234322%29%27 Apr 2023
H2 20224314%28%27 Oct 2022
H1 20224526%39%2 May 2022
H2 20213831%32%10 Nov 2021
H1 20214425%27%30 Apr 2021
H2 20204186%26%30 Oct 2020
H1 20204445%33%30 Apr 2020
H2 20194434%35%30 Oct 2019
H1 20194128%28%30 Apr 2019
H2 20185523%23%30 Oct 2018
H1 20185513%35%30 Apr 2018

Working-capital effect

What a 53-day cycle ties up

Illustrative. On a hypothetical £12k/month account, at a 53-day vs a 0-day payment cycle.

≈ £21,000
of invoicing outstanding at any one time on a 53-day cycle — about £20,900 more than the same account would carry at 0-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 has moved about 10 days slower over the window (43 → 53 days).
What's their typical pay point?
Their latest reports average around day 53, moving within about ±13 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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