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How fast companies registered in North Hertfordshire pay their suppliers
12 large companies and LLPs with a registered office in North Hertfordshire have filed a payment practices report for a period ending since May 2025. The typical one takes 50 days to pay an invoice, 19 days longer than the UK figure of 31 days.
50 daysTypical average time to pay (median)
36.5%Typical share of invoices paid within 30 days
3Companies averaging more than 60 days
16.5%Typical share not paid within agreed terms
Each company's latest report, for periods ending between 31 May 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 31 council areas in the East of England with at least five filers, North Hertfordshire ranks first for the longest typical time to pay, where first is the slowest.
Every North Hertfordshire company, slowest first
| # | Company | Period ending | Average days to pay | Paid within 30 days | Not paid within terms |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stapleton's (Tyre Services) Limited | 30 Sep 2026 | 95 | 7% | 21% |
| 2 | Johnson Matthey PLC | 30 Sep 2026 | 73 | 10% | 57% |
| 3 | Johnson Matthey Hydrogen Technologies Limited | 30 Sep 2026 | 65 | 21% | 45% |
| 4 | Smiths Metal Centres Limited | 30 Jun 2026 | 56 | 16% | 2% |
| 5 | European Tyre Enterprise Limited | 30 Sep 2026 | 55 | 42% | 36% |
| 6 | HG Construction Limited | 30 Jun 2026 | 50 | 13% | 55% |
| 7 | Kwik-Fit (GB) Limited | 30 Sep 2026 | 50 | 55% | 5% |
| 8 | Altro Limited | 30 Jun 2026 | 42 | 31% | 73% |
| 9 | Fortem Solutions Limited | 30 Jun 2026 | 30 | 66% | 12% |
| 10 | Switchshop Limited | 31 May 2025 | 29 | 57% | 0% |
| 11 | Willmott Dixon Construction Limited | 30 Jun 2026 | 28 | 73% | 8% |
| 12 | Willmott Dixon Interiors Limited | 30 Jun 2026 | 27 | 77% | 11% |
Most invoices paid late
- Altro Limited73%
- Johnson Matthey PLC57%
- HG Construction Limited55%
- Johnson Matthey Hydrogen Technologies Limited45%
- European Tyre Enterprise Limited36%
- Stapleton's (Tyre Services) Limited21%
- Fortem Solutions Limited12%
- Willmott Dixon Interiors Limited11%
- Willmott Dixon Construction Limited8%
- Kwik-Fit (GB) Limited5%
Share of invoices not paid within the terms agreed with the supplier.
Construction and retentions
4 reported construction contracts in their latest period, and 4 said those contracts hold back retention money.
- Fortem Solutions Limitedrate not given
- HG Construction Limitedrate not given
- Willmott Dixon Construction Limitedrate not given
- Willmott Dixon Interiors Limitedrate not given
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Free to use with credit to Fair Payment and, online, a link to this page. Download the North Hertfordshire figures (CSV), see East of England as a whole, or read notes for journalists.
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.