Their own payment-practices filing · gov.uk
Seddon Construction Limited pays suppliers in 31 days on average — within its stated 7–60 day terms
Their H1 2026 filing puts the average 24 days past the shortest term they state (7 days), still within their 60-day upper term.
- Their stated terms
- 7–60 days
- Paid outside agreed terms
- 8% of invoices
- Paid after 61+ days
- 1%
- Reporting period
- 1 Jan 2026 – 30 Jun 2026
- Source
- their gov.uk filing, filed 24 Jul 2026
Self-reported figures from their statutory filing. How this is compiled.
Terms vs reality · their H1 2026 filing
Paid within their stated range — 31 against 7–60 days
Where their invoices landed · share of all invoices
The pattern · last 6 of 17 reports
36 → 31 days — getting faster
The read · computed from their figures
Seddon Construction Limited's H1 2026 filing puts their average at 31 days against stated terms of 7–60 days; 8% of invoices were paid outside agreed terms and 1% took 61 days or longer. Filed 24 Jul 2026.
The direction is faster: from 36 days in H2 2023 to 31 now — 5 days faster across their last 6 reports.
On the latest reported averages: Faster than 60% 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
In their own words · from the filing
Standard payment terms
Supplier payment terms are generally 60 days from invoice date although in many cases the agreed terms are shorter. Subcontractors are paid 35 days after the payment valuation is received. In some cases, subcontractors are paid weekly as standard.
Dispute resolution
Any disputes or inconsistencies will initially be addressed by the project surveyor (for subcontractor payments) or a purchase ledger assistant (for supplier payments). The majority of these matters are resolved such that the payment can be made within pre-agreed terms. If a resolution cannot be found through this process, an escalation process exists through line management and ultimately Directors to resolve and mediate where possible. Should this process not achieve a resolution then, in very rare circumstances, contractual dispute resolution processes are adopted.
Every statutory report on record
Most recent first.
| Period | Avg days | Outside terms | 61+ days | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| H1 2026 | 31 | 8% | 1% | 24 Jul 2026 |
| H2 2025 | 31 | 9% | 1% | 29 Jan 2026 |
| H1 2025 | 30 | 9% | 1% | 30 Jul 2025 |
| H2 2024 | 38 | 6% | 3% | 29 Jan 2025 |
| H1 2024 | 37 | 8% | 4% | 30 Jul 2024 |
| H2 2023 | 36 | 3% | 2% | 26 Jan 2024 |
| H1 2023 | 38 | 5% | 3% | 27 Jul 2023 |
| H2 2022 | 38 | 6% | 3% | 27 Jan 2023 |
| H1 2022 | 38 | 7% | 3% | 28 Jul 2022 |
| H2 2021 | 39 | 11% | 3% | 28 Jan 2022 |
| H1 2021 | 49 | 15% | 4% | 21 Jul 2021 |
| H2 2020 | 51 | 18% | 10% | 28 Jan 2021 |
| H1 2020 | 51 | 18% | 10% | 30 Jul 2020 |
| H2 2019 | 48 | 13% | 14% | 30 Jan 2020 |
| H1 2019 | 47 | 11% | 19% | 29 Jul 2019 |
| H2 2018 | 47 | 9% | 22% | 25 Jan 2019 |
| H1 2018 | 44 | 7% | 17% | 19 Jul 2018 |
On the public register · Companies House
Company record
- Status
- Active
- Type
- Private Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 9 Jun 1998
- Registered office
- PLODDER LANE, BOLTON, BL4 0NN
Illustrative · working-capital arithmetic
What a 31-day cycle ties up
A worked example, not a finding. On a hypothetical £12k/month account, at a 31-day vs a 7-day payment cycle.
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.
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