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How fast companies registered in Basildon pay their suppliers
8 large companies and LLPs with a registered office in Basildon have filed a payment practices report for a period ending since May 2025. The typical one takes 47 days to pay an invoice, 16 days longer than the UK figure of 31 days.
47 daysTypical average time to pay (median)
29%Typical share of invoices paid within 30 days
2Companies averaging more than 60 days
6%Typical share not paid within agreed terms
Each company's latest report, for periods ending between 31 May 2026 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 31 council areas in the East of England with at least five filers, Basildon ranks second for the longest typical time to pay, where first is the slowest.
Every Basildon company, slowest first
| # | Company | Period ending | Average days to pay | Paid within 30 days | Not paid within terms |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wernick Hire Limited | 30 Jun 2026 | 64 | 6% | 0% |
| 2 | Ford Technologies Limited | 30 Jun 2026 | 61 | 1% | 5% |
| 3 | Ford Motor Company Limited | 30 Jun 2026 | 56 | 4% | 7% |
| 4 | Fce Bank PLC | 30 Jun 2026 | 55 | 4% | 20% |
| 5 | Babble Cloud Limited | 31 May 2026 | 39 | 52% | 43% |
| 6 | SS&C Financial Services International Limited | 30 Jun 2026 | 24 | 79% | 21% |
| 7 | Ground Control Limited | 30 Sep 2026 | 21 | 97% | 3% |
| 8 | Lee Chapel Multi Academy Trust | 31 Aug 2026 | 10 | 96% | 0% |
Most invoices paid late
- Babble Cloud Limited43%
- SS&C Financial Services International Limited21%
- Fce Bank PLC20%
- Ford Motor Company Limited7%
- Ford Technologies Limited5%
- Ground Control Limited3%
- Lee Chapel Multi Academy Trust0%
- Wernick Hire Limited0%
Share of invoices not paid within the terms agreed with the supplier.
Construction and retentions
4 reported construction contracts in their latest period, and 1 said those contracts hold back retention money.
- Ground Control 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.