Their own payment-practices filing · gov.uk
Expanded Limited pays suppliers in 27 days on average — within its stated 7–91 day terms
Their H1 2026 filing puts the average 20 days past the shortest term they state (7 days), still within their 91-day upper term.
- Their stated terms
- 7–91 days
- Paid outside agreed terms
- 28% of invoices
- Paid after 61+ days
- 3%
- Reporting period
- 1 Oct 2025 – 31 Mar 2026
- Source
- their gov.uk filing, filed 30 Apr 2026
Self-reported figures from their statutory filing. How this is compiled.
Terms vs reality · their H1 2026 filing
Paid within their stated range — 27 against 7–91 days
Where their invoices landed · share of all invoices
The pattern · last 6 of 16 reports
Holding steady around 27 days
The read · computed from their figures
Expanded Limited's H1 2026 filing puts their average at 27 days against stated terms of 7–91 days; 28% of invoices were paid outside agreed terms and 3% took 61 days or longer. Filed 30 Apr 2026.
The pattern is steady — their reported average moves within about ±3 days period to period.
On the latest reported averages: Faster than 61% of the 510 large companies reporting in professional & technical services.
That is 16 statutory periods on record (earliest H2 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
Payment terms are agreed with subcontractors and suppliers as part of contract negotiations and to comply with any statutory and client contractual requirements. Terms agreed range from 7 Days to 60 Days from month end of invoice
Dispute resolution
Laing O'Rourke is committed to fair treatment of all its supply chain partners and promotes transparency and swift resolution of any dispute. For both supplier and subcontractor disputes the process will involve the Accounts Payable Department and may involve members of Procurement, Office Management and Commercial and where necessary other Senior Management. Subcontractor disputes will initially be addressed by the Project Commercial team. Following escalation to Senior Management, on rare occasions where it is not possible to reach an agreement suitable to both parties, other methods of dispute resolution may include but are not limited to mediation, adjudication, expert determination and/or arbitration.
Other information
The maximum contractual payment period is 60 Days from month end of invoice.
Every statutory report on record
Most recent first.
| Period | Avg days | Outside terms | 61+ days | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| H1 2026 | 27 | 28% | 3% | 30 Apr 2026 |
| H2 2025 | 27 | 22% | 4% | 14 Nov 2025 |
| H1 2025 | 23 | 17% | 5% | 30 Apr 2025 |
| H2 2024 | 29 | 17% | 13% | 30 Oct 2024 |
| H1 2024 | 26 | 16% | 12% | 30 Apr 2024 |
| H2 2023 | 25 | 12% | 10% | 30 Oct 2023 |
| H1 2023 | 26 | 17% | 14% | 29 Apr 2023 |
| H2 2022 | 36 | 17% | 23% | 28 Oct 2022 |
| H1 2022 | 40 | 26% | 23% | 3 May 2022 |
| H2 2021 | 35 | 25% | 18% | 26 Oct 2021 |
| H1 2021 | 38 | 10% | 20% | 29 Apr 2021 |
| H2 2020 | 42 | 10% | 27% | 29 Oct 2020 |
| H1 2020 | 37 | 17% | 23% | 26 Apr 2020 |
| H2 2019 | 43 | 12% | 33% | 25 Oct 2019 |
| H1 2019 | 60 | 17% | 55% | 29 Apr 2019 |
| H2 2018 | 61 | 28% | 59% | 28 Oct 2018 |
On the public register · Companies House
Company record
- Status
- Active
- Type
- Private Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 4 May 2004
- Registered office
- BRIDGE PLACE, CROSSWAYS DARTFORD, DA2 6SN
Illustrative · working-capital arithmetic
What a 27-day cycle ties up
A worked example, not a finding. On a hypothetical £12k/month account, at a 27-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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