Their own payment-practices filing · gov.uk
How long does Helix Well Ops (U.k.) Limited take to pay its suppliers?
Self-reported figure from their statutory filing. How this is compiled.
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
Terms vs reality
Stated terms: 10–45 days. Reported average: 33.
At a glance
The key figures
Vs peers · latest reported averages
The pattern
Getting slower
Average days to pay across their last 6 statutory reports.
Where their supplier invoices land · latest period
The read · computed from their figures
Helix Well Ops (U.k.) Limited has filed 17 statutory payment periods (earliest H1 2018). Their latest report puts the average at 33 days against stated terms of 10–45 days.
The direction is slower: from 26 to 33 days over the window — about 7 days slower.
In the latest period 5% of invoices were paid outside their agreed terms, and 2% landed 61+ days out.
What they tell their suppliers
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.
| Period | Avg days | Outside terms | 61+ days | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| H1 2026 | 33 | 5% | 2% | 29 Jul 2026 |
| H2 2025 | 30 | 3% | 2% | 13 Jan 2026 |
| H1 2025 | 32 | 8% | 2% | 8 Jul 2025 |
| H2 2024 | 29 | 4% | 3% | 13 Jan 2025 |
| H1 2024 | 28 | 6% | 3% | 9 Jul 2024 |
| H2 2023 | 26 | 5% | 2% | 19 Jan 2024 |
| H1 2023 | 31 | 7% | 3% | 13 Jul 2023 |
| H2 2022 | 27 | 7% | 4% | 11 Jan 2023 |
| H1 2022 | 32 | 13% | 11% | 21 Jul 2022 |
| H2 2021 | 32 | 7% | 4% | 10 Feb 2022 |
| H1 2021 | 30 | 6% | 3% | 11 Aug 2021 |
| H2 2020 | 34 | 13% | 10% | 15 Jan 2021 |
| H1 2020 | 31 | 11% | 7% | 23 Jul 2020 |
| H2 2019 | 30 | 6% | 2% | 29 Jan 2020 |
| H1 2019 | 29 | 5% | 2% | 25 Jul 2019 |
| H2 2018 | 30 | 7% | 3% | 9 Jan 2019 |
| H1 2018 | 39 | 7% | 3% | 9 Jul 2018 |
Working-capital effect
What a 33-day cycle ties up
Illustrative. On a hypothetical £12k/month account, at a 33-day vs a 10-day payment cycle.
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.
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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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