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How long does Clark Contracts Limited take to pay its suppliers?

CRN SC088490 · Construction · 15 statutory reports on record · period to 30 Apr 2026

42days
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
18 Jun 1984
Registered office
23 MCFARLANE STREET, PA3 1RY
7 outstanding charges — secured borrowing registered Accounts due 31 Jul 2027

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Terms vs reality

Stated terms: 14 days. Reported average: 42.

Stated terms14d
+28 days
Reported avg42d

At a glance

The key figures

14d
their stated terms
13%
invoices paid outside terms
±1d
steady pattern

Vs peers · latest reported averages

fasterslower
Slower than 75% of the 385 large companies reporting in construction.

The pattern

Holding steady

Average days to pay across their last 6 statutory reports.

terms 14d
44
43
44
43
43
42
H2 2023H1 2024H2 2024H1 2025H2 2025H1 2026

Where their supplier invoices land · latest period

within 30 days 24% 31–60 days 73% 61+ days 3%

The read · computed from their figures

Clark Contracts Limited has filed 15 statutory payment periods (earliest H1 2019). Their latest report puts the average at 42 days against stated terms of 14 days.

The pattern is steady — their reported average moves within about ±1 days period to period.

In the latest period 13% of invoices were paid outside their agreed terms, and 3% landed 61+ days out.

In their own words · from the filing

Standard payment terms

Our Standard Payment Terms are between 28 and 56 days. Consultants standard terms are payment within 28 days. Suppliers standard terms are payment net monthly, which is payment at the end of the month following the month of invoice. Subcontractor standard payment terms are payment within 56 days.

Dispute resolution

We engage with the subcontractor, consultant or supplier at the earliest opportunity to resolve disputes. We believe that having a close relationship enables us to deal with the dispute quickly without going through a formal dispute process. Supplier disputes are dealt with initially by the finance department with assistance from the procurement department where needed. If the dispute cannot be resolved then it will be escalated to the Financial Accountant, Senior Buyer and ultimately the Finance Director. Subcontractor and consultant disputes are initially dealt with by the surveyor for the project. If the dispute cannot be resolved at this stage then it will be escalated to the Senior Surveyor of the project and ultimately

Every statutory report on record

Most recent first.

PeriodAvg daysOutside terms61+ daysFiled
H1 20264213%3%29 May 2026
H2 20254312%3%27 Nov 2025
H1 20254316%4%28 May 2025
H2 20244417%5%29 Nov 2024
H1 20244320%5%30 May 2024
H2 20234416%5%13 Dec 2023
H1 20234417%5%30 May 2023
H2 20224318%5%30 Nov 2022
H1 20224110%3%31 May 2022
H2 2021439%4%30 Nov 2021
H1 20214212%5%27 May 2021
H2 20204116%5%26 Nov 2020
H1 20204412%4%30 Jun 2020
H2 2019416%2%28 Nov 2019
H1 20194311%4%29 May 2019

Working-capital effect

What a 42-day cycle ties up

Illustrative. On a hypothetical £12k/month account, at a 42-day vs a 14-day payment cycle.

≈ £16,500
of invoicing outstanding at any one time on a 42-day cycle — about £11,000 more than the same account would carry at 14-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 is steady — within about ±1 days period to period, around 42 days.
What's their typical pay point?
Their latest reports average around day 42, moving within about ±1 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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