National House-Building Council
Registered as NATIONAL HOUSE-BUILDING COUNCIL. Company number 00320784. 17 payment practices reports on file, the latest for the period ending 30 September 2026, filed 23 October 2026.
23days on average to pay
- Within 30 days
- 31 to 60 days
- Over 60 days
In the reporting period from 1 April 2026 to 30 September 2026, National House-Building Council reported that it took an average of 23 days to pay its suppliers' invoices. It paid 85% of invoices within 30 days, 11% in 31 to 60 days and 4% after more than 60 days. It said 2% of invoices were not paid within the agreed terms.
That average is faster than 72% of the 6,220 companies whose latest report covers a period ending since May 2025. A year earlier, in the period to 30 September 2025, the average was 21 days, so it is 2 days slower now. It reported construction contracts in this period, and said they include retention clauses at a standard rate of 2%.
Average days to pay, report by report
Bars are labelled with the month the period ended. The dashed line marks 30 days.
Every report filed
| Period | Filed | Average days | Within 30 days | 31 to 60 | Over 60 | Not within terms | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr to Sep 2026 | 23 Oct 2026 | 23 | 85% | 11% | 4% | 2% | Report |
| Oct 2025 to Mar 2026 | 27 Apr 2026 | 28 | 84% | 10% | 6% | 1% | Report |
| Apr to Sep 2025 | 20 Oct 2025 | 21 | 84% | 12% | 4% | 3% | Report |
| Oct 2024 to Mar 2025 | 30 Apr 2025 | 22 | 85% | 10% | 5% | 2% | Report |
| Apr to Sep 2024 | 10 Oct 2024 | 19 | 87% | 10% | 3% | 2% | Report |
| Oct 2023 to Mar 2024 | 17 Apr 2024 | 21 | 86% | 10% | 4% | 1% | Report |
| Apr to Sep 2023 | 18 Oct 2023 | 23 | 85% | 10% | 5% | 1% | Report |
| Oct 2022 to Mar 2023 | 14 Apr 2023 | 21 | 86% | 10% | 4% | 1% | Report |
| Apr to Sep 2022 | 27 Oct 2022 | 25 | 83% | 12% | 5% | 1% | Report |
| Oct 2021 to Mar 2022 | 22 Apr 2022 | 24 | 82% | 12% | 6% | 1% | Report |
| Apr to Sep 2021 | 6 Oct 2021 | 23 | 84% | 11% | 5% | 2% | Report |
| Oct 2020 to Mar 2021 | 19 Apr 2021 | 29 | 82% | 12% | 7% | 1% | Report |
| Apr to Sep 2020 | 9 Oct 2020 | 33 | 76% | 16% | 8% | 2% | Report |
| Oct 2019 to Mar 2020 | 23 Apr 2020 | 31 | 79% | 15% | 6% | 2% | Report |
| Apr to Sep 2019 | 17 Oct 2019 | 32 | 75% | 17% | 7% | 1% | Report |
| Oct 2018 to Mar 2019 | 12 Apr 2019 | 32 | 78% | 15% | 7% | 1% | Report |
| Apr to Sep 2018 | 10 Oct 2018 | 31 | 75% | 18% | 7% | 1% | Report |
Source: the company's filings on Check payment practices. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are as filed. We do not change them.