How fast companies registered in North Lanarkshire pay their suppliers
11 large companies and LLPs with a registered office in North Lanarkshire have filed a payment practices report for a period ending since May 2025. The typical one takes 34 days to pay an invoice, 3 days longer than the UK figure of 31 days.
34 daysTypical average time to pay (median)
50%Typical share of invoices paid within 30 days
0Companies averaging more than 60 days
18%Typical share not paid within agreed terms
Each company's latest report, for periods ending between 31 December 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 14 council areas in Scotland with at least five filers, North Lanarkshire ranks sixth for the longest typical time to pay, where first is the slowest.
Every North Lanarkshire company, slowest first
| # | Company | Period ending | Average days to pay | Paid within 30 days | Not paid within terms |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bell Group Ltd | 30 Sep 2026 | 45 | 35% | 4% |
| 2 | Equans Specialist Contracting UK Limited | 30 Jun 2026 | 42 | 39% | 13% |
| 3 | Farmfoods Limited | 4 Jul 2026 | 40 | 26% | 59% |
| 4 | Mclaughlin & Harvey Construction Limited | 30 Jun 2026 | 40 | 31% | 3% |
| 5 | Devro (Scotland) Limited | 30 Jun 2026 | 35 | 56% | 18% |
| 6 | Morrison Facilities Services Limited | 31 Dec 2025 | 34 | 43% | 21% |
| 7 | A.G. Barr P.L.C. | 1 Aug 2026 | 30 | 50% | 8% |
| 8 | Devro Limited | 30 Jun 2026 | 30 | 92% | 26% |
| 9 | Farmfoods Distribution Limited | 4 Jul 2026 | 28 | 62% | 35% |
| 10 | BAM FM Limited | 30 Jun 2026 | 27 | 89% | 19% |
| 11 | SPL Powerlines UK Limited | 30 Jun 2026 | 25 | 72% | 1% |
Most invoices paid late
- Farmfoods Limited59%
- Farmfoods Distribution Limited35%
- Devro Limited26%
- Morrison Facilities Services Limited21%
- BAM FM Limited19%
- Devro (Scotland) Limited18%
- Equans Specialist Contracting UK Limited13%
- A.G. Barr P.L.C.8%
- Bell Group Ltd4%
- Mclaughlin & Harvey Construction Limited3%
Share of invoices not paid within the terms agreed with the supplier.
Construction and retentions
6 reported construction contracts in their latest period, and 5 said those contracts hold back retention money.
- BAM FM Limitedrate not given
- Bell Group Ltdrate not given
- Equans Specialist Contracting UK Limitedrate not given
- Farmfoods Limitedrate not given
- Mclaughlin & Harvey Construction Limitedrate 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.