Their own payment-practices filing · gov.uk

Fes Limited pays suppliers in 52 days on average — inside its 70-day stated terms

CRN SC053848 · Construction · 18 statutory reports on record · period to 31 Aug 2026

52daysavg time to pay · H1 2026

Their H1 2026 filing puts the average 18 days inside their stated 70-day term.

Slower than mostvs a 31-day median across 6,104 recent filers

Their stated terms: 70 days
Paid outside agreed terms: 4% of invoices
Paid after 61+ days: 29%
Reporting period: 1 Mar 2026 – 31 Aug 2026
Source: their gov.uk filing, filed 14 Sept 2026

Self-reported figures from their statutory filing. How this is compiled.

Terms vs reality · their H1 2026 filing

Paid 18 days inside the 70-day term they state

PAIDLATE · terms vs the clockdays to pay · 0–80

avg 52d

0 days80 days

reported avg 52 days their filed terms 0–70 days UK median 31 days · n = 6,104 recent filers

Where their invoices landed · share of all invoices

within 30 days 30% 31–60 days 41% 61+ days 29%

Source: their statutory Payment Practices Report #116877, period 1 Mar 2026 – 31 Aug 2026, filed 14 Sept 2026 · gov.uk payment-practices service

Fes Limited pays 18 days inside its stated 70-day term. 4% of invoices still went outside agreed terms; 29% reached 61 days or more. Self-reported in their statutory H1 2026 filing.

The pattern · last 6 of 18 reports

59 → 52 days — getting faster

PAIDLATE · the patternavg days per report

Last 6 of 18 filed reports · linear day scale · every period is in the table below · Source: gov.uk payment-practices service

7 days faster across the window. From 59 days in H1 2024 to 52 in the H1 2026 filing; the dashed line marks the 70-day term they state.

The read · computed from their figures

Fes Limited's H1 2026 filing puts their average at 52 days against stated terms of 70 days; 4% of invoices were paid outside agreed terms and 29% took 61 days or longer. Filed 14 Sept 2026.

The direction is faster: from 59 days in H1 2024 to 52 now — 7 days faster across their last 6 reports.

On the latest reported averages: Slower than 87% of the 394 large companies reporting in construction.

That is 18 statutory periods on record (earliest H1 2018) — a historical record, not a promise for a new invoice.

What they tell their suppliers

Offers e-invoicing 100% of invoices in dispute

In their own words · from the filing

Standard payment terms

Standard payment terms 70 days

Dispute resolution

FES Ltd are committed to resolving any disputed invoices quickly. The accounts payable team carry out monthly purchase ledger reconciliations to highlight any invoices which are not on the ledger and to request these from supplier. A purchase administration team carry out follow up request for GRN’s and Service Reports.

Other information

The statistical information provided includes payments to both purchase ledger and subcontract suppliers.

Every statutory report on record

Most recent first.

Period	Avg days	Outside terms	61+ days	Filed
H1 2026	52	4%	29%	14 Sept 2026
H1 2026	53	4%	28%	30 Mar 2026
H1 2025	54	13%	40%	9 Sept 2025
H1 2025	54	21%	49%	31 Mar 2025
H1 2024	58	11%	45%	30 Sept 2024
H1 2024	59	10%	47%	20 Mar 2024
H1 2023	60	10%	45%	27 Sept 2023
H1 2023	60	10%	49%	23 Mar 2023
H1 2022	63	10%	51%	26 Sept 2022
H1 2022	64	21%	56%	30 Mar 2022
H1 2021	71	59%	55%	23 Sept 2021
H1 2021	68	61%	51%	18 Mar 2021
H1 2020	66	39%	49%	30 Sept 2020
H1 2020	63	39%	51%	30 Mar 2020
H1 2019	64	36%	44%	27 Sept 2019
H1 2019	57	37%	42%	29 Mar 2019
H1 2018	58	51%	48%	27 Sept 2018
H1 2018	67	71%	53%	30 Mar 2018

On the public register · Companies House

Company record

Status: Active
Type: Private Limited Company
Incorporated: 27 Aug 1973
Registered office: SCOTIA HOUSE, STIRLING, FK9 4TZ

4 outstanding charges — secured borrowing registered Accounts due 31 May 2027

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Quick answers · Fes Limited

Are they getting slower or faster?

Their reported average has moved about 7 days faster over the window (59 → 52 days).

What's their typical pay point?

Their latest filed report puts the average at day 52; across their last 6 reports it ranged 52–59 days. Treat that as a historical reference point, not a promise for a new invoice.

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What does "paid outside agreed terms" mean?

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How this is compiled. Built from official records only: Companies House and the gov.uk payment-practices service. The payment figures are self-reported — companies over the size threshold must file them by law and the board signs them off. No credit-agency data. The numbers are theirs; the plain-English read is ours. This is information compiled from public records under the Open Government Licence v3.0 — not a credit rating and not advice.

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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