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How fast companies registered in Dorset pay their suppliers
9 large companies and LLPs with a registered office in Dorset have filed a payment practices report for a period ending since May 2025. The typical one takes 32 days to pay an invoice, 1 day longer than the UK figure of 31 days.
32 daysTypical average time to pay (median)
57%Typical share of invoices paid within 30 days
1Companies averaging more than 60 days
24%Typical share not paid within agreed terms
Each company's latest report, for periods ending between 31 December 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 17 council areas in the South West with at least five filers, Dorset ranks ninth for the longest typical time to pay, where first is the slowest.
Every Dorset company, slowest first
| # | Company | Period ending | Average days to pay | Paid within 30 days | Not paid within terms |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mission Systems Wimborne Limited | 30 Jun 2026 | 69 | 7% | 24% |
| 2 | New Look Retailers Limited | 28 Sep 2026 | 52 | 34% | 39% |
| 3 | Asmpt SMT UK Limited | 30 Jun 2026 | 41 | 35% | 4% |
| 4 | Hall & Woodhouse Limited | 25 Jul 2026 | 35 | 33% | 25% |
| 5 | Ultra PCS Limited | 30 Jun 2026 | 32 | 57% | 7% |
| 6 | TKMS Atlas UK Limited | 30 Sep 2026 | 31 | 73% | 10% |
| 7 | Farrow & Ball Limited | 31 Dec 2025 | 28 | 69% | 30% |
| 8 | Bryanston School | 31 Aug 2026 | 27 | 61% | 4% |
| 9 | Sherborne Schools Group | 30 Jun 2026 | 27 | 75% | 55% |
Most invoices paid late
- Sherborne Schools Group55%
- New Look Retailers Limited39%
- Farrow & Ball Limited30%
- Hall & Woodhouse Limited25%
- Mission Systems Wimborne Limited24%
- TKMS Atlas UK Limited10%
- Ultra PCS Limited7%
- Asmpt SMT UK Limited4%
- Bryanston School4%
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.
- Hall & Woodhouse Limitedrate not given
- Sherborne Schools Grouprate 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.