About
Watkin Jones & Sons is a UK construction contractor with its registered office in Bangor. Its main company at Companies House is WATKIN JONES & SON LIMITED (company number 02539870, incorporated in 1990). Companies House lists its activities as commercial building. It files payment practices reports with the government, so its payment record is shown below.
Key figures
- Profit before tax, year to Sept 2025
- £8.2m
- Margin 4.4% (6.8% the year before)
- Accounts at Companies House
- Average days to pay suppliers, Oct 2025 to Mar 2026
- 46 days
- 32% paid within 30 days, 10% not paid to agreed terms
- Government payment practices report
Payment record
Watkin Jones & Sons pays suppliers in an average of 46 days: joint 107th fastest of 122 companies on our payment league table.
Watkin Jones & Sons's average time to pay its suppliers in each six-month report, the first ending Sep 2018.
| Period ending | Average days | Paid within 30 days | Not paid to agreed terms |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 18 | 60 | 8% | 31% |
| Mar 19 | 63 | 8% | 31% |
| Sep 19 | 61 | 5% | 28% |
| Mar 20 | 53 | 22% | 16% |
| Sep 20 | 54 | 19% | 28% |
| Mar 21 | 61 | 11% | 17% |
| Sep 21 | 55 | 15% | 12% |
| Mar 22 | 56 | 15% | 12% |
| Sep 22 | 55 | 17% | 14% |
| Mar 23 | 48 | 26% | 9% |
| Sep 23 | 49 | 23% | 9% |
| Mar 24 | 51 | 25% | 13% |
| Sep 24 | 56 | 28% | 11% |
| Mar 25 | 51 | 26% | 12% |
| Sep 25 | 56 | 26% | 10% |
| Mar 26 | 46 | 32% | 10% |
Payment practices reports, Check Payment Practices (GOV.UK). Each point is one six-month report covering all suppliers.
Paid within 30 days, and not paid within the agreed terms, in each report. A rising late share is the warning sign to watch.
Payment practices reports, Check Payment Practices (GOV.UK). Each point is one six-month report covering all suppliers.
- 32%53%15%
Latest payment practices report.
Average days to pay
Watkin Jones & Sons: 46 days
Latest report for each company on the payment league table.
Financial history
Turnover, profit, margin, net assets, cash and staff over 5 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 19 Oct 2026
- Green
No insolvency cases on record.
Companies House · Last checked 19 Oct 2026
- Green
Accounts up to date (next due 30 Jun 2027).
Companies House · Last checked 19 Oct 2026
- Green
Confirmation statement up to date.
Companies House · Last checked 19 Oct 2026
- Info
Latest accounts: full, made up to 30 Sept 2025.
Companies House · Source date: 30 Sept 2025 · Last checked 19 Oct 2026
- Info
23 outstanding charges, newest 9 Aug 2024.
Companies House · Last checked 19 Oct 2026
- Info
Incorporated 17 Sept 1990.
Companies House · Source date: 17 Sept 1990 · Last checked 19 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 19 Oct 2026
- Amber
32% of invoices paid within 30 days, 53% in 31 to 60 days, 15% after 60 days. 10% not paid within agreed terms.
Payment practices report (GOV.UK) · Source date: 31 Mar 2026 · Last checked 19 Oct 2026
- Info
Average time to pay down from 56 to 46 days since the previous report (Apr 2025 to Sept 2025).
Payment practices report (GOV.UK) · Source date: 31 Mar 2026 · Last checked 19 Oct 2026
- Info
Uses retention clauses in construction contracts, standard rate 5%, 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 19 Oct 2026
- Info
Not listed on the Fair Payment Code.
Office of the Small Business Commissioner · Last checked 19 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 14 Oct 2026
Insolvency notices1 green
- Green
No Gazette insolvency notices in the last 24 months.
The Gazette · Last checked 19 Oct 2026
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- Address
- 3 Llys Y Bont, Parc Menai, Bangor, LL57 4BN
- Website
- Visit website
- Companies House
- 02539870