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How fast companies registered in Antrim and Newtownabbey pay their suppliers
7 large companies and LLPs with a registered office in Antrim and Newtownabbey have filed a payment practices report for a period ending since May 2025. The typical one takes 32 days to pay an invoice, 1 day longer than the UK figure of 31 days.
32 daysTypical average time to pay (median)
51%Typical share of invoices paid within 30 days
0Companies averaging more than 60 days
15%Typical share not paid within agreed terms
Each company's latest report, for periods ending between 30 June 2026 and 5 July 2026. Location is the registered office on the Companies House register, which is not always where a company trades or employs people. Of the 6 council areas in Northern Ireland with at least five filers, Antrim and Newtownabbey ranks fifth for the longest typical time to pay, where first is the slowest.
Every Antrim and Newtownabbey company, slowest first
| # | Company | Period ending | Average days to pay | Paid within 30 days | Not paid within terms |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Whitemountain Quarries Ltd | 30 Jun 2026 | 59 | 27% | 30% |
| 2 | Henderson Wholesale Limited | 30 Jun 2026 | 42 | 27% | 12% |
| 3 | Belfast International Airport Limited | 30 Jun 2026 | 40 | 24% | 34% |
| 4 | Mclaughlin & Harvey Limited | 30 Jun 2026 | 32 | 51% | 15% |
| 5 | Brett Martin Limited | 30 Jun 2026 | 29 | 57% | 35% |
| 6 | Capita Managed IT Solutions Limited | 30 Jun 2026 | 23 | 67% | 11% |
| 7 | Henderson Retail Limited | 5 Jul 2026 | 11 | 96% | 2% |
Most invoices paid late
- Brett Martin Limited35%
- Belfast International Airport Limited34%
- Whitemountain Quarries Ltd30%
- Mclaughlin & Harvey Limited15%
- Henderson Wholesale Limited12%
- Capita Managed IT Solutions Limited11%
- Henderson Retail Limited2%
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.
- Mclaughlin & Harvey Limitedrate not given
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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.