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C.J.O'Shea and Company Limited

Registered as C.J.O'SHEA AND COMPANY LIMITED. Company number 00939436. 16 payment practices reports on file, the latest for the period ending 30 September 2026, filed 29 October 2026.

34days 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, C.J.O'Shea and Company Limited reported that it took an average of 34 days to pay its suppliers' invoices. It paid 68% of invoices within 30 days, 27% in 31 to 60 days and 5% after more than 60 days. It said 5% of invoices were not paid within the agreed terms.

That average is faster than 42% 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 32 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 3%.

Average days to pay, report by report

30 39 Mar 2021 38 Sep 2021 38 Mar 2022 40 Sep 2022 39 Mar 2023 43 Sep 2023 44 Mar 2024 42 Sep 2024 36 Mar 2025 32 Sep 2025 33 Mar 2026 34 Sep 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
Apr to Sep 2026 29 Oct 2026 34 68%27%5%5% Report
Oct 2025 to Mar 2026 27 Apr 2026 33 77%17%6%2% Report
Apr to Sep 2025 14 Oct 2025 32 78%16%6%3% Report
Oct 2024 to Mar 2025 29 Apr 2025 36 76%14%10%4% Report
Apr to Sep 2024 28 Oct 2024 42 72%22%6%3% Report
Oct 2023 to Mar 2024 22 Apr 2024 44 71%21%7%3% Report
Apr to Sep 2023 1 Nov 2023 43 73%20%7%3% Report
Oct 2022 to Mar 2023 25 Apr 2023 39 40%49%11%11% Report
Apr to Sep 2022 24 Oct 2022 40 36%55%9%9% Report
Oct 2021 to Mar 2022 14 Apr 2022 38 31%58%11%11% Report
Apr to Sep 2021 14 Dec 2021 38 32%54%14%10% Report
Oct 2020 to Mar 2021 27 Apr 2021 39 32%53%15%11% Report
Apr to Sep 2020 9 Oct 2020 46 17%62%21%10% Report
Oct 2019 to Mar 2020 31 Jul 2020 44 19%65%16%8% Report
Apr to Sep 2019 15 Nov 2019 42 14%75%11%6% Report
Oct 2018 to Mar 2019 30 Jul 2019 39 15%75%10%5% 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.