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How long do water & waste companies take to pay their suppliers?

Every large UK company must publish how fast it actually pays. This page lists all 91 companies in water & waste with statutory payment reports on record, alphabetically; the median is taken from the 61 that filed within the last 15 months. Check the “latest period” column — some stopped reporting.

Sector median
37 days
Companies reporting
61

Median of each company's latest reported average time to pay. Source: gov.uk Payment Practices register, used under OGL v3.0.

Invoicing a company in this sector? Run the free check to see their individual pattern, the payment window to expect, and what the Late Payment Act entitles you to.

All reporting companies, A–Z

CompanyAvg days to payLatest period
Affinity Water Limited292026-03
Amentum (UK) Ltd.312024-09
Ameycespa (Awrp) Odc Limited162020-07
Ameycespa (East) Limited92023-06
Anglian Water Business (National) Limited262026-03
Anglian Water Services Limited592026-03
Biffa Municipal Limited452026-03
Biffa Waste Services Limited442026-03
Bristol Water PLC592023-01
Bywaters (Leyton) Limited532026-03
Castle Water Limited202026-03
Clear Business Water Limited222024-10
Commercial Services Kent Limited212026-03
Cornwall Energy Recovery Ltd232025-03
Cory Environmental Limited272025-12
Cumbria Waste Management Ltd.462025-03
Donald Ward Limited252025-09
Ds Smith Recycling UK Limited552025-12
Dwr Cymru Cyfyngedig252026-03
Enovert South Limited552022-12
Enva England Limited362026-03
Erith Contractors Limited542020-09
Fcc Environment Services (UK) Limited222024-12
Fcc Recycling (UK) Limited382025-12
H W Martin Waste Limited312026-01
Hafren Dyfrdwy Cyfyngedig472025-03
Hills Waste Solutions Limited312026-04
Hughes and Salvidge Limited342026-03
Industrial Water Jetting Systems Limited242023-09
Integrated Water Services Limited332021-09
Keltbray Environmental Ltd502021-04
Kent Enviropower Limited272025-12
Kier Integrated Services Limited432025-12
M J Church (Plant) Limited462026-03
Merseyside Energy Recovery Ltd262025-03
Mick George Earthworks Limited592025-12
Mick George Recycling Limited452025-12
Mitie Waste & Environmental Services Limited542026-03
Northern Ireland Water Limited142026-03
Northumberland Energy Recovery Ltd232025-03
Northumbrian Water Limited362026-03
Nuvia Limited292025-12
Personnel Hygiene Services Limited372026-03
Portsmouth Water Limited132026-03
Powerday PLC272026-01
Reconomy (UK) Limited472024-12
Renewi UK Services Limited372026-03
Rhodar Industrial Services Limited532025-12
Rhodar Limited462021-12
Riverside Resource Recovery Limited272025-12
Ronald Hull Jnr. Limited272023-09
Rsk Environment Limited372026-03
S. Norton & Co Limited172022-12
Scottish Water Business Stream Limited262026-03
Severn Trent Services Operations UK Limited332026-03
Severn Trent Water Limited402026-03
Smith's (Gloucester) Limited592021-09
South Downs Waste Services Limited52021-06
South East London Combined Heat and Power Limited302025-12
South East Water Limited412026-03
South Staffordshire Water PLC282021-09
South West Water Limited302025-09
Southern Water Services Limited422026-03
Stirling Water Seafield Limited152025-06
Suez Recycling and Recovery UK Ltd482025-12
Sutton and East Surrey Water PLC462024-09
Thames Water Utilities Limited602026-03
UK Waste Management Limited422026-03
United Utilities Water Limited142026-03
Veolia Es Birmingham Limited452025-12
Veolia Es Hampshire Ltd382025-12
Veolia Es Merseyside & Halton Limited342025-12
Veolia Es Nottinghamshire Limited372025-12
Veolia Es Sheffield Limited362025-12
Veolia Es Shropshire Limited402025-12
Veolia Es South Downs Ltd342025-12
Veolia Es Southwark Limited392025-12
Veolia Es Staffordshire Limited422025-12
Veolia Water Outsourcing Limited382025-12
Viridor Avonmouth Waste Services Limited102026-03
Viridor Enviroscot Limited282022-03
Viridor Oxfordshire Limited572025-09
Viridor Resource Management Limited492024-09
Viridor South London Limited412025-03
Vws (UK) Ltd432020-12
Water Plus Limited372026-03
Water Plus Select Limited172022-03
Wessex Water Services Limited182025-12
West London Energy Recovery Ltd252025-03
William Tracey Limited422026-03
Yorkshire Water Services Limited302026-03

Alphabetical, not a ranking. Each figure is the company's own latest statutory report; click through for their full history and sources.

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