About
M J Church (Plant) is a UK construction contractor with its registered office in Chippenham, incorporated in 1984. Companies House lists its activities as civil engineering. It files payment practices reports with the government, so its payment record is shown below.
Key figures
- Profit before tax, year to Sept 2025
- £11.0m
- Margin 10.1% (9.1% the year before)
- Accounts at Companies House
- Average days to pay suppliers, Oct 2025 to Mar 2026
- 46 days
- 23% paid within 30 days, 80% not paid to agreed terms
- Government payment practices report
Payment record
M J Church (Plant) pays suppliers in an average of 46 days: joint 107th fastest of 122 companies on our payment league table.
- 23%55%22%
Latest payment practices report.
Average days to pay
M J Church (Plant): 46 days
Latest report for each company on the payment league table.
Financial history
Turnover, profit, margin, net assets, cash and staff over 2 years, read from the company's own accounts at Companies House.
CR Signals
Construction Rating's checks on payment and financial health, built from public data. Not a credit score or a credit report. How CR Signals work
Company record4 green, 3 info
- Green
Active company.
Companies House · Last checked 20 Oct 2026
- Green
No insolvency cases on record.
Companies House · Last checked 20 Oct 2026
- Green
Accounts up to date (next due 30 Jun 2027).
Companies House · Last checked 20 Oct 2026
- Green
Confirmation statement up to date.
Companies House · Last checked 20 Oct 2026
- Info
Latest accounts: full, made up to 30 Sept 2025.
Companies House · Source date: 30 Sept 2025 · Last checked 20 Oct 2026
- Info
No outstanding charges (6 satisfied).
Companies House · Last checked 20 Oct 2026
- Info
Incorporated 19 Oct 1984.
Companies House · Source date: 19 Oct 1984 · Last checked 20 Oct 2026
Payment behaviour2 amber, 3 info
- Amber
Average 46 days to pay (Oct 2025 to Mar 2026).
Payment practices report (GOV.UK) · Source date: 31 Mar 2026 · Last checked 20 Oct 2026
- Amber
23% of invoices paid within 30 days, 55% in 31 to 60 days, 22% after 60 days. 80% not paid within agreed terms.
Payment practices report (GOV.UK) · Source date: 31 Mar 2026 · Last checked 20 Oct 2026
- Info
Average time to pay up from 39 to 46 days since the previous report (Apr 2025 to Sept 2025).
Payment practices report (GOV.UK) · Source date: 31 Mar 2026 · Last checked 20 Oct 2026
- Info
Uses retention clauses in construction contracts, not on the same terms as its own client retentions, retentions held equal 15% of payments (Oct 2025 to Mar 2026).
Payment practices report (GOV.UK) · Source date: 31 Mar 2026 · Last checked 20 Oct 2026
- Info
Not listed on the Fair Payment Code.
Office of the Small Business Commissioner · Last checked 20 Oct 2026
Latest accounts1 green
- Green
The auditor reported no material uncertainty about going concern in the accounts to 30 September 2025.
Companies House accounts · Source date: 30 Sept 2025 · Last checked 20 Oct 2026
Insolvency notices1 green
- Green
No Gazette insolvency notices in the last 24 months.
The Gazette · Last checked 20 Oct 2026
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- Address
- Star Farm, Marshfield, Chippenham, Wiltshire, SN14 8LH
- Companies House
- 01856955