How fast companies registered in Aberdeen pay their suppliers
25 large companies and LLPs with a registered office in Aberdeen have filed a payment practices report for a period ending since May 2025. The typical one takes 34 days to pay an invoice, 3 days longer than the UK figure of 31 days.
34 daysTypical average time to pay (median)
55%Typical share of invoices paid within 30 days
2Companies averaging more than 60 days
16%Typical share not paid within agreed terms
Each company's latest report, for periods ending between 30 September 2025 and 30 September 2026. Location is the registered office on the Companies House register, which is not always where a company trades or employs people. Of the 14 council areas in Scotland with at least five filers, Aberdeen ranks fifth for the longest typical time to pay, where first is the slowest.
Every Aberdeen company, slowest first
| # | Company | Period ending | Average days to pay | Paid within 30 days | Not paid within terms |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proserv UK Limited | 30 Jun 2026 | 186 | 8% | 78% |
| 2 | Petrofac Facilities Management Limited | 30 Jun 2026 | 110 | 10% | 16% |
| 3 | Arr Craib Transport Limited | 30 Sep 2025 | 58 | 9% | 15% |
| 4 | Dingbro Limited | 30 Sep 2026 | 57 | 9% | 64% |
| 5 | Balmoral Comtec Limited | 31 Mar 2026 | 51 | 24% | 29% |
| 6 | Archer (UK) Limited | 30 Jun 2026 | 49 | 5% | 98% |
| 7 | Karro Food Limited | 30 Sep 2026 | 49 | 48% | 16% |
| 8 | First Aberdeen Limited | 28 Sep 2026 | 47 | 27% | 3% |
| 9 | William Wilson Ltd. | 31 Jul 2026 | 45 | 22% | 12% |
| 10 | Asco UK Limited | 30 Jun 2026 | 42 | 29% | 36% |
| 11 | Spirit Production (Services) Limited | 30 Jun 2026 | 38 | 70% | 30% |
| 12 | Aberdeen Association of Social Service | 30 Sep 2026 | 34 | 39% | 60% |
| 13 | Wood Group UK Limited | 30 Jun 2026 | 34 | 57% | 78% |
| 14 | Helix Well Ops (U.K.) Limited | 30 Jun 2026 | 33 | 65% | 5% |
| 15 | Atlantic Resourcing Limited | 30 Jun 2026 | 32 | 53% | 2% |
| 16 | North Star Holdco Limited | 31 Dec 2025 | 30 | 55% | 80% |
| 17 | Ithaca Energy (UK) Limited | 30 Jun 2026 | 28 | 87% | 0% |
| 18 | Worley Services UK Limited | 30 Jun 2026 | 28 | 59% | 41% |
| 19 | Highland Fuels Limited | 31 Dec 2025 | 24 | 89% | 91% |
| 20 | Serica Energy Chinook Limited | 30 Jun 2026 | 24 | 83% | 17% |
| 21 | Britoil Limited | 30 Jun 2026 | 23 | 92% | 9% |
| 22 | Bureau Veritas Solutions Marine & Offshore Limited | 30 Jun 2026 | 23 | 84% | 2% |
| 23 | Lincs Wind Farm Limited | 30 Jun 2026 | 21 | 61% | 6% |
| 24 | Ineos UK E&P Holdings Limited | 30 Jun 2026 | 18 | 95% | 2% |
| 25 | Inner Dowsing Wind Farm Limited | 30 Jun 2026 | 10 | 100% | 0% |
Most invoices paid late
- Archer (UK) Limited98%
- Highland Fuels Limited91%
- North Star Holdco Limited80%
- Proserv UK Limited78%
- Wood Group UK Limited78%
- Dingbro Limited64%
- Aberdeen Association of Social Service60%
- Worley Services UK Limited41%
- Asco UK Limited36%
- Spirit Production (Services) Limited30%
Share of invoices not paid within the terms agreed with the supplier.
Construction and retentions
4 reported construction contracts in their latest period, and none reported retention clauses.
All retention clausesUse this data
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Source: payment practices reports filed by each company under the Reporting on Payment Practices and Performance Regulations, published by the Department for Business and Trade on Check payment practices, Open Government Licence v3.0. Registered office from Companies House. Data as filed to 3 November 2026.