A.F.Blakemore and Son Limited
Registered as A.F.BLAKEMORE AND SON LIMITED. Company number 00391135. 18 payment practices reports on file, the latest for the period ending 26 April 2026, filed 26 May 2026.
37days on average to pay
- Within 30 days
- 31 to 60 days
- Over 60 days
In the reporting period from 1 November 2025 to 26 April 2026, A.F.Blakemore and Son Limited reported that it took an average of 37 days to pay its suppliers' invoices. It paid 39% of invoices within 30 days, 53% in 31 to 60 days and 8% after more than 60 days. It said 23% of invoices were not paid within the agreed terms.
That average is faster than 35% of the 6,220 companies whose latest report covers a period ending since May 2025. A year earlier, in the period to 30 April 2025, the average was 34 days, so it is 3 days slower now. It reported construction contracts in this period, and said they include retention clauses.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 2025 to Apr 2026 | 26 May 2026 | 37 | 39% | 53% | 8% | 23% | Report |
| May to Oct 2025 | 28 Nov 2025 | 34 | 43% | 49% | 8% | 17% | Report |
| Nov 2024 to Apr 2025 | 20 May 2025 | 34 | 43% | 50% | 7% | 33% | Report |
| May to Oct 2024 | 28 Nov 2024 | 34 | 45% | 49% | 6% | 33% | Report |
| Nov 2023 to Apr 2024 | 30 May 2024 | 34 | 42% | 52% | 6% | 36% | Report |
| May to Oct 2023 | 28 Nov 2023 | 36 | 40% | 53% | 7% | 30% | Report |
| Nov 2022 to Apr 2023 | 18 May 2023 | 31 | 57% | 39% | 4% | 34% | Report |
| May to Oct 2022 | 29 Nov 2022 | 29 | 63% | 32% | 5% | 32% | Report |
| Nov 2021 to May 2022 | 30 May 2022 | 29 | 62% | 36% | 2% | 36% | Report |
| Apr to Oct 2021 | 29 Nov 2021 | 30 | 58% | 38% | 4% | 27% | Report |
| Nov 2020 to Apr 2021 | 21 May 2021 | 31 | 56% | 41% | 3% | 21% | Report |
| May to Oct 2020 | 30 Nov 2020 | 32 | 55% | 40% | 5% | 25% | Report |
| Nov 2019 to Apr 2020 | 29 May 2020 | 34 | 51% | 43% | 6% | 30% | Report |
| May to Oct 2019 | 28 Nov 2019 | 35 | 49% | 47% | 4% | 27% | Report |
| Nov 2018 to Apr 2019 | 29 May 2019 | 34 | 52% | 45% | 3% | 25% | Report |
| May to Oct 2018 | 30 Nov 2018 | 34 | 51% | 45% | 4% | 30% | Report |
| Nov 2017 to Apr 2018 | 30 May 2018 | 37 | 52% | 43% | 5% | 37% | Report |
| May to Oct 2017 | 3 Jan 2018 | 39 | 41% | 52% | 7% | 18% | 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.