How fast companies registered in Derby pay their suppliers

18 large companies and LLPs with a registered office in Derby have filed a payment practices report for a period ending since May 2025. The typical one takes 36 days to pay an invoice, 5 days longer than the UK figure of 31 days.

36 daysTypical average time to pay (median)

35%Typical share of invoices paid within 30 days

2Companies averaging more than 60 days

21%Typical share not paid within agreed terms

Each company's latest report, for periods ending between 31 July 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 20 council areas in the East Midlands with at least five filers, Derby ranks 14th for the longest typical time to pay, where first is the slowest.

Every Derby company, slowest first

#	Company	Period ending	Average days to pay	Paid within 30 days	Not paid within terms
1	Alstom Transport UK Limited	30 Sep 2026	71	12%	34%
2	Alstom Engineering and Services Limited	30 Sep 2026	65	13%	30%
3	Alstom Product and Services Limited	30 Sep 2026	56	28%	40%
4	Lawrence Vehicles Limited	30 Jun 2026	48	33%	21%
5	Rolls-Royce Solutions UK Limited	30 Jun 2026	48	33%	21%
6	ST Ralph Sherwin Catholic Multi Academy Trust	31 Aug 2026	46	27%	73%
7	Mertrux Limited	30 Jun 2026	38	37%	3%
8	Pektron Group Limited	30 Jun 2026	38	21%	1%
9	Parkway Derby Limited	30 Jun 2026	36	41%	26%
10	Rolls-Royce Power Engineering Limited	30 Jun 2026	36	25%	4%
11	Rolls-Royce Submarines Limited	30 Jun 2026	35	29%	5%
12	Dhu Health Care C.I.C.	30 Sep 2026	31	67%	15%
13	Getinge Limited	30 Jun 2026	30	38%	33%
14	University of Derby	31 Jul 2025	27	92%	8%
15	Mortgage Advice Bureau (Holdings) PLC	30 Jun 2026	21	77%	40%
16	Mortgage Advice Bureau Limited	30 Jun 2026	21	77%	40%
17	Motorpoint Limited	30 Sep 2026	14	95%	5%
18	Derby Homes Limited	30 Sep 2026	10	97%	3%

Most invoices paid late

Share of invoices not paid within the terms agreed with the supplier.

Construction and retentions

7 reported construction contracts in their latest period, and 3 said those contracts hold back retention money, typically at 3%.

Alstom Engineering and Services Limited3%
Alstom Transport UK Limited3%
Rolls-Royce Solutions UK Limitedrate not given

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.