Their own payment-practices filing · gov.uk

William Tracey Limited pays suppliers in 42 days on average — within its stated 30–90 day terms

CRN SC057052 · Water & waste · 16 statutory reports on record · period to 31 Mar 2026

42daysavg time to pay · H1 2026

Their H1 2026 filing puts the average 12 days past the shortest term they state (30 days), still within their 90-day upper term.

Well behindvs a 31-day median across 6,104 recent filers

Their stated terms: 30–90 days
Paid outside agreed terms: 63% of invoices
Paid after 61+ days: 11%
Reporting period: 1 Oct 2025 – 31 Mar 2026
Source: their gov.uk filing, filed 29 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 — 42 against 30–90 days

PAIDLATE · terms vs the clockdays to pay · 0–100

avg 42d

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reported avg 42 days their filed terms 30–90 days UK median 31 days · n = 6,104 recent filers

Where their invoices landed · share of all invoices

within 30 days 40% 31–60 days 49% 61+ days 11%

Source: their statutory Payment Practices Report #111108, period 1 Oct 2025 – 31 Mar 2026, filed 29 Apr 2026 · gov.uk payment-practices service

William Tracey Limited pays within its stated range, 12 days past the shortest term. 63% of invoices still went outside agreed terms; 11% reached 61 days or more. Self-reported in their statutory H1 2026 filing.

The pattern · last 6 of 16 reports

Holding steady around 42 days

PAIDLATE · the patternavg days per report

Last 6 of 16 filed reports · linear day scale · every period is in the table below · Source: gov.uk payment-practices service

Steady around 42 days. Their reported average has moved within about ±4 days period to period; the dashed line marks the 30-day term they state.

The read · computed from their figures

William Tracey Limited's H1 2026 filing puts their average at 42 days against stated terms of 30–90 days; 63% of invoices were paid outside agreed terms and 11% took 61 days or longer. Filed 29 Apr 2026.

The pattern is steady — their reported average moves within about ±4 days period to period.

On the latest reported averages: Slower than 66% 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

19% of invoices in dispute

In their own words · from the filing

Standard payment terms

Typical Terms are 30 days

Dispute resolution

Disputes are passed to Head of Transactional Finance and investigated with the Relevant Manager. Either the Manager or Head of Transactional Finance will reach out to the Supplier for resolution.

Every statutory report on record

Most recent first.

Period	Avg days	Outside terms	61+ days	Filed
H1 2026	42	63%	11%	29 Apr 2026
H2 2025	39	61%	10%	30 Oct 2025
H1 2025	41	26%	12%	23 May 2025
H2 2024	34	17%	8%	17 Oct 2024
H1 2024	35	14%	7%	30 Apr 2024
H2 2023	41	21%	13%	13 Oct 2023
H1 2023	48	38%	19%	27 Apr 2023
H2 2022	56	50%	24%	26 Oct 2022
H1 2022	53	38%	19%	8 Jul 2022
H2 2021	46	31%	12%	2 Nov 2021
H1 2021	98	60%	34%	20 Apr 2021
H2 2020	64	33%	35%	27 Oct 2020
H1 2020	53	58%	23%	1 May 2020
H2 2019	41	38%	9%	18 Nov 2019
H1 2019	39	34%	12%	30 Apr 2019
H2 2018	43	23%	15%	31 Oct 2018

On the public register · Companies House

Company record

Status: Active
Type: Private Limited Company
Incorporated: 20 Jan 1975
Registered office: 49 BURNBRAE ROAD, PAISLEY, PA3 3BD

2 outstanding charges — secured borrowing registered Accounts due 31 Dec 2026

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Illustrative · working-capital arithmetic

What a 42-day cycle ties up

A worked example, not a finding. On a hypothetical £12k/month account, at a 42-day vs a 30-day payment cycle.

≈ £16,500

of invoicing outstanding at any one time on a 42-day cycle — about £4,700 more than the same account would carry at 30-day terms.

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.

Quick answers · William Tracey Limited

Are they getting slower or faster?

Their reported average is steady — within about ±4 days period to period, around 42 days.

What's their typical pay point?

Their latest reports average around day 42, moving within about ±4 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?

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?

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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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