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How fast companies registered in Dudley pay their suppliers

5 large companies and LLPs with a registered office in Dudley 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)

82%Typical share of invoices paid within 30 days

1Companies averaging more than 60 days

1%Typical share not paid within agreed terms

Each company's latest report, for periods ending between 30 June 2026 and 31 August 2026. Location is the registered office on the Companies House register, which is not always where a company trades or employs people. Of the 24 council areas in the West Midlands with at least five filers, Dudley ranks 18th for the longest typical time to pay, where first is the slowest.

Every Dudley company, slowest first

#CompanyPeriod endingAverage days to payPaid within 30 daysNot paid within terms
1 Hayley Group Limited 30 Jun 2026 6187%1%
2 Intralox Limited 30 Jun 2026 5064%47%
3 Windsor Academy Trust 31 Aug 2026 3261%1%
4 Hales Valley Trust 31 Aug 2026 2986%0%
5 Stour Vale Academy Trust 31 Aug 2026 2282%18%

Most invoices paid late

  1. Intralox Limited47%
  2. Stour Vale Academy Trust18%
  3. Hayley Group Limited1%
  4. Windsor Academy Trust1%
  5. Hales Valley Trust0%

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

Construction and retentions

2 reported construction contracts in their latest period, and none reported retention clauses.

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.