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How fast companies registered in Islington pay their suppliers

110 large companies and LLPs with a registered office in Islington have filed a payment practices report for a period ending since May 2025. The typical one takes 26 days to pay an invoice, 5 days shorter than the UK figure of 31 days.

26 daysTypical average time to pay (median)

78.5%Typical share of invoices paid within 30 days

5Companies averaging more than 60 days

10.5%Typical share not paid within agreed terms

Each company's latest report, for periods ending between 30 June 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 26 council areas in London with at least five filers, Islington ranks 19th for the longest typical time to pay, where first is the slowest.

Every Islington company, slowest first

#	Company	Period ending	Average days to pay	Paid within 30 days	Not paid within terms
1	Apleona UK Limited	30 Jun 2026	78	8%	99%
2	J A Kemp LLP	30 Jun 2026	76	14%	4%
3	Rolls-Royce PLC	30 Jun 2026	70	9%	4%
4	Argos Limited	12 Sep 2026	64	11%	3%
5	Ogury Limited	30 Jun 2026	62	10%	87%
6	Yougov PLC	31 Jul 2026	60	49%	51%
7	South East London Combined Heat and Power Limited	30 Jun 2026	58	68%	84%
8	Gratte Brothers Limited	30 Sep 2026	55	17%	9%
9	Royal Mail Group Limited	29 Mar 2026	51	30%	2%
10	Sainsbury's Supermarkets Ltd	12 Sep 2026	49	7%	2%
11	Inmarsat Global Limited	30 Sep 2026	48	24%	18%
12	Veolia Energy & Utility Services UK Limited	30 Jun 2026	43	41%	24%
13	Eurostar International Limited	30 Jun 2026	42	61%	40%
14	Stemcor Distribution Limited	30 Jun 2026	42	80%	32%
15	Veolia ES Staffordshire Limited	30 Jun 2026	42	40%	21%
16	Raymond James Investment Services Limited	30 Sep 2026	41	54%	6%
17	Veolia ES Shropshire Limited	30 Jun 2026	41	38%	21%
18	The Arsenal Football Club Limited	31 May 2026	40	51%	12%
19	Fortnum & Mason Public Limited Company	12 Jul 2026	39	33%	45%
20	Veolia ES Southwark Limited	30 Jun 2026	39	44%	25%
21	Angard Staffing Solutions Limited	27 Sep 2026	38	39%	10%
22	Barchester Healthcare Homes Limited	30 Jun 2026	38	38%	10%
23	Barchester Healthcare Limited	31 Dec 2025	38	37%	10%
24	Expedia.Com Limited	30 Jun 2026	38	39%	2%
25	Nectar 360 Limited	12 Sep 2026	38	37%	4%
26	Veolia ES Hampshire Ltd	30 Jun 2026	38	47%	19%
27	Veolia ES Landfill Limited	30 Jun 2026	38	46%	19%
28	Veolia ES Merseyside & Halton Limited	30 Jun 2026	38	38%	23%
29	Veolia Water Outsourcing Limited	30 Jun 2026	38	51%	27%
30	S&P Global Valuations Limited	30 Jun 2026	37	61%	8%
31	Veolia ES Sheffield Limited	30 Jun 2026	37	48%	22%
32	Linklaters LLP	30 Apr 2026	36	67%	26%
33	Sage Publications Limited	30 Jun 2026	36	55%	45%
34	Sainsbury's Financial Services Limited	31 Aug 2026	36	52%	1%
35	Veolia ES (UK) Limited	30 Jun 2026	36	55%	24%
36	Home Retail Group Card Services Limited	31 Aug 2026	35	39%	0%
37	Onetrust Technology Limited	31 Aug 2026	35	66%	49%
38	Veolia ES Nottinghamshire Limited	30 Jun 2026	35	48%	24%
39	Arsenal Stadium Management Company Limited	31 May 2026	34	38%	13%
40	Raymond James Wealth Management Limited	30 Sep 2026	34	76%	7%
41	S&P Global Limited	30 Jun 2026	34	59%	8%
42	S&P Global Ratings UK Limited	30 Jun 2026	34	54%	10%
43	Veolia ES South Downs Ltd	30 Jun 2026	34	56%	24%
44	Pantheon Ventures (UK) LLP	30 Jun 2026	33	63%	37%
45	Freshfields LLP	30 Apr 2026	31	81%	28%
46	Freshfields Service Company	30 Apr 2026	30	76%	31%
47	Thompsons Solicitors LLP	30 Apr 2026	30	82%	36%
48	Festival Republic Limited	30 Jun 2026	29	85%	47%
49	Akt II Limited	31 Dec 2025	28	59%	3%
50	Stroke Association	30 Sep 2026	28	89%	19%
51	Valtech Limited	30 Jun 2026	28	54%	47%
52	Faculty Science Limited	31 Aug 2026	27	69%	26%
53	Ipreo Limited	30 Jun 2026	27	78%	0%
54	Cream Global Limited	30 Jun 2025	26	86%	35%
55	Lumen Technologies UK Limited	30 Jun 2026	26	74%	46%
56	Riverside Resource Recovery Limited	30 Jun 2026	26	76%	1%
57	Markit Securities Finance Analytics Limited	30 Jun 2026	25	92%	0%
58	S&P Global UK Limited	30 Jun 2026	25	68%	8%
59	Cory Environmental Limited	30 Jun 2026	24	76%	3%
60	HS1 Limited	30 Sep 2026	23	90%	9%
61	Platts (U.K.) Limited	30 Jun 2026	23	79%	6%
62	Trowers & Hamlins (Services) Limited	30 Sep 2026	23	88%	52%
63	Virtusa Consulting & Services Limited	30 Sep 2026	23	81%	19%
64	Audible Limited	30 Jun 2026	22	77%	2%
65	Live Nation (Music) UK Limited	30 Jun 2026	22	83%	36%
66	Partners Group (UK) Limited	30 Jun 2026	22	84%	13%
67	Trowers & Hamlins LLP	30 Sep 2026	22	74%	63%
68	Catch 22 Charity Limited	31 Aug 2025	21	92%	8%
69	Guardian Media Group PLC	30 Sep 2026	21	82%	15%
70	S&P Trucost Limited	30 Jun 2026	21	63%	10%
71	Xbridge Limited	30 Jun 2026	21	92%	20%
72	Bemo Tunnelling UK Ltd	30 Jun 2026	20	88%	0%
73	Connected Places Catapult	30 Sep 2026	20	92%	8%
74	Euromonitor International Limited	30 Sep 2026	20	85%	26%
75	Lme Clear Limited	30 Jun 2026	20	88%	23%
76	Vaultex UK Limited	30 Sep 2026	20	95%	7%
77	WPP Production Limited	30 Jun 2026	20	89%	11%
78	CWT UK Group Ltd	30 Jun 2026	19	98%	35%
79	Kingsley Napley LLP	30 Apr 2026	19	82%	1%
80	Macquarie Investments 1 Limited	31 Mar 2026	19	100%	0%
81	Pension Services Corporation Limited	30 Jun 2026	19	86%	17%
82	Ihs Markit UK Services Limited	30 Jun 2026	18	80%	3%
83	The London Metal Exchange	30 Jun 2026	18	92%	17%
84	Arvato Limited	30 Jun 2026	16	94%	14%
85	Stewardship Services (Uket) Limited	31 Dec 2025	15	93%	7%
86	Dentons UK and Middle East LLP	30 Apr 2026	14	89%	11%
87	GBT Travel Services UK Limited	30 Jun 2026	14	81%	1%
88	Macquarie Infrastructure and Real Assets (Europe) Limited	30 Sep 2026	14	92%	13%
89	Ticketmaster UK Limited	30 Jun 2026	14	91%	11%
90	Macquarie Capital (Europe) Limited	30 Sep 2026	13	89%	7%
91	Macquarie Investment Management Europe Limited	30 Sep 2026	13	86%	14%
92	Allica Bank Limited	30 Jun 2026	12	98%	1%
93	Dentons UK and Middle East Legal Services	30 Apr 2026	12	91%	9%
94	Amnesty International Limited	30 Jun 2026	11	93%	7%
95	C. Hoare & Co.	30 Sep 2026	11	95%	5%
96	Arthritis UK	31 Mar 2026	10	88%	8%
97	Bloom Fresh International Limited	31 Aug 2025	10	92%	33%
98	NTT Data UK Limited	30 Sep 2026	10	97%	5%
99	Bennett Construction (London) Limited	30 Sep 2026	8	96%	4%
100	Macquarie (UK) Group Services Limited	31 Mar 2026	8	100%	0%
101	Macquarie Euro Limited	30 Sep 2026	8	100%	0%
102	Metdist Limited	30 Sep 2026	6	100%	29%
103	Macquarie Transportation Finance Limited	31 Mar 2026	5	100%	0%
104	Slaughter and May Services Company	30 Apr 2026	5	100%	0%
105	Golden Charter Limited	31 Mar 2026	3	98%	1%
106	Hogg Robinson (Travel) Limited	30 Jun 2026	2	99%	7%
107	Macquarie UK Holdings Limited	30 Sep 2026	2	100%	0%
108	Stemcor London Limited	30 Jun 2026	2	100%	6%
109	Bennett Management Contractors (GB) Limited	30 Sep 2026	1	100%	0%
110	Stemcor London Trading Limited	30 Jun 2026	1	98%	9%

Most invoices paid late

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

Construction and retentions

21 reported construction contracts in their latest period, and 19 said those contracts hold back retention money, typically at 5%.

Apleona UK Limited5%
Bennett Construction (London) Limited5%
Bennett Management Contractors (GB) Limited5%
Raymond James Wealth Management Limited5%
Barchester Healthcare Homes Limited3%
Linklaters LLP3%
Gratte Brothers Limitedrate not given
South East London Combined Heat and Power Limitedrate not given
Veolia Energy & Utility Services UK Limitedrate not given
Veolia ES (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.