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How fast companies registered in Cherwell pay their suppliers
21 large companies and LLPs with a registered office in Cherwell have filed a payment practices report for a period ending since May 2025. The typical one takes 28 days to pay an invoice, 3 days shorter than the UK figure of 31 days.
28 daysTypical average time to pay (median)
63%Typical share of invoices paid within 30 days
0Companies averaging more than 60 days
1%Typical share not paid within agreed terms
Each company's latest report, for periods ending between 30 September 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 50 council areas in the South East with at least five filers, Cherwell ranks 34th for the longest typical time to pay, where first is the slowest.
Every Cherwell company, slowest first
| # | Company | Period ending | Average days to pay | Paid within 30 days | Not paid within terms |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Essentra International Limited | 30 Jun 2026 | 56 | 36% | 49% |
| 2 | Essentra Components Limited | 30 Jun 2026 | 53 | 20% | 53% |
| 3 | Dematic Limited | 30 Jun 2026 | 43 | 36% | 26% |
| 4 | Viridor Energy Limited | 30 Sep 2026 | 41 | 40% | 13% |
| 5 | Haas Formula UK Ltd | 30 Jun 2026 | 39 | 24% | 12% |
| 6 | Ball Colegrave Limited | 30 Sep 2025 | 32 | 63% | 1% |
| 7 | Value Retail Management Limited | 30 Jun 2026 | 32 | 54% | 4% |
| 8 | Value Retail Management (Bicester Village) Limited | 30 Jun 2026 | 30 | 58% | 3% |
| 9 | Viridor Efw (Runcorn) Limited | 30 Sep 2026 | 30 | 45% | 0% |
| 10 | Viridor Trident Park Limited | 30 Sep 2026 | 29 | 56% | 0% |
| 11 | Viridor Oxfordshire Limited | 30 Sep 2026 | 28 | 53% | 0% |
| 12 | DCS Group (UK) Limited | 30 Jun 2026 | 27 | 81% | 1% |
| 13 | Viridor Avonmouth Waste Services Limited | 30 Sep 2026 | 27 | 66% | 0% |
| 14 | Viridor South London Limited | 30 Sep 2026 | 27 | 64% | 0% |
| 15 | Airbus Helicopters UK Limited | 30 Jun 2026 | 16 | 87% | 13% |
| 16 | Lloyds Bank Commercial Finance Limited | 30 Jun 2026 | 13 | 93% | 5% |
| 17 | Banbury Heath Limited | 28 Dec 2025 | 8 | 100% | 0% |
| 18 | Bansols Beta Limited | 28 Jun 2026 | 8 | 100% | 0% |
| 19 | Hertford Heath Limited | 28 Jun 2026 | 8 | 100% | 0% |
| 20 | KL Ventures Limited | 28 Jun 2026 | 8 | 100% | 0% |
| 21 | Third State Pizza Company Limited | 28 Dec 2025 | 8 | 100% | 0% |
Most invoices paid late
- Essentra Components Limited53%
- Essentra International Limited49%
- Dematic Limited26%
- Airbus Helicopters UK Limited13%
- Viridor Energy Limited13%
- Haas Formula UK Ltd12%
- Lloyds Bank Commercial Finance Limited5%
- Value Retail Management Limited4%
- Value Retail Management (Bicester Village) Limited3%
- Ball Colegrave Limited1%
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.
- Dematic 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.