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How fast companies registered in Bradford pay their suppliers
24 large companies and LLPs with a registered office in Bradford have filed a payment practices report for a period ending since May 2025. The typical one takes 42 days to pay an invoice, 11 days longer than the UK figure of 31 days.
42 daysTypical average time to pay (median)
41.5%Typical share of invoices paid within 30 days
7Companies averaging more than 60 days
6%Typical share not paid within agreed terms
Each company's latest report, for periods ending between 30 June 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 14 council areas in Yorkshire and the Humber with at least five filers, Bradford ranks third for the longest typical time to pay, where first is the slowest.
Every Bradford company, slowest first
| # | Company | Period ending | Average days to pay | Paid within 30 days | Not paid within terms |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carnaudmetalbox Engineering Limited | 30 Jun 2026 | 73 | 9% | 35% |
| 2 | Barrett Steel Limited | 30 Sep 2026 | 67 | 5% | 17% |
| 3 | Farmers Boy Limited | 26 Apr 2026 | 66 | 11% | 1% |
| 4 | Airedale Catering Equipment Group Limited | 30 Jun 2025 | 65 | 21% | 49% |
| 5 | Rathbone Kear Limited | 26 Apr 2026 | 63 | 3% | 1% |
| 6 | International Seafoods Limited | 26 Apr 2026 | 62 | 1% | 1% |
| 7 | WM Morrison Produce Limited | 26 Apr 2026 | 61 | 6% | 2% |
| 8 | Epta UK Limited | 31 Dec 2025 | 58 | 7% | 24% |
| 9 | WM Morrison Supermarkets Limited | 26 Apr 2026 | 50 | 11% | 0% |
| 10 | Damartex UK Limited | 26 Jun 2026 | 49 | 22% | 79% |
| 11 | Denso Marston Ltd | 30 Sep 2026 | 43 | 42% | 17% |
| 12 | Lruk (Retail) Limited | 30 Jun 2026 | 43 | 33% | 10% |
| 13 | Hallmark Cards PLC | 30 Jun 2026 | 41 | 42% | 11% |
| 14 | TGC (2015) Limited | 30 Jun 2026 | 40 | 53% | 23% |
| 15 | Alliance Property Holdings Limited | 26 Apr 2026 | 37 | 47% | 0% |
| 16 | Yorkshire Water Services Limited | 30 Sep 2026 | 36 | 41% | 11% |
| 17 | Freemans Public Limited Company | 29 Aug 2026 | 35 | 57% | 25% |
| 18 | Accord Mortgages Limited | 30 Jun 2026 | 31 | 76% | 3% |
| 19 | Beckfoot Trust | 31 Aug 2026 | 24 | 69% | 0% |
| 20 | Vanquis Bank Limited | 30 Jun 2026 | 23 | 98% | 2% |
| 21 | Vanquis Banking Group PLC | 30 Jun 2026 | 23 | 96% | 4% |
| 22 | Bradford Diocesan Academies Trust | 31 Aug 2026 | 22 | 80% | 2% |
| 23 | Exceed Academies Trust | 31 Aug 2026 | 22 | 82% | 8% |
| 24 | Neerock Limited | 26 Apr 2026 | 13 | 88% | 0% |
Most invoices paid late
- Damartex UK Limited79%
- Airedale Catering Equipment Group Limited49%
- Carnaudmetalbox Engineering Limited35%
- Freemans Public Limited Company25%
- Epta UK Limited24%
- TGC (2015) Limited23%
- Barrett Steel Limited17%
- Denso Marston Ltd17%
- Hallmark Cards PLC11%
- Yorkshire Water Services Limited11%
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.
- Exceed Academies Trustrate 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.