How fast companies registered in Cardiff pay their suppliers
14 large companies and LLPs with a registered office in Cardiff have filed a payment practices report for a period ending since May 2025. The typical one takes 23 days to pay an invoice, 8 days shorter than the UK figure of 31 days.
23 daysTypical average time to pay (median)
81.5%Typical share of invoices paid within 30 days
1Companies averaging more than 60 days
16.5%Typical share not paid within agreed terms
Each company's latest report, for periods ending between 30 April 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 8 council areas in Wales with at least five filers, Cardiff ranks eighth for the longest typical time to pay, where first is the slowest.
Every Cardiff company, slowest first
| # | Company | Period ending | Average days to pay | Paid within 30 days | Not paid within terms |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gocompare.Com Finance Limited | 30 Sep 2026 | 65 | 49% | 50% |
| 2 | Admiral Financial Services Limited | 30 Jun 2026 | 28 | 78% | 25% |
| 3 | DWR Cymru Cyfyngedig | 30 Sep 2026 | 28 | 92% | 15% |
| 4 | Pharmaron UK Limited | 30 Jun 2026 | 28 | 73% | 28% |
| 5 | CH4 Gas Utility and Maintenance Services Limited | 30 Jun 2026 | 23 | 70% | 25% |
| 6 | Inspop.Com Limited | 30 Jun 2026 | 23 | 73% | 42% |
| 7 | Modus Services Limited | 30 Sep 2026 | 23 | 91% | 4% |
| 8 | Newlaw Legal Limited | 30 Apr 2026 | 23 | 45% | 12% |
| 9 | Eui Limited | 30 Jun 2026 | 22 | 87% | 13% |
| 10 | Wjec Cbac Limited | 30 Sep 2026 | 22 | 89% | 16% |
| 11 | Lexisnexis Risk Solutions UK Limited | 30 Jun 2026 | 21 | 74% | 22% |
| 12 | Shaw Healthcare (Group) Limited | 30 Sep 2026 | 21 | 85% | 5% |
| 13 | Julian Hodge Bank Limited | 30 Sep 2026 | 20 | 86% | 13% |
| 14 | Motonovo Finance Limited | 30 Jun 2026 | 15 | 90% | 17% |
Most invoices paid late
- Gocompare.Com Finance Limited50%
- Inspop.Com Limited42%
- Pharmaron UK Limited28%
- Admiral Financial Services Limited25%
- CH4 Gas Utility and Maintenance Services Limited25%
- Lexisnexis Risk Solutions UK Limited22%
- Motonovo Finance Limited17%
- Wjec Cbac Limited16%
- DWR Cymru Cyfyngedig15%
- Eui Limited13%
Share of invoices not paid within the terms agreed with the supplier.
Construction and retentions
1 reported construction contracts in their latest period, and 1 said those contracts hold back retention money.
- DWR Cymru Cyfyngedigrate 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.