How fast companies registered in Bedford pay their suppliers

9 large companies and LLPs with a registered office in Bedford have filed a payment practices report for a period ending since May 2025. The typical one takes 29 days to pay an invoice, 2 days shorter than the UK figure of 31 days.

29 daysTypical average time to pay (median)

77%Typical share of invoices paid within 30 days

1Companies averaging more than 60 days

17%Typical share not paid within agreed terms

Each company's latest report, for periods ending between 31 December 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 31 council areas in the East of England with at least five filers, Bedford ranks 27th for the longest typical time to pay, where first is the slowest.

Every Bedford company, slowest first

#	Company	Period ending	Average days to pay	Paid within 30 days	Not paid within terms
1	Belron UK Limited	30 Jun 2026	65	77%	82%
2	S.D.C. Builders Limited	30 Sep 2026	38	33%	7%
3	Stonbury Limited	31 Dec 2025	36	32%	1%
4	Leidos Security Detection & Automation U.K. Ltd.	30 Jun 2026	31	90%	8%
5	Charles Wells Limited	30 Sep 2026	29	59%	38%
6	Wyboston Lakes Limited	30 Jun 2026	28	44%	78%
7	Copart UK Limited	31 Jul 2026	27	85%	17%
8	Movianto UK Limited	30 Jun 2026	20	87%	7%
9	The Harpur Trust	30 Jun 2026	19	93%	29%

Most invoices paid late

Share of invoices not paid within the terms agreed with the supplier.

Construction and retentions

4 reported construction contracts in their latest period, and 3 said those contracts hold back retention money.

S.D.C. Builders Limitedrate not given
Stonbury Limitedrate not given
The Harpur Trustrate not given

All retention clauses

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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.