WarningCrest Nicholson PLC
Crest Nicholson paid nearly two in three bills after the agreed date, by its own report
Your bill is due on 5 June. On its average, the money arrives on 14 June. Most of its bills went past the agreed date.
Mara, WolfX research desk11 October 2026
You put a roof on for them in May. You send the bill on the 6th, on 30-day terms, so it is due on 5 June.
Crest Nicholson PLC pays in 39 days, on average. So the money lands on 14 June.
Due 5 June.Paid 14 June.
Nine days after it is due. And nearly two bills in three, later than agreed.
That is the average. The bigger number is this one: in its latest report to the government, 64% of its bills were not paid within the time it had agreed. Nearly two in three.
In its report for the winter of 2022 to 2023, it was fewer than one in five. It has not been under 39% since. The last two reports: 57%, then 64%.
From its own report
Crest Nicholson PLC, 1 November 2025 to 30 April 2026: an average of 39 days to pay; 38% of invoices paid within 30 days; 64% not paid within the agreed terms. Of the £254m it paid in those six months, £139m was paid later than agreed. Its stated terms for subcontractors: 34 days from a valid application, plus two days for the bank transfer. The share paid late in its last seven reports: 18%, 39%, 45%, 43%, 39%, 57%, 64%.
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From 6,368 companies’ own reports to the government.
The Wolf’s note
Most bills, past the agreed terms. Price it in, or get the deposit first.
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