THOMPSON AND CAPPER LIMITED
Company number: 00235815
Reporting period:
1 April 2025 to 30 September 2025
Report filed on:
6 October 2025
Approved by:
Karen Michelle Leay
Contracts and payments
Do any of this business's construction contracts with its suppliers include retention clauses? No
Payment statistics
Average time taken to pay invoices: 40 days
Total value paid:
- within 30 days: £11,183,853 (41%)
- in 31 to 60 days: £13,664,058 (51%)
- in 61 days or more: £2,192,649 (8%)
Invoices paid:
- within 30 days: 41%
- in 31 to 60 days: 51%
- in 61 days or more: 8%
Late and disputed:
- total value of payments due in the reporting period which have not been paid within the agreed period: £11,092,156
- payments due in the reporting period which have not been paid within the agreed period: 41%
Payment terms
Shortest standard payment periods
0 days
Longest standard payment period
106 days
Standard payment terms
There are no standard payment terms and these are negotiated in a supplier-by-supplier basis. Although 66% of our invoices processed have terms within 30 days
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
106 days
There are no standard payment terms and these are negotiated in a supplier-by-supplier basis. Although 66% of our invoices processed have terms within 30 days
Any other information about payment terms
There are no standard payment terms and these are negotiated in a supplier-by-supplier basis. Although 66% of our invoices processed have terms within 30 days
Dispute resolution process
The accounts payable team works closely with the internal purchasing, procurement teams and the supplier to resolve queries.
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