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C. A. Blackwell (Contracts) Limited

Registered as C. A. BLACKWELL (CONTRACTS) LIMITED. Company number 00570590. 8 payment practices reports on file, the latest for the period ending 31 May 2026, filed 1 October 2026.

45days on average to pay

  • Within 30 days
  • 31 to 60 days
  • Over 60 days

In the reporting period from 1 December 2025 to 31 May 2026, C. A. Blackwell (Contracts) Limited reported that it took an average of 45 days to pay its suppliers' invoices. It paid 16% of invoices within 30 days, 70% in 31 to 60 days and 14% after more than 60 days. It said 30% of invoices were not paid within the agreed terms.

That average is faster than 22% of the 6,220 companies whose latest report covers a period ending since May 2025. It reported construction contracts in this period, with no retention clauses.

Average days to pay, report by report

30 45 Nov 2017 45 May 2018 55 Nov 2018 54 May 2019 56 Nov 2019 45 May 2020 58 Nov 2025 45 May 2026

Bars are labelled with the month the period ended. The dashed line marks 30 days.

Every report filed

PeriodFiledAverage daysWithin 30 days31 to 60Over 60Not within termsSource
Dec 2025 to May 2026 1 Oct 2026 45 16%70%14%30% Report
Jun to Nov 2025 1 Oct 2026 58 9%68%23%36% Report
Dec 2019 to May 2020 22 Jun 2020 45 20%61%19%37% Report
Jun to Nov 2019 17 Dec 2019 56 19%56%25%47% Report
Dec 2018 to May 2019 28 Jun 2019 54 18%58%24%37% Report
Jun to Nov 2018 19 Dec 2018 55 16%58%26%39% Report
Dec 2017 to May 2018 15 Jun 2018 45 24%54%22%21% Report
Jun to Nov 2017 27 Dec 2017 45 24%54%22%21% 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.