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How fast companies registered in Ashford pay their suppliers
11 large companies and LLPs with a registered office in Ashford have filed a payment practices report for a period ending since May 2025. The typical one takes 51 days to pay an invoice, 20 days longer than the UK figure of 31 days.
51 daysTypical average time to pay (median)
33%Typical share of invoices paid within 30 days
3Companies averaging more than 60 days
25%Typical share not paid within agreed terms
Each company's latest report, for periods ending between 30 June 2025 and 31 August 2026. Location is the registered office on the Companies House register, which is not always where a company trades or employs people. Of the 50 council areas in the South East with at least five filers, Ashford ranks second for the longest typical time to pay, where first is the slowest.
Every Ashford company, slowest first
| # | Company | Period ending | Average days to pay | Paid within 30 days | Not paid within terms |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Coty Manufacturing UK Limited | 30 Jun 2026 | 75 | 19% | 9% |
| 2 | P&O Ferries Limited | 30 Jun 2026 | 64 | 18% | 73% |
| 3 | P&O Short Sea Ferries Limited | 30 Jun 2026 | 62 | 8% | 70% |
| 4 | P&O European Ferries (Irish Sea) Limited | 30 Jun 2026 | 58 | 13% | 73% |
| 5 | Coty UK&I Ltd | 30 Jun 2026 | 54 | 39% | 25% |
| 6 | Sysco GB Limited | 30 Jun 2026 | 51 | 17% | 9% |
| 7 | Coty Services UK Limited | 30 Jun 2025 | 40 | 48% | 29% |
| 8 | Fairfax Meadow Europe Limited | 30 Jun 2026 | 31 | 33% | 7% |
| 9 | Integrated Care 24 | 30 Jun 2026 | 27 | 71% | 29% |
| 10 | Tenterden Schools Trust | 31 Aug 2026 | 20 | 80% | 16% |
| 11 | Reliable Contractors Limited | 31 May 2026 | 7 | 94% | 0% |
Most invoices paid late
- P&O European Ferries (Irish Sea) Limited73%
- P&O Ferries Limited73%
- P&O Short Sea Ferries Limited70%
- Coty Services UK Limited29%
- Integrated Care 2429%
- Coty UK&I Ltd25%
- Tenterden Schools Trust16%
- Coty Manufacturing UK Limited9%
- Sysco GB Limited9%
- Fairfax Meadow Europe Limited7%
Share of invoices not paid within the terms agreed with the supplier.
Construction and retentions
2 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.