E H SMITH (BUILDERS MERCHANTS) LIMITED
Company number 00800907. View on Companies House.
For the reporting period 1 January 2026 to 30 June 2026 (filed 17 July 2026), E H SMITH (BUILDERS MERCHANTS) LIMITED reported paying invoices in an average of 41 days, and that 11% of invoices were not paid within agreed terms.
Read the original report on GOV.UK.
Average time to pay as reported in the last 4 reports, oldest first: 41 days (period ending 31 December 2024), 40 days (period ending 30 June 2025), 58 days (period ending 31 December 2025), 41 days (period ending 30 June 2026).
Across all 6,117 reports on GOV.UK with a period ending in January to June 2026 the simple average reported was 34.5 days to pay and 21.8% of invoices not paid within agreed terms. This is an unweighted average of reports, not of invoices. It mixes all sectors and company sizes.
Reports as filed
| Period | Filed | Average time to pay | Paid within 30 days | 31 to 60 days | Over 60 days | Not paid within agreed terms | Standard terms | Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 January 2026 to 30 June 2026 | 17 July 2026 | 41 days | 24% | 65% | 11% | 11% | 30 to 70 days | GOV.UK |
| 1 July 2025 to 31 December 2025 | 12 January 2026 | 58 days | 22% | 66% | 12% | 12% | 30 to 70 days | GOV.UK |
| 1 January 2025 to 30 June 2025 | 15 July 2025 | 40 days | 25% | 67% | 8% | 52% | 30 to 60 days | GOV.UK |
| 1 July 2024 to 31 December 2024 | 23 January 2025 | 41 days | 24% | 65% | 11% | 52% | 30 to 60 days | GOV.UK |
| 1 January 2024 to 30 June 2024 | 4 July 2024 | 39 days | 27% | 64% | 9% | 54% | 30 to 60 days | GOV.UK |
| 1 July 2023 to 31 December 2023 | 3 January 2024 | 41 days | 25% | 64% | 11% | 53% | 30 to 60 days | GOV.UK |
| 1 January 2023 to 30 June 2023 | 7 July 2023 | 39 days | 27% | 64% | 9% | 53% | 30 days | GOV.UK |
Showing the latest 7 of 19 reports. Earlier reports are on GOV.UK.
These figures are as reported by the company to GOV.UK under the Reporting on Payment Practices and Performance Regulations. They are self-reported and have not been checked by InvoiceCollect or by GOV.UK. They describe the reporting period shown, not how the company pays today, and they do not describe any single invoice or supplier.
Contains public sector information from GOV.UK Check Payment Practices (Department for Business and Trade), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: GOV.UK Check Payment Practices. Imported 6 November 2026.
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