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How fast companies registered in Blackburn with Darwen pay their suppliers
11 large companies and LLPs with a registered office in Blackburn with Darwen have filed a payment practices report for a period ending since May 2025. The typical one takes 31 days to pay an invoice, the same as the UK figure of 31 days.
31 daysTypical average time to pay (median)
62%Typical share of invoices paid within 30 days
1Companies averaging more than 60 days
20%Typical share not paid within agreed terms
Each company's latest report, for periods ending between 30 April 2026 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 26 council areas in the North West with at least five filers, Blackburn with Darwen ranks 18th for the longest typical time to pay, where first is the slowest.
Every Blackburn with Darwen company, slowest first
| # | Company | Period ending | Average days to pay | Paid within 30 days | Not paid within terms |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Crown Paints Limited | 30 Jun 2026 | 67 | 22% | 20% |
| 2 | Chubb Fire & Security Limited | 30 Jun 2026 | 53 | 25% | 8% |
| 3 | Perspex Distribution Limited | 30 Jun 2026 | 38 | 47% | 25% |
| 4 | Perspex International Limited | 30 Jun 2026 | 33 | 51% | 33% |
| 5 | G & B Home Living Limited | 1 Jun 2026 | 31 | 49% | 7% |
| 6 | Vital Energi Utilities Limited | 30 Jun 2026 | 31 | 62% | 40% |
| 7 | Star Academies | 31 Aug 2026 | 26 | 79% | 25% |
| 8 | The Kay Group (UK) Limited | 30 Apr 2026 | 26 | 97% | 0% |
| 9 | The Kay Group (UK Holdings) Ltd | 30 Apr 2026 | 23 | 85% | 0% |
| 10 | Ciceley Commercials Limited | 30 Jun 2026 | 22 | 72% | 20% |
| 11 | Vital Energi Solutions Limited | 30 Jun 2026 | 17 | 75% | 69% |
Most invoices paid late
- Vital Energi Solutions Limited69%
- Vital Energi Utilities Limited40%
- Perspex International Limited33%
- Perspex Distribution Limited25%
- Star Academies25%
- Ciceley Commercials Limited20%
- Crown Paints Limited20%
- Chubb Fire & Security Limited8%
- G & B Home Living Limited7%
- The Kay Group (UK Holdings) Ltd0%
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.
- Star Academiesrate not given
- Vital Energi Solutions Limitedrate not given
- Vital Energi Utilities 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.