BREHENY CIVIL ENGINEERING LIMITED
Company number: 00753976
Reporting period:
1 April 2025 to 30 September 2025
Report filed on:
31 October 2025
Approved by:
Shums Aziz
Contracts and payments
Do any of this business's construction contracts with its suppliers include retention clauses? Yes
Payment statistics
Average time taken to pay invoices: 21 days
Total value paid:
- within 30 days: £35,707,025 (71%)
- in 31 to 60 days: £14,162,432 (28%)
- in 61 days or more: £412,871 (< 1%)
Invoices paid:
- within 30 days: 79%
- in 31 to 60 days: 20%
- in 61 days or more: 1%
Late and disputed:
- total value of payments due in the reporting period which have not been paid within the agreed period: £2,157,112
- payments due in the reporting period which have not been paid within the agreed period: 4%
- not made in the reporting period due to a dispute: 96%
Payment terms
Shortest standard payment periods
7 days
Longest standard payment period
75 days
Standard payment terms
Material Purchase Invoices: Payment terms are agreed with suppliers before commencing business. Terms vary between 7 days from invoice received date (IRD) to 75 days from IRD; the most common payment term in practice is 45 days from month end. Supply and fit sub-contract invoices: Payment terms are agreed with sub-contractors before commencing a project. Terms depend upon the form of Contract and vary between 30 to 60 days. Labour Only sub-contract invoices: Payment is due 14 days from the end of the week which the work undertaken by the sub-contractor relates to.
Were there any changes to the standard payment terms in the reporting period?
No
Were suppliers notified or consulted about these changes before they were made?
N/A
Maximum contractual payment period agreed
75 days
No further comment provided
Any other information about payment terms
The payment performance reporting has been prepared on a basis that is consistent with previous submissions, in that they report the time taken between the date of receipt of the initial invoice and the payment date of the approved invoice received from the supplier/subcontractor. Breheny Civil Engineering are now compliant with the standards set out by the Fair Payment Code. The Company has achieved the "Silver Standard". For clarity the data presented in this report is for a combined total as stipulated by Payment Practise Reporting.
Retention clauses
How does this business use retention clauses?
Retention clauses are used in specific circumstances:
Negotiated and agreed on a Subcontract-by-Subcontract basis.
Does this business only use retention clauses in construction contracts above a specific contract sum?
No
Does this business use a standard percentage rate in retention clauses?
Yes: 5%
Does this business apply retention clause practices that are no more onerous than those applied to it on the same project?
No
Releasing money under a retention clause
Process for releasing money this business has deducted or retained under a retention clause
Relevant milestones are agreed during Subcontract negotiation/award. Once a milestone is achieved, the Subcontractor submits an Application for Payment for the retention release. Once reviewed and approved, payment will be certified in accordance with the terms of the Subcontract.
Is the money released in stages?
Yes:
Relevant milestones are agreed during Subcontract negotiation/award; these milestones typically relate to completion of the Subcontract works and expiry of the defects period.
Amount retained from suppliers in the reporting period
Amount retained stated as a percentage of the money retained from this business by its clients
50%
Amount retained stated as a percentage of the total construction payments made by this business
1%
Dispute resolution process
Disputes are discussed and resolved between the supplier, our internal finance department, and the procurement department. Once the dispute is resolved, payments are prioritised to mitigate risk of late payment. Sub-contract disputes are discussed and resolved between the subcontractor and the project quantity surveyor.
Other payment information
Has this business signed up to a code of conduct or standards on payment practices? If so, which?
For example, signatories to The Fair Payment Code must commit to paying 95% of their invoices within 60 days.
Yes, this business has signed up to: Fair Payment Code
Does this business offer e-invoicing in relation to qualifying contracts?
This is where suppliers can electronically submit and track invoices. It's not just allowing suppliers to email them an invoice.
Yes
Does this business offer supply chain finance?
This is where a supplier who has submitted an invoice can be paid by a third-party finance provider earlier than the agreed payment date. The business would then pay the finance provider the invoiced sum.
No
Under its payment practices and policies, can this business deduct sums from payments under qualifying contracts as a charge for remaining on a supplier list?
No
During the reporting period, did the business deduct sums from payments as a charge for remaining on a supplier list?
No