STANMORE CONTRACTORS LIMITED
Company number: 02754550
Reporting period:
1 April 2025 to 30 September 2025
Report filed on:
4 December 2025
Approved by:
Tanya Barrett
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: 10 days
Total value paid:
- within 30 days: £85,453,097 (94%)
- in 31 to 60 days: £3,883,586 (4%)
- in 61 days or more: £1,777,854 (2%)
Invoices paid:
- within 30 days: 94%
- in 31 to 60 days: 5%
- 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: £5,661,439
- payments due in the reporting period which have not been paid within the agreed period: 6%
- not made in the reporting period due to a dispute: 6%
Payment terms
Shortest standard payment periods
14 days
Longest standard payment period
Answer not provided
Standard payment terms
Stanmore Contractors Limited does not have a standard payment term. Payment terms are agreed with suppliers at contract negotiation. The most frequently used payment terms in the reporting period are 30 days. We aim to pay subcontractors within 14 days from receipt of invoices.
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
60 days
No further comment provided
Any other information about payment terms
No further comment provided
Retention clauses
How does this business use retention clauses?
Retention clauses are used in specific circumstances:
Our construction contracts include retention clauses only in specific circumstances Specialist subcontractors require a retention amount to be held.
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
Retention is held for up to 2 years 50% of it is released after a year of the practical completion date. The remaining 50%is released after 2 defects liability periods end.
Is the money released in stages?
Yes:
Retention is held for up to 2 years 50% of it is released after a year of the practical completion date. The remaining 50% is released after 2 defect liability periods end.
Amount retained from suppliers in the reporting period
Amount retained stated as a percentage of the money retained from this business by its clients
1%
Amount retained stated as a percentage of the total construction payments made by this business
1%
Dispute resolution process
Stanmore Contractors Limited aims to resolve any dispute with the relevant supplier or subcontractor promptly. This usually involves communicating with members of the procurement, finance, commercial, construction, and management teams. Where a resolution cannot be reached, a dispute resolution method may be used
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.
No, this business has not signed up to a code of conduct or standards on payment practices.
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.
No
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