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How long does Fes Limited take to pay its suppliers?

CRN SC053848 · Construction · 17 statutory reports on record · period to 28 Feb 2026

53days
their reported average time to pay suppliers, latest period
Slower than mostvs a 31-day median across 6,185 recent filers

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

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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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Terms vs reality

Stated terms: 0–70 days. Reported average: 53.

Stated terms0–70d
+53 days
Reported avg53d

At a glance

The key figures

0–70d
their stated terms
4%
invoices paid outside terms
-7d
faster over the window
±3d
steady pattern

Vs peers · latest reported averages

fasterslower
Slower than 89% of the 385 large companies reporting in construction.

The pattern

Getting faster

Average days to pay across their last 6 statutory reports.

60
59
58
54
54
53
H1 2023H1 2024H1 2024H1 2025H1 2025H1 2026

Where their supplier invoices land · latest period

within 30 days 26% 31–60 days 46% 61+ days 28%

The read · computed from their figures

Fes Limited has filed 17 statutory payment periods (earliest H1 2018). Their latest report puts the average at 53 days against stated terms of 0–70 days.

The direction is faster: from 60 to 53 days over the window — about 7 days faster.

In the latest period 4% of invoices were paid outside their agreed terms, and 28% landed 61+ days out.

What they tell their suppliers

Offers e-invoicing 100% of invoices in dispute

In their own words · from the filing

Standard payment terms

Purchase ledger payments – Payment will be made 45 days after the end of month of the date of the valid invoice unless stated in the purchase order. A valid invoice has to include our purchase order number, goods need to have been delivered and all required documentation provided. The receipt date for said invoice will be assumed to be 3 days after the date of invoice. Sub contract ledger payments – Standard payment terms are variable between 30 and 70 days from the date of the valuation and is dependent on the subcontract agreement.

Dispute resolution

FES Ltd are committed to resolving any disputed invoices quickly. The purchase ledger 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.

PeriodAvg daysOutside terms61+ daysFiled
H1 2026534%28%30 Mar 2026
H1 20255413%40%9 Sept 2025
H1 20255421%49%31 Mar 2025
H1 20245811%45%30 Sept 2024
H1 20245910%47%20 Mar 2024
H1 20236010%45%27 Sept 2023
H1 20236010%49%23 Mar 2023
H1 20226310%51%26 Sept 2022
H1 20226421%56%30 Mar 2022
H1 20217159%55%23 Sept 2021
H1 20216861%51%18 Mar 2021
H1 20206639%49%30 Sept 2020
H1 20206339%51%30 Mar 2020
H1 20196436%44%27 Sept 2019
H1 20195737%42%29 Mar 2019
H1 20185851%48%27 Sept 2018
H1 20186771%53%30 Mar 2018

Working-capital effect

What a 53-day cycle ties up

Illustrative. On a hypothetical £12k/month account, at a 53-day vs a 0-day payment cycle.

≈ £21,000
of invoicing outstanding at any one time on a 53-day cycle — about £20,900 more than the same account would carry at 0-day terms.

Late Payment Act. The Late Payment of Commercial Debts Act 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.

Quick answers

Are they getting slower or faster?
Their reported average has moved about 7 days faster over the window (60 → 53 days).
What's their typical pay point?
Their latest reports average around day 53, moving within about ±3 days. Treat that as a historical reference point, not a promise for a new invoice.
Can I see what this means for my invoices?
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How UK payment reporting works

What is a Payment Practices Report?
UK companies and LLPs above a size threshold — broadly, two of: turnover over £54m, balance sheet over £27m, or more than 250 employees — must report twice a year, under the Reporting on Payment Practices and Performance Regulations 2017, how quickly they actually pay suppliers: the average time to pay, the share of invoices paid in 30 days or fewer, 31 to 60 days and 61 days or longer, and their standard payment terms. Those thresholds apply to financial years beginning on or after 6 April 2025; for earlier financial years they were £36m and £18m, with the same 250-employee test.
What does "paid outside agreed terms" mean?
The share of invoices paid later than the terms in the supplier contract. If terms are 30 days and an invoice is paid on day 45, it counts as paid outside terms, regardless of the headline average.
How often is this data updated?
Each report covers a six-month period and must be filed within 30 days of that period ending, so a company's record refreshes roughly twice a year. PaidLate re-reads the register as new reports are filed.
Is this official government data?
The underlying payment figures come from the company's own statutory filings on the gov.uk payment-practices service; company-status data comes from Companies House. PaidLate calculates trends, comparisons and summaries from those records. It does not use surveys or credit-agency scores.

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 6,185 companies with a current statutory report — every sector pooled, not an average of sector medians (how the figure is built).

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