Construction · main contractor · Unit 22, Aire Valley Estate, Bradford, BD4 8RU
Construction late payer. 55% paid late and worsening; sector benchmark already breached.
Each signal cites public-record evidence
Up from 49% in H1. Average days to pay rose from 73 to 81 across the same period.
Construction (SIC 41201) benchmark is 67 days; Halford runs at 81 — fourteen days slower.
Two outstanding charges, the most recent filed August 2025. Consistent with leveraged operation.
Founders Stephen and Patrick Halford still in place since 2013. Olivia Burgess joined finance in November 2024.
INV-0419 · £12,480.00 · drafted by Claude Haiku
Hi Halford Bros (Builders) Ltd, Hope all is well at your end. A quick nudge that invoice INV-0419 for £12,480.00 was due on 10 May 2026 and is showing as unpaid on our side. If it is already on its way, please ignore this. Otherwise let me know if there is anything you need from us to release it. Many thanks, Sam Patel Patel & Co Engineering Ltd
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