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How fast companies registered in Exeter pay their suppliers
9 large companies and LLPs with a registered office in Exeter have filed a payment practices report for a period ending since May 2025. The typical one takes 27 days to pay an invoice, 4 days shorter than the UK figure of 31 days.
27 daysTypical average time to pay (median)
70%Typical share of invoices paid within 30 days
1Companies averaging more than 60 days
19%Typical share not paid within agreed terms
Each company's latest report, for periods ending between 30 September 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, Exeter ranks 13th for the longest typical time to pay, where first is the slowest.
Every Exeter company, slowest first
| # | Company | Period ending | Average days to pay | Paid within 30 days | Not paid within terms |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Howmet Limited | 30 Jun 2026 | 71 | 6% | 3% |
| 2 | The Harbour Schools Partnership | 31 Aug 2026 | 35 | 52% | 0% |
| 3 | South West Water Limited | 30 Sep 2025 | 30 | 61% | 28% |
| 4 | Scot Group Limited | 30 Sep 2026 | 29 | 70% | 42% |
| 5 | Dunbia (UK) | 30 Jun 2026 | 27 | 64% | 46% |
| 6 | Pennon Water Services Limited | 30 Sep 2025 | 21 | 76% | 19% |
| 7 | The Ted Wragg Multi Academy Trust | 31 Aug 2026 | 21 | 75% | 1% |
| 8 | Ashfords LLP | 30 Apr 2026 | 19 | 90% | 16% |
| 9 | Landmark Information Group Limited | 30 Sep 2026 | 17 | 93% | 30% |
Most invoices paid late
- Dunbia (UK)46%
- Scot Group Limited42%
- Landmark Information Group Limited30%
- South West Water Limited28%
- Pennon Water Services Limited19%
- Ashfords LLP16%
- Howmet Limited3%
- The Ted Wragg Multi Academy Trust1%
- The Harbour Schools Partnership0%
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.
- The Ted Wragg Multi Academy Trustrate 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.