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How fast companies registered in Lisburn and Castlereagh pay their suppliers

6 large companies and LLPs with a registered office in Lisburn and Castlereagh have filed a payment practices report for a period ending since May 2025. The typical one takes 35 days to pay an invoice, 4 days longer than the UK figure of 31 days.

35 daysTypical average time to pay (median)

33.5%Typical share of invoices paid within 30 days

0Companies averaging more than 60 days

7%Typical share not paid within agreed terms

Each company's latest report, for periods ending between 31 May 2026 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 6 council areas in Northern Ireland with at least five filers, Lisburn and Castlereagh ranks third for the longest typical time to pay, where first is the slowest.

Every Lisburn and Castlereagh company, slowest first

#CompanyPeriod endingAverage days to payPaid within 30 daysNot paid within terms
1 GE Grid Solutions (UK) Limited 30 Jun 2026 5923%47%
2 Tennent's NI Limited 31 Aug 2026 5917%52%
3 Graham Asset Management Limited 30 Sep 2026 3621%3%
4 John Graham Construction Limited 30 Sep 2026 3446%3%
5 Fane Valley Feeds Limited 30 Sep 2026 3344%11%
6 Mcavoy Modular Offsite Limited 31 May 2026 3180%0%

Most invoices paid late

  1. Tennent's NI Limited52%
  2. GE Grid Solutions (UK) Limited47%
  3. Fane Valley Feeds Limited11%
  4. Graham Asset Management Limited3%
  5. John Graham Construction Limited3%
  6. Mcavoy Modular Offsite Limited0%

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

Construction and retentions

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

  1. Graham Asset Management Limited3%
  2. John Graham Construction Limited3%
  3. Mcavoy Modular Offsite 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.