MORRIS GROUP LIMITED
Company number: 05026617
Reporting period:
1 November 2025 to 30 April 2026
Report filed on:
29 May 2026
Approved by:
Wendy Ellis
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: 40 days
Total value paid:
- within 30 days: £47,121,447 (55%)
- in 31 to 60 days: £31,456,033 (37%)
- in 61 days or more: £7,333,761 (9%)
Invoices paid:
- within 30 days: 37%
- in 31 to 60 days: 48%
- in 61 days or more: 15%
Late and disputed:
- total value of payments due in the reporting period which have not been paid within the agreed period: £8,450,100
- payments due in the reporting period which have not been paid within the agreed period: 10%
- not made in the reporting period due to a dispute: 1%
Payment terms
Shortest standard payment periods
7 days
Longest standard payment period
60 days
Standard payment terms
"Our standard payment terms for subcontractors are 39 days after the accounting month end. This is provided a valid application is received no later than the 5th working day following the accounting month end.
Terms for a limited number of smaller subcontractors with a high labour element are 7 days following the end of each working week. This is provided a valid application is submitted in a timely manner.
Our standard payment terms for suppliers are 30 days or 30 days nett monthly (30 days from the end of the month of the invoice date)."
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 included in standard payment terms.
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
"The Contractor shall be entitled to make an application for the release of any retention in the manner set out in the Contract. Subject to the Contract, Morris Homes will be entitled to deduct and retain the following amounts and during such entitlement the Contractor shall reduce its applications for payment accordingly:
a) from the commencement of the Contract Works to the Date of Completion, a retention of 5% of all sums which would otherwise be paid to the Contractor; and
b) from the Date of Completion to the later of:
(i) the expiry of the Defects Liability Period;
(ii) the date upon which all the defects, shrinkages or other faults which the Contractor is to make good pursuant to the Contract have been made good; or
(iii) two years after the date upon which the Contract Works are Complete
a retention of 2.5% of all sums which would otherwise be paid to the Contractor."
Is the money released in stages?
Yes:
Subject to the terms of the Contract: 50% when works are complete
50% two years after completion of works
Amount retained from suppliers in the reporting period
Amount retained stated as a percentage of the money retained from this business by its clients
100%
Amount retained stated as a percentage of the total construction payments made by this business
5%
Dispute resolution process
"Queries or disputes should be raised with the Site Manager or Purchasing Manager in the first instance. Disputes can be escalated up the management chain if subsequently required.
Either Party may by written notice refer any dispute to a senior management meeting between the senior representatives of the Parties referred to in the Contract. The attendees at the meeting shall try to resolve the dispute amicably (including the use of mediation where appropriate) and shall continue to attend this meeting even if adjudication or legal proceedings are instituted.
Either Party may at any time by written notice refer any dispute to adjudication in accordance with the adjudication rules set out in Part 1 of the Scheme for Construction Contracts (England and Wales) Regulations 1998. The adjudicator to whom the dispute is referred is such person(s) as the Parties may choose by mutual agreement or such other person as may be appointed as the adjudicator on the request of either Party by the President (or his duly authorised representative) of the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors. "
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