Sectors · payment practices · gov.uk
How fast UK companies pay, by sector
Large UK companies and LLPs within the reporting duty publish how quickly they pay suppliers. This is the median across 5861 reporting companies in each sector, from their own statutory Payment Practices reports. Pick a sector to see the reporting companies in it.
Accommodation & food146 companies reporting34median daysAdministrative & support services593 companies reporting27median daysAgriculture, forestry & fishing39 companies reporting31median daysArts & entertainment73 companies reporting28median daysConstruction394 companies reporting33median daysEducation309 companies reporting24median daysElectricity & gas158 companies reporting25.5median daysFinancial services639 companies reporting22median daysHealth & social care138 companies reporting26.5median daysInformation & communication476 companies reporting28.5median daysManufacturing979 companies reporting45median daysMining & quarrying97 companies reporting32median daysOther services115 companies reporting31median daysProfessional & technical services510 companies reporting30median daysReal estate73 companies reporting27median daysTransport & storage245 companies reporting35median daysWater & waste62 companies reporting37median daysWholesale & retail trade815 companies reporting37median days
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Median of each company's latest reported average time to pay. Source: gov.uk Payment Practices register, used under OGL v3.0. Not financial advice and not a credit rating. Built by YORXEN LTD · registered in England & Wales · CRN 17303256 · privacy · terms.