| Reporting Period | Filing Date | Average Time to Pay (days) | Paid within 30 days | Paid 31-60 days | Paid after 60 days | Not Paid within Terms |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Sept 2025 - 27 Mar 2026 | 21 Apr 2026 | 64 | 20% | 24% | 56% | 21% |
| 29 Mar 2025 - 26 Sept 2025 | 17 Oct 2025 | 65 | 18% | 24% | 58% | 18% |
| 28 Sept 2024 - 28 Mar 2025 | 16 Apr 2025 | 41 | 43% | 27% | 30% | 16% |
| 30 Mar 2024 - 27 Sept 2024 | 23 Oct 2024 | 43 | 40% | 26% | 34% | 14% |
| 01 Oct 2023 - 31 Mar 2024 | 19 Apr 2024 | 48 | 34% | 25% | 41% | 12% |
| 01 Apr 2023 - 29 Sept 2023 | 19 Oct 2023 | 46 | 35% | 32% | 33% | 12% |
| 01 Oct 2022 - 31 Mar 2023 | 21 Apr 2023 | 43 | 39% | 27% | 34% | 15% |
| 01 Apr 2022 - 30 Sept 2022 | 24 Oct 2022 | 39 | 45% | 30% | 25% | 17% |
| 01 Oct 2021 - 31 Mar 2022 | 28 Apr 2022 | 41 | 45% | 26% | 29% | 28% |
| 01 Apr 2021 - 30 Sept 2021 | 20 Oct 2021 | 44 | 40% | 27% | 33% | 27% |
| 01 Oct 2020 - 31 Mar 2021 | 29 Apr 2021 | 47 | 43% | 24% | 33% | 52% |
| 01 Oct 2019 - 31 Mar 2020 | 05 May 2020 | 51 | 38% | 19% | 43% | 49% |
| 01 Jun 2019 - 30 Sept 2019 | 29 Oct 2019 | 48 | 28% | 38% | 35% | 20% |
| 01 Dec 2018 - 31 May 2019 | 17 Jun 2019 | 51 | 24% | 37% | 39% | 18% |
| 01 Jun 2018 - 30 Nov 2018 | 24 Dec 2018 | 54 | 25% | 29% | 46% | 18% |
| 01 Dec 2017 - 31 May 2018 | 02 Jul 2018 | 55 | 22% | 33% | 46% | 19% |
| 01 Jun 2017 - 30 Nov 2017 | 02 Jul 2018 | 62 | 16% | 28% | 56% | 25% |
This information is as reported by the business, and responses are in their own words.
Standard payment terms
Ainscough Crane Hire Ltd implements different payment terms for different types of contracts. The most frequently used payment terms are 60 days; these terms are a requirement for nationally agreed supply contracts. For smaller local suppliers 30 day payment terms are implemented, and suppliers of major components and parts agree to 90 days.
Were there any changes to the standard payment terms in the reporting period?
No information available
Any other information about payment terms
No additional information
Maximum contractual payment period agreed
90
Disputes concerning payments should be addressed to the purchase ledger team by email or telephone. In the first instance the team seek to resolve the dispute directly however where this is not possible relevant members of the Finance and Operational teams will be consulted for further guidance. If the dispute cannot be resolved with managerial advice, the matter will be referred to our commercial team, who will consider seeking external legal advice to reach an agreement with the supplier.
Has this business signed up to a code of conduct or standards on payment practices?
For example, signatories to The Prompt Payment Code must commit to paying 95% of their invoices within 60 days.
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Does this business offer e-invoicing in relation to qualifying contracts?
This is where suppliers can electronically submit and track invoices. It's not just allowing suppliers to email them an invoice.
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Does this business offer supply chain finance?
This is where a supplier who has submitted an invoice can be paid by a third-party finance provider earlier than the agreed payment date. The business would then pay the finance provider the invoiced sum.
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Under its payment practices and policies, can this business deduct sums from payments under qualifying contracts as a charge for remaining on a supplier list?
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During the reporting period, did the business deduct sums from payments as a charge for remaining on a supplier list?
No information available
Ainscough Crane Hire Ltd trades as Ainscough Crane Hire, a UK crane hire and lifting solutions company operating nationally from around 30 depots. It provides crane hire and equipment rental, contract lifts, complex and heavy lifts, emergency response services and turnkey shutdown management, along with specialist transport logistics and lifting services for wind turbine construction, major component changes and decommissioning. The company operates a fleet of over 400 cranes, including heavy cranes, crawler cranes and mobile tower cranes, with lifting capacity up to 800 tonnes. It serves sectors including infrastructure and construction, industrial, petrochemical, oil and gas, and power generation, and describes itself as the largest crane hire company in the UK.
Generated from the company's website and Companies House records. Sources: groupainscough.co.uk · groupainscough.co.uk