Their own payment-practices filing · gov.uk
By Development Limited pays suppliers in 29 days on average — inside its 30-day stated terms
Their H1 2026 filing puts the average 1 day inside their stated 30-day term.
- Their stated terms
- 30 days
- Paid outside agreed terms
- 35% of invoices
- Paid after 61+ days
- 5%
- Reporting period
- 1 Jan 2026 – 30 Jun 2026
- Source
- their gov.uk filing, filed 30 Jul 2026
Self-reported figures from their statutory filing. How this is compiled.
Terms vs reality · their H1 2026 filing
Paid 1 day inside the 30-day term they state
Where their invoices landed · share of all invoices
The pattern · last 6 of 16 reports
Holding steady around 29 days
The read · computed from their figures
By Development Limited's H1 2026 filing puts their average at 29 days against stated terms of 30 days; 35% of invoices were paid outside agreed terms and 5% took 61 days or longer. Filed 30 Jul 2026.
The pattern is steady — their reported average moves within about ±6 days period to period.
On the latest reported averages: Faster than 69% of the 394 large companies reporting in construction.
That is 16 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
Standard payment terms for suppliers are 45 days from the start of receipt of a valid invoice and for subcontractors are 30 days from the Due Date.
Dispute resolution
All of our contracts contain an amicable dispute resolution process whereby any dispute which cannot be resolved to the satisfaction of both parties can be elevated to our dedicated team for review. The team are used to working with suppliers to resolve issues at an early stage, the key being to reach an early conclusion to the mutual satisfaction of the parties. We are not a litigious organisation and have comparatively few adjudications, arbitrations and court proceedings. Our success is based upon forming longer term relationships with our supply chain.
Every statutory report on record
Most recent first.
| Period | Avg days | Outside terms | 61+ days | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| H1 2026 | 29 | 35% | 5% | 30 Jul 2026 |
| H2 2025 | 26 | 23% | 4% | 28 Jan 2026 |
| H1 2025 | 37 | 27% | 8% | 24 Jul 2025 |
| H2 2024 | 27 | 20% | 4% | 21 Jan 2025 |
| H1 2024 | 36 | 37% | 8% | 24 Jul 2024 |
| H2 2023 | 29 | 50% | 3% | 25 Jan 2024 |
| H1 2023 | 28 | 26% | 1% | 19 Jul 2023 |
| H2 2022 | 23 | 10% | 2% | 26 Jan 2023 |
| H1 2022 | 29 | 24% | 1% | 27 Jul 2022 |
| H2 2021 | 25 | 10% | 5% | 27 Jan 2022 |
| H1 2021 | 32 | 32% | 5% | 27 Jul 2021 |
| H2 2020 | 45 | 45% | 19% | 29 Jan 2021 |
| H2 2019 | 45 | 35% | 17% | 30 Jan 2020 |
| H1 2019 | 38 | 41% | 13% | 30 Jul 2019 |
| H2 2018 | 37 | 44% | 19% | 30 Jan 2019 |
| H1 2018 | 34 | 34% | 16% | 26 Jul 2018 |
On the public register · Companies House
Company record
- Status
- Active
- Type
- Private Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 17 Apr 2008
- Registered office
- BECKET HOUSE, LONDON, SE1 7EU
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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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