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Buxton Building Contractors Limited

Registered as BUXTON BUILDING CONTRACTORS LIMITED. Company number 02261235. 12 payment practices reports on file, the latest for the period ending 31 July 2026, filed 4 September 2026.

27days on average to pay

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

In the reporting period from 1 February 2026 to 31 July 2026, Buxton Building Contractors Limited reported that it took an average of 27 days to pay its suppliers' invoices. It paid 72% of invoices within 30 days, 26% in 31 to 60 days and 2% after more than 60 days. It said 21% of invoices were not paid within the agreed terms.

That average is faster than 61% of the 6,220 companies whose latest report covers a period ending since May 2025. A year earlier, in the period to 31 July 2025, the average was 28 days, so it is 1 day faster now. It reported construction contracts in this period, and said they include retention clauses.

Average days to pay, report by report

30 33 Jan 2021 30 Jul 2021 27 Jan 2022 26 Jul 2022 27 Jan 2023 27 Jul 2023 28 Jan 2024 26 Jul 2024 28 Jan 2025 28 Jul 2025 30 Jan 2026 27 Jul 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
Feb to Jul 2026 4 Sep 2026 27 72%26%2%21% Report
Aug 2025 to Jan 2026 12 Mar 2026 30 64%34%2%16% Report
Feb to Jul 2025 8 Sep 2025 28 71%27%2%24% Report
Aug 2024 to Jan 2025 19 May 2025 28 72%26%2%16% Report
Feb to Jul 2024 28 Oct 2024 26 79%18%3%18% Report
Aug 2023 to Jan 2024 2 Apr 2024 28 74%22%4%17% Report
Feb to Jul 2023 11 Dec 2023 27 77%19%4%15% Report
Aug 2022 to Jan 2023 31 Mar 2023 27 75%22%3%17% Report
Feb to Jul 2022 12 Jan 2023 26 80%17%3%18% Report
Aug 2021 to Jan 2022 9 Mar 2022 27 76%22%3%23% Report
Feb to Jul 2021 26 Aug 2021 30 74%22%3%22% Report
Aug 2020 to Jan 2021 12 Feb 2021 33 69%27%4%49% 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.