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Fred Champion Groundworks Limited

Registered as FRED CHAMPION GROUNDWORKS LIMITED. Company number 03200045. 18 payment practices reports on file, the latest for the period ending 30 September 2026, filed 23 October 2026.

41days 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, Fred Champion Groundworks Limited reported that it took an average of 41 days to pay its suppliers' invoices. It paid 10% of invoices within 30 days, 78% in 31 to 60 days and 12% after more than 60 days. It said 5% of invoices were not paid within the agreed terms.

That average is faster than 27% 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 40 days, so it is 1 day slower now. It reported construction contracts in this period, and said they include retention clauses.

Average days to pay, report by report

30 46 Mar 2021 45 Sep 2021 45 Mar 2022 45 Sep 2022 44 Mar 2023 45 Sep 2023 45 Mar 2024 45 Sep 2024 40 Mar 2025 40 Sep 2025 40 Mar 2026 41 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 23 Oct 2026 41 10%78%12%5% Report
Oct 2025 to Mar 2026 30 Apr 2026 40 22%65%13%6% Report
Apr to Sep 2025 31 Oct 2025 40 22%65%13%6% Report
Oct 2024 to Mar 2025 6 May 2025 40 21%67%12%5% Report
Apr to Sep 2024 28 Oct 2024 45 17%64%19%8% Report
Oct 2023 to Mar 2024 3 May 2024 45 14%66%20%8% Report
Apr to Sep 2023 17 Oct 2023 45 13%68%19%6% Report
Oct 2022 to Mar 2023 2 May 2023 44 14%66%20%5% Report
Apr to Sep 2022 14 Oct 2022 45 11%70%19%5% Report
Oct 2021 to Mar 2022 1 Jul 2022 45 14%65%21%4% Report
Apr to Sep 2021 3 Nov 2021 45 12%69%19%3% Report
Oct 2020 to Mar 2021 24 Jun 2021 46 11%68%21%4% Report
Apr to Sep 2020 24 Jun 2021 46 11%67%22%4% Report
Oct 2019 to Mar 2020 24 Jun 2021 47 10%66%24%6% Report
Apr to Sep 2019 23 Jun 2021 48 10%71%19%4% Report
Oct 2018 to Mar 2019 29 Apr 2019 45 15%62%23%6% Report
Apr to Sep 2018 29 Apr 2019 43 16%66%18%4% Report
Oct 2017 to Mar 2018 29 Apr 2019 44 15%63%22%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.