How fast companies registered in Aberdeenshire pay their suppliers
16 large companies and LLPs with a registered office in Aberdeenshire have filed a payment practices report for a period ending since May 2025. The typical one takes 37.5 days to pay an invoice, 6.5 days longer than the UK figure of 31 days.
37.5 daysTypical average time to pay (median)
45.5%Typical share of invoices paid within 30 days
1Companies averaging more than 60 days
54.5%Typical share not paid within agreed terms
Each company's latest report, for periods ending between 30 June 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, Aberdeenshire ranks third for the longest typical time to pay, where first is the slowest.
Every Aberdeenshire company, slowest first
| # | Company | Period ending | Average days to pay | Paid within 30 days | Not paid within terms |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Onesubsea Operations Limited | 30 Jun 2026 | 80 | 46% | 59% |
| 2 | Inspire Catering Scotland LLP | 30 Sep 2026 | 60 | 12% | 4% |
| 3 | Score (Europe) Limited | 1 Jul 2026 | 56 | 16% | 80% |
| 4 | Kca Deutag Technical Support Limited | 30 Jun 2026 | 52 | 11% | 89% |
| 5 | Bancon Homes Limited | 30 Sep 2026 | 48 | 3% | 4% |
| 6 | Subsea 7 Deep Sea Limited | 30 Jun 2026 | 47 | 17% | 79% |
| 7 | Entier Limited | 30 Sep 2026 | 46 | 52% | 2% |
| 8 | Subsea 7 I-Tech Limited | 30 Jun 2026 | 39 | 36% | 61% |
| 9 | JFD Limited | 30 Jun 2026 | 36 | 47% | 50% |
| 10 | Subsea 7 Pipeline Production Limited | 30 Jun 2026 | 36 | 37% | 60% |
| 11 | Bancon Developments Holdings Limited | 30 Sep 2026 | 35 | 45% | 5% |
| 12 | Kca Deutag Drilling Limited | 30 Jun 2026 | 34 | 80% | 20% |
| 13 | Oregon Timber Frame Ltd. | 30 Jun 2025 | 30 | 59% | 0% |
| 14 | Subsea 7 (UK Service Company) Limited | 30 Jun 2026 | 26 | 65% | 64% |
| 15 | Bancon Group Limited | 30 Sep 2026 | 25 | 78% | 0% |
| 16 | Kepak Group Limited | 28 Jun 2026 | 17 | 91% | 82% |
Most invoices paid late
- Kca Deutag Technical Support Limited89%
- Kepak Group Limited82%
- Score (Europe) Limited80%
- Subsea 7 Deep Sea Limited79%
- Subsea 7 (UK Service Company) Limited64%
- Subsea 7 I-Tech Limited61%
- Subsea 7 Pipeline Production Limited60%
- Onesubsea Operations Limited59%
- JFD Limited50%
- Kca Deutag Drilling Limited20%
Share of invoices not paid within the terms agreed with the supplier.
Construction and retentions
1 reported construction contracts in their latest period, and 1 said those contracts hold back retention money, typically at 5%.
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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.