Their own payment-practices filing · gov.uk
Commercial Services Kent Limited pays suppliers in 21 days on average — within its stated 7–30 day terms
Their H1 2026 filing puts the average 14 days past the shortest term they state (7 days), still within their 30-day upper term.
- Their stated terms
- 7–30 days
- Paid outside agreed terms
- 18% of invoices
- Paid after 61+ days
- 1%
- 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 — 21 against 7–30 days
Where their invoices landed · share of all invoices
The pattern · last 6 of 16 reports
Holding steady around 21 days
The read · computed from their figures
Commercial Services Kent Limited's H1 2026 filing puts their average at 21 days against stated terms of 7–30 days; 18% of invoices were paid outside agreed terms and 1% took 61 days or longer. Filed 30 Apr 2026.
The pattern is steady — their reported average moves within about ±2 days period to period.
On the latest reported averages: Faster than 90% of the 62 large companies reporting in water & waste.
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
30 days from date of receipt of a correct and valid invoice
Dispute resolution
30. Dispute Resolution Procedure 30.1 The parties shall attempt to resolve any disputes (other than those relating to the termination of this Agreement in whole or in part) arising under or in relation to this Agreement by initially following the Escalation Procedure, in the event the Escalation Procedure fails to achieve agreement or in exceptional circumstances the relevant Authority reserves the right to refer the matter to the Dispute Resolution Procedure identified below. 30.2 If the parties have failed to resolve a dispute by following the Escalation Procedure, then the Authority’s authorised representative and the Supplier’s Managing Director shall hold formal discussions during a period of twenty (20) Working Days to attempt to resolve the dispute in good faith. If the Autho
Every statutory report on record
Most recent first.
| Period | Avg days | Outside terms | 61+ days | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| H1 2026 | 21 | 18% | 1% | 30 Apr 2026 |
| H2 2025 | 18 | 15% | 1% | 3 Nov 2025 |
| H1 2025 | 21 | 20% | 2% | 7 May 2025 |
| H2 2024 | 17 | 22% | 0% | 22 Oct 2024 |
| H1 2024 | 25 | 29% | 2% | 16 Apr 2024 |
| H2 2023 | 20 | 43% | 1% | 2 Nov 2023 |
| H1 2023 | 20 | 36% | 0% | 4 May 2023 |
| H2 2022 | 22 | 22% | 6% | 8 Nov 2022 |
| H1 2022 | 16 | 31% | 1% | 14 Jun 2022 |
| H2 2021 | 15 | 28% | 1% | 1 Nov 2021 |
| H1 2021 | 10 | 25% | 1% | 30 Apr 2021 |
| H2 2020 | 9 | 41% | 0% | 30 Apr 2021 |
| H1 2020 | 20 | 32% | 6% | 30 Apr 2021 |
| H2 2019 | 16 | 31% | 5% | 17 Oct 2019 |
| H1 2019 | 17 | 25% | 3% | 25 Apr 2019 |
| H2 2018 | 19 | 37% | 3% | 16 Oct 2018 |
On the public register · Companies House
Company record
- Status
- Active
- Type
- Private Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 26 Jun 2006
- Registered office
- 1 ABBEY WOOD ROAD, WEST MALLING, ME19 4YT
Illustrative · working-capital arithmetic
What a 21-day cycle ties up
A worked example, not a finding. On a hypothetical £12k/month account, at a 21-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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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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