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Their own payment-practices filing · gov.uk

Cbes Limited pays suppliers in 65 days on average — 58 days past its stated terms

CRN SC288763 · Construction · 17 statutory reports on record · period to 30 Jun 2026

65daysavg time to pay · H1 2026

Their H1 2026 filing puts the average 58 days past the 7-day term they state.

Well behindvs a 31-day median across 6,104 recent filers
Their stated terms
7 days
Paid outside agreed terms
2% of invoices
Paid after 61+ days
41%
Reporting period
1 Jan 2026 – 30 Jun 2026
Source
their gov.uk filing, filed 31 Jul 2026

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

Terms vs reality · their H1 2026 filing

Paid 58 days past their stated terms

The pattern · last 6 of 17 reports

52 → 65 days — slowing down

The read · computed from their figures

Cbes Limited's H1 2026 filing puts their average at 65 days against stated terms of 7 days; 2% of invoices were paid outside agreed terms and 41% took 61 days or longer. Filed 31 Jul 2026.

The direction is slower: from 52 days in H2 2023 to 65 now — 13 days slower across their last 6 reports.

On the latest reported averages: Slower than 98% of the 394 large companies reporting in construction.

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

1% of invoices in dispute

In their own words · from the filing

Standard payment terms

Our standard payment terms are to pay undisputed invoices 60 days from receipt of invoice or application with payment being made within the next available weekly BACS run, we also operate shorter payment terms for small labour only subcontractors. We comply with our obligations under the Housing Grants, Construction and Regeneration Act 1996 regarding subcontractor payments.

Dispute resolution

In the first instance, any queries regarding payment of invoices should be directed to the Accounts Payable Team. We will always endeavor to give legitimate and complete explanations for delayed payment and indicate what action the supplier needs to complete in order to expedite settlement. In common with all businesses, we carry out a full range of checks on all invoices against a number of criteria to ensure that the invoice is valid and correct and therefore deserves to be paid within terms as an undisputed invoice. If an invoice fails to pass all criteria we will advise the supplier as soon as possible, explain the nature of the error/query/failure and explain the corrective action that is needed to bring the invoice to undisputed status and allow payment to proceed in a timely manner.

Every statutory report on record

Most recent first.

PeriodAvg daysOutside terms61+ daysFiled
H1 2026652%41%31 Jul 2026
H2 2025522%9%30 Jan 2026
H1 2025522%8%24 Jul 2025
H2 20245213%18%16 Jan 2025
H1 20245214%20%24 Jul 2024
H2 20235215%24%31 Jan 2024
H1 20235216%24%28 Jul 2023
H2 20225218%24%25 Jan 2023
H1 20225115%28%28 Jul 2022
H2 20215223%34%31 Jan 2022
H1 20215119%28%30 Jul 2021
H2 20205119%31%29 Jan 2021
H1 20205220%36%30 Jul 2020
H2 20195222%35%28 Jan 2020
H1 20195322%36%26 Jul 2019
H2 20185324%37%28 Jan 2019
H1 20185322%38%26 Jul 2018

On the public register · Companies House

Company record

Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Incorporated
11 Aug 2005
Registered office
CALEDONIA HOUSE, GLASGOW, G5 0US
1 outstanding charge — secured borrowing registered Accounts due 30 Sept 2027

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Illustrative · working-capital arithmetic

What a 65-day cycle ties up

A worked example, not a finding. On a hypothetical £12k/month account, at a 65-day vs a 7-day payment cycle.

≈ £25,500
of invoicing outstanding at any one time on a 65-day cycle — about £22,900 more than the same account would carry at 7-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 · Cbes Limited

Are they getting slower or faster?
Their reported average has moved about 13 days slower over the window (52 → 65 days).
What's their typical pay point?
Their latest filed report puts the average at day 65; across their last 6 reports it ranged 52–65 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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What does "paid outside agreed terms" mean?
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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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