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How fast companies registered in County Durham pay their suppliers
16 large companies and LLPs with a registered office in County Durham have filed a payment practices report for a period ending since May 2025. The typical one takes 35.5 days to pay an invoice, 4.5 days longer than the UK figure of 31 days.
35.5 daysTypical average time to pay (median)
35%Typical share of invoices paid within 30 days
0Companies averaging more than 60 days
11%Typical share not paid within agreed terms
Each company's latest report, for periods ending between 31 May 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 9 council areas in the North East with at least five filers, County Durham ranks sixth for the longest typical time to pay, where first is the slowest.
Every County Durham company, slowest first
| # | Company | Period ending | Average days to pay | Paid within 30 days | Not paid within terms |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hargreaves Industrial Services Limited | 31 May 2026 | 60 | 17% | 20% |
| 2 | Rainton Construction Limited | 31 Mar 2026 | 52 | 2% | 12% |
| 3 | Hargreaves (UK) Services Limited | 31 May 2025 | 49 | 21% | 18% |
| 4 | M.G.L. Demolition Limited | 31 Mar 2026 | 48 | 8% | 7% |
| 5 | C. A. Blackwell (Contracts) Limited | 31 May 2026 | 45 | 16% | 30% |
| 6 | Hall Construction Services Limited | 31 Jul 2025 | 45 | 13% | 0% |
| 7 | Esh Construction Limited | 31 May 2026 | 40 | 30% | 3% |
| 8 | Quantum Pharmaceutical Limited | 31 Dec 2025 | 36 | 48% | 29% |
| 9 | Northumbrian Water Limited | 30 Sep 2026 | 35 | 32% | 3% |
| 10 | PWS Distributors Limited | 30 Apr 2026 | 34 | 38% | 74% |
| 11 | Stanley Learning Partnership | 31 Aug 2025 | 34 | 62% | 0% |
| 12 | Anglian Water Business (National) Limited | 30 Sep 2026 | 23 | 93% | 4% |
| 13 | North East Autism Society | 30 Sep 2026 | 22 | 90% | 10% |
| 14 | Everflow Limited | 30 Jun 2026 | 19 | 98% | 2% |
| 15 | Advance Learning Partnership | 28 Feb 2026 | 17 | 92% | 24% |
| 16 | Connection Flooring Limited | 31 Jul 2026 | 16 | 75% | 54% |
Most invoices paid late
- PWS Distributors Limited74%
- Connection Flooring Limited54%
- C. A. Blackwell (Contracts) Limited30%
- Quantum Pharmaceutical Limited29%
- Advance Learning Partnership24%
- Hargreaves Industrial Services Limited20%
- Hargreaves (UK) Services Limited18%
- Rainton Construction Limited12%
- North East Autism Society10%
- M.G.L. Demolition Limited7%
Share of invoices not paid within the terms agreed with the supplier.
Construction and retentions
6 reported construction contracts in their latest period, and 5 said those contracts hold back retention money, typically at 5%.
- M.G.L. Demolition Limited5%
- Rainton Construction Limited5%
- Northumbrian Water Limited2%
- Advance Learning Partnershiprate not given
- North East Autism Societyrate 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.