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How fast companies registered in Central Bedfordshire pay their suppliers
16 large companies and LLPs with a registered office in Central Bedfordshire have filed a payment practices report for a period ending since May 2025. The typical one takes 27.5 days to pay an invoice, 3.5 days shorter than the UK figure of 31 days.
27.5 daysTypical average time to pay (median)
85%Typical share of invoices paid within 30 days
0Companies averaging more than 60 days
10.5%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 31 council areas in the East of England with at least five filers, Central Bedfordshire ranks 29th for the longest typical time to pay, where first is the slowest.
Every Central Bedfordshire company, slowest first
| # | Company | Period ending | Average days to pay | Paid within 30 days | Not paid within terms |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Utac UK Ltd | 30 Jun 2025 | 58 | 20% | 64% |
| 2 | Signature Flatbreads (UK) Ltd | 1 Aug 2026 | 54 | 28% | 1% |
| 3 | Essity UK Limited | 30 Jun 2026 | 45 | 43% | 19% |
| 4 | Polar Speed Distribution Limited | 30 Jun 2026 | 38 | 36% | 20% |
| 5 | Whitbread Group PLC | 27 Aug 2026 | 38 | 37% | 4% |
| 6 | Moto Hospitality Limited | 24 Jun 2026 | 35 | 39% | 36% |
| 7 | Tenpin Limited | 31 Dec 2025 | 31 | 96% | 30% |
| 8 | Liebherr - Great Britain Limited | 30 Jun 2026 | 28 | 54% | 79% |
| 9 | Bedfordshire Schools Trust Limited | 31 Aug 2026 | 27 | 83% | 18% |
| 10 | Lockheed Martin UK Ampthill Limited | 30 Jun 2026 | 23 | 95% | 5% |
| 11 | Connells Limited | 30 Jun 2026 | 20 | 87% | 13% |
| 12 | Sequence (UK) Limited | 30 Jun 2026 | 20 | 92% | 8% |
| 13 | Connells Residential | 30 Jun 2026 | 19 | 92% | 8% |
| 14 | Countrywide Estate Agents Limited | 30 Jun 2026 | 19 | 93% | 8% |
| 15 | Certsure LLP | 30 Sep 2026 | 16 | 97% | 3% |
| 16 | Connells Survey & Valuation Limited | 30 Jun 2026 | 9 | 98% | 0% |
Most invoices paid late
- Liebherr - Great Britain Limited79%
- Utac UK Ltd64%
- Moto Hospitality Limited36%
- Tenpin Limited30%
- Polar Speed Distribution Limited20%
- Essity UK Limited19%
- Bedfordshire Schools Trust Limited18%
- Connells Limited13%
- Connells Residential8%
- Countrywide Estate Agents Limited8%
Share of invoices not paid within the terms agreed with the supplier.
Construction and retentions
2 reported construction contracts in their latest period, and 2 said those contracts hold back retention money, typically at 3%.
- Bedfordshire Schools Trust Limited3%
- Moto Hospitality 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.