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Helix Well Ops (U.K.) Limited pays suppliers in 33 days on average — within its stated 10–45 day terms

CRN SC231293 · Administrative & support services · 17 statutory reports on record · period to 30 Jun 2026

33daysavg time to pay · H1 2026

Their H1 2026 filing puts the average 23 days past the shortest term they state (10 days), still within their 45-day upper term.

Around averagevs a 31-day median across 6,104 recent filers
Their stated terms
10–45 days
Paid outside agreed terms
5% of invoices
Paid after 61+ days
2%
Reporting period
1 Jan 2026 – 30 Jun 2026
Source
their gov.uk filing, filed 29 Jul 2026

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

Terms vs reality · their H1 2026 filing

Paid within their stated range — 33 against 10–45 days

The pattern · last 6 of 17 reports

26 → 33 days — slowing down

The read · computed from their figures

Helix Well Ops (U.K.) Limited's H1 2026 filing puts their average at 33 days against stated terms of 10–45 days; 5% of invoices were paid outside agreed terms and 2% took 61 days or longer. Filed 29 Jul 2026.

The direction is slower: from 26 days in H2 2023 to 33 now — 7 days slower across their last 6 reports.

On the latest reported averages: Slower than 63% of the 593 large companies reporting in administrative & support services.

That is 17 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 5% of invoices in dispute

In their own words · from the filing

Standard payment terms

In consideration of the satisfactory performance of the Work, Purchaser shall pay Vendor the Price in the manner set out in the Conditions. Vendor shall send Purchaser a detailed price invoice or invoices as instructed on the order clearly stating the Order Number, the item numbers and the settlement terms and containing all information required to be stated on a tax invoice for VAT purposes. Unless otherwise specified in the Order all payments hereunder shall be made within 45 days of receipt of Vendor's true and correct invoice at Purchaser's invoicing address. Payment shall not operate as a waiver of any of the rights of Purchaser under the Order or otherwise. Unless otherwise stated in the Order all payments hereunder shall be made in sterling. Vendor acknowledges that except as specif

Dispute resolution

If an invoice is received without a purchase order number then the invoice is returned to the supplier from the accounts payable team, requesting that a revised invoice is sent. If an invoice is received quoting a PO number, then the invoice is distributed by the accounts payable team to the appropriate project manager for approval. If they have any concerns or disputes over the invoice they will ask the accounts payable team to place the invoice on hold whilst they resolve the query with the vendor (via their contact). Once the dispute is resolved then the appropriate project manager will a) let the accounts payable team that the invoice can be released from its hold before the invoice is paid in line with the agreed payment period stated on the PO, or b) the invoice continues to be held

Every statutory report on record

Most recent first.

PeriodAvg daysOutside terms61+ daysFiled
H1 2026335%2%29 Jul 2026
H2 2025303%2%13 Jan 2026
H1 2025328%2%8 Jul 2025
H2 2024294%3%13 Jan 2025
H1 2024286%3%9 Jul 2024
H2 2023265%2%19 Jan 2024
H1 2023317%3%13 Jul 2023
H2 2022277%4%11 Jan 2023
H1 20223213%11%21 Jul 2022
H2 2021327%4%10 Feb 2022
H1 2021306%3%11 Aug 2021
H2 20203413%10%15 Jan 2021
H1 20203111%7%23 Jul 2020
H2 2019306%2%29 Jan 2020
H1 2019295%2%25 Jul 2019
H2 2018307%3%9 Jan 2019
H1 2018397%3%9 Jul 2018

On the public register · Companies House

Company record

Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Incorporated
9 May 2002
Registered office
13 QUEEN'S ROAD, ABERDEEN, AB15 4YL
3 outstanding charges — secured borrowing registered Accounts due 30 Sept 2027

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Illustrative · working-capital arithmetic

What a 33-day cycle ties up

A worked example, not a finding. On a hypothetical £12k/month account, at a 33-day vs a 10-day payment cycle.

≈ £13,000
of invoicing outstanding at any one time on a 33-day cycle — about £9,100 more than the same account would carry at 10-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 · Helix Well Ops (U.K.) Limited

Are they getting slower or faster?
Their reported average has moved about 7 days slower over the window (26 → 33 days).
What's their typical pay point?
Their latest filed report puts the average at day 33; across their last 6 reports it ranged 26–33 days. Treat that as a historical reference point, not a promise for a new invoice.
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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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