Their own payment-practices filing · gov.uk
Blackwell Earthmoving Limited pays suppliers in 54 days on average — 9 days past its stated terms
Their H1 2026 filing puts the average 9 days past the 45-day term they state.
- Their stated terms
- 45 days
- Paid outside agreed terms
- 25% of invoices
- Paid after 61+ days
- 17%
- Reporting period
- 1 Dec 2025 – 31 May 2026
- Source
- their gov.uk filing, filed 30 Sept 2026
Self-reported figures from their statutory filing. How this is compiled.
Terms vs reality · their H1 2026 filing
Paid 9 days past their stated terms
Where their invoices landed · share of all invoices
The pattern · last 4 of 4 reports
49 → 54 days — slowing down
The read · computed from their figures
Blackwell Earthmoving Limited's H1 2026 filing puts their average at 54 days against stated terms of 45 days; 25% of invoices were paid outside agreed terms and 17% took 61 days or longer. Filed 30 Sept 2026.
The direction is slower: from 49 days in H2 2024 to 54 now — 5 days slower across their last 4 reports.
On the latest reported averages: Slower than 91% of the 394 large companies reporting in construction.
That is 4 statutory periods on record (earliest H2 2024) — 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 after month end
Every statutory report on record
Most recent first.
| Period | Avg days | Outside terms | 61+ days | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| H1 2026 | 54 | 25% | 17% | 30 Sept 2026 |
| H2 2025 | 52 | 33% | 19% | 30 Sept 2026 |
| H1 2025 | 66 | 25% | 15% | 30 Sept 2026 |
| H2 2024 | 49 | 26% | 13% | 30 Sept 2026 |
On the public register · Companies House
Company record
- Status
- Active
- Type
- Private Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 13 Feb 2020
- Registered office
- SUITE 2, PARK HOUSE EARLS COLNE BUSINESS PARK, COLCHESTER, CO6 2NS
Illustrative · working-capital arithmetic
What a 54-day cycle ties up
A worked example, not a finding. On a hypothetical £12k/month account, at a 54-day vs a 45-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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