T BROWN GROUP LIMITED
Company number: 01006630
Reporting period:
1 May 2025 to 31 October 2025
Report filed on:
7 January 2026
Approved by:
Jonathan Brown
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: 62 days
Total value paid:
- within 30 days: £4,403,875 (22%)
- in 31 to 60 days: £5,765,813 (29%)
- in 61 days or more: £9,897,134 (49%)
Invoices paid:
- within 30 days: 14%
- in 31 to 60 days: 33%
- in 61 days or more: 53%
Late and disputed:
- total value of payments due in the reporting period which have not been paid within the agreed period: £166,645
- payments due in the reporting period which have not been paid within the agreed period: 1%
- not made in the reporting period due to a dispute: 0%
Payment terms
Shortest standard payment periods
15 days
Longest standard payment period
60 days
Standard payment terms
Standard payment terms vary from 15 days being the shortest terms to the
longest terms being 60days from the end of the month the invoice was raised
in.
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
90 days
Maximum Contractual is 60 days from the end of the month invoice is raised.
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:
This is under very limited circumstances on larger contracts.
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?
No
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
This is reviewed on a case by case basis.
Is the money released in stages?
No
Amount retained from suppliers in the reporting period
Amount retained stated as a percentage of the money retained from this business by its clients
19%
Amount retained stated as a percentage of the total construction payments made by this business
0%
Dispute resolution process
T Brown Group Limited is a strong advocate of the fair treatment of all supply chain partners. We constantly strive to improve transparency and increase certainty of payments. We are working hard to simplify internal processes and approvals to minimise any delays with payments. We work with our supply chain to agreed invoice payment terms and encourage right first-time invoicing. We provide our subcontractors with live visibility of invoice processing through the use of an online portal. T Brown Group actively seek to resolve disputes as quickly as possible through close engagement with our supply chain. In the interest of fair treatment for all supply chain partners dispute resolution is treated as a priority. Through active management of queries TBG accounts and operational teams will work directly with suppliers to support the earliest commercial resolution. Where a resolution is unable to be achieved, the matter
can be escalated to the head of the relevant division. Should the matter require further escalation it would be referred to a director of the business. Where agreement cannot be reached to the mutual satisfaction of both parties, other dispute resolution channels will be deployed such as mediation, arbitration and expert determination.
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.
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