ROBERTSON HOMES LIMITED
Company number: SC151825
Reporting period:
1 April 2025 to 30 September 2025
Report filed on:
19 February 2026
Approved by:
Murray Steele
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: 19 days
Total value paid:
- within 30 days: £34,950,130 (88%)
- in 31 to 60 days: £4,299,862 (11%)
- in 61 days or more: £433,438 (1%)
Invoices paid:
- within 30 days: 84%
- in 31 to 60 days: 13%
- in 61 days or more: 3%
Late and disputed:
- total value of payments due in the reporting period which have not been paid within the agreed period: £6,351,611
- payments due in the reporting period which have not been paid within the agreed period: 8%
- not made in the reporting period due to a dispute: 2%
Payment terms
Shortest standard payment periods
0 days
Longest standard payment period
61 days
Standard payment terms
We do not have standard payment terms, instead they range from immediate payment due, to 61days. The longer 61 day credit terms are for plant hire which are generally high volume
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
61 days
No further comment provided
Any other information about payment terms
No further comment provided
Retention clauses
How does this business use retention clauses?
All construction contracts include retention clauses.
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?
Yes:
Retention and Discounts (Extract from Standard Terms)
14.25 Interim Payments will be subject to the deduction of the Retention and any discount stated in
the Contract Agreement. RHL shall be entitled to retain from the first and each subsequent
interim payment to the Trade Contractor the percentage as stated for the Discount in the
Contract Agreement and 5% or such other percentage as stated for Retention in the Contract
Agreement of the amount that would be otherwise due under the Contract in any Interim
Payment. The Discount accrues for the benefit of RHL.
Releasing money under a retention clause
Process for releasing money this business has deducted or retained under a retention clause
Retention and Discounts (Extract from Standard Terms)
14.26 One half of the Retention will be released following submission by the Trade Contractor of an
Interim Application for payment twelve months (or such other period as may be agreed
between the parties) after satisfactory completion of the Contract Works (the "First Retention
Release").
14.27 The remainder of the Retention will be released following submission by the Trade Contractor
of an Interim Application for payment twenty four months (or such other period as may be
agreed between the parties) after the satisfactory completion of making good of all defects
notified to the Trade Contractor pursuant to Clause 16.1 (the "Second Retention Release").
Is the money released in stages?
Yes:
12 months and 24 months as detailed above.
Amount retained from suppliers in the reporting period
Amount retained stated as a percentage of the money retained from this business by its clients
0%
Amount retained stated as a percentage of the total construction payments made by this business
1%
Dispute resolution process
We are committed to resolving any disputed invoices quickly. We perform monthly purchase ledger reconciliations to highlight any invoices which are not on the ledger and to request these from suppliers. However, where it is not possible to reach agreement, a number of potential dispute resolution methods (for example, mediation, adjudication, expert determination, litigation and / or arbitration) 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