How fast companies registered in Colchester pay their suppliers

7 large companies and LLPs with a registered office in Colchester 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)

51%Typical share of invoices paid within 30 days

0Companies averaging more than 60 days

24%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 31 council areas in the East of England with at least five filers, Colchester ranks 20th for the longest typical time to pay, where first is the slowest.

Every Colchester company, slowest first

#	Company	Period ending	Average days to pay	Paid within 30 days	Not paid within terms
1	Jack Sealey Limited	30 Apr 2026	41	25%	12%
2	Ford Retail Limited	30 Jun 2026	40	26%	6%
3	Wilkin & Sons Limited	30 Jun 2026	33	51%	24%
4	MSX International Limited	30 Jun 2026	31	71%	28%
5	Myriad Group Limited	30 Sep 2026	30	41%	49%
6	Cera Care Central Limited	30 Jun 2026	28	77%	37%
7	Rmpa Services PLC	30 Sep 2026	26	80%	21%

Most invoices paid late

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, typically at 5%.

Rmpa Services PLC5%

All retention clauses

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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.