W. H. Malcolm Limited
Registered as W. H. MALCOLM LIMITED. Company number SC035770. 17 payment practices reports on file, the latest for the period ending 31 July 2026, filed 29 August 2026.
54days 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, W. H. Malcolm Limited reported that it took an average of 54 days to pay its suppliers' invoices. It paid 20% of invoices within 30 days, 41% in 31 to 60 days and 39% after more than 60 days. It said 4% of invoices were not paid within the agreed terms.
That average is faster than 12% of the 6,220 companies whose latest report covers a period ending since May 2025. A year earlier, in the period to 2 August 2025, the average was 55 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb to Jul 2026 | 29 Aug 2026 | 54 | 20% | 41% | 39% | 4% | Report |
| Aug 2025 to Jan 2026 | 27 Feb 2026 | 54 | 20% | 38% | 42% | 4% | Report |
| Feb to Aug 2025 | 29 Aug 2025 | 55 | 19% | 39% | 42% | 6% | Report |
| Aug 2024 to Feb 2025 | 3 Mar 2025 | 58 | 17% | 37% | 46% | 6% | Report |
| Feb to Aug 2024 | 28 Aug 2024 | 56 | 17% | 45% | 38% | 6% | Report |
| Aug 2023 to Feb 2024 | 29 Feb 2024 | 58 | 14% | 43% | 43% | 6% | Report |
| Feb to Aug 2023 | 29 Aug 2023 | 57 | 16% | 42% | 42% | 13% | Report |
| Jul 2022 to Feb 2023 | 6 Mar 2023 | 59 | 13% | 44% | 43% | 11% | Report |
| Jan to Jul 2022 | 26 Aug 2022 | 58 | 14% | 42% | 44% | 9% | Report |
| Jul 2021 to Jan 2022 | 25 Feb 2022 | 59 | 14% | 43% | 43% | 10% | Report |
| Jan to Jul 2021 | 27 Aug 2021 | 59 | 13% | 40% | 47% | 12% | Report |
| Aug 2020 to Jan 2021 | 27 Aug 2021 | 62 | 13% | 41% | 46% | 12% | Report |
| Feb to Aug 2020 | 27 Aug 2021 | 62 | 13% | 41% | 46% | 12% | Report |
| Aug 2019 to Feb 2020 | 2 Mar 2020 | 62 | 13% | 35% | 52% | 11% | Report |
| Feb to Aug 2019 | 15 Oct 2019 | 69 | 15% | 38% | 47% | 11% | Report |
| Aug 2018 to Feb 2019 | 15 Oct 2019 | 64 | 8% | 30% | 62% | 9% | Report |
| Feb to Aug 2018 | 31 Aug 2018 | 67 | 12% | 36% | 52% | 9% | 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.