How fast companies registered in Norwich pay their suppliers

21 large companies and LLPs with a registered office in Norwich have filed a payment practices report for a period ending since May 2025. The typical one takes 39 days to pay an invoice, 8 days longer than the UK figure of 31 days.

39 daysTypical average time to pay (median)

46%Typical share of invoices paid within 30 days

6Companies averaging more than 60 days

39%Typical share not paid within agreed terms

Each company's latest report, for periods ending between 1 February 2026 and 4 October 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, Norwich ranks sixth for the longest typical time to pay, where first is the slowest.

Every Norwich company, slowest first

#	Company	Period ending	Average days to pay	Paid within 30 days	Not paid within terms
1	Norse Care (Services) Limited^*	31 Mar 2026	143	47%	79%
2	Valeo Confectionery Limited	30 Sep 2026	78	5%	62%
3	Norse Commercial Services Limited	30 Sep 2026	71	25%	76%
4	Kettle Foods Ltd.	30 Sep 2026	68	6%	83%
5	Multimatic Ltd.	30 Jun 2026	66	18%	54%
6	Norse Eastern Limited	30 Sep 2026	65	27%	73%
7	Norse Care Limited	31 Mar 2026	52	27%	78%
8	First Eastern Counties Buses Limited	28 Sep 2026	48	28%	2%
9	Glatfelter Lydney, Ltd.	30 Jun 2026	43	65%	26%
10	Flagship Housing Developments Limited	30 Sep 2026	42	66%	39%
11	Multimatic U.K. Limited	30 Jun 2026	39	43%	67%
12	Mtce Limited	30 Jun 2026	38	46%	9%
13	Warehouse Express Limited	30 Jun 2026	36	52%	18%
14	Bussey & Sabberton Bros.Limited	30 Jun 2026	35	35%	6%
15	KLM UK Engineering Limited	30 Jun 2026	33	27%	84%
16	Jarrold & Sons Limited	1 Feb 2026	32	68%	24%
17	Ashi Group Limited	4 Oct 2026	31	62%	57%
18	Morliny Foods Limited	30 Jun 2026	27	69%	13%
19	Inspiration Trust	31 Aug 2026	25	89%	21%
20	Black Swan International Limited	31 May 2026	21	76%	0%
21	Broad Horizons Education Trust	31 Aug 2026	21	88%	3%

* Figures look inconsistent with the company's earlier filings, for example an average more than double its previous report, so may contain a filing error. Shown as filed.

Most invoices paid late

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

Construction and retentions

2 reported construction contracts in their latest period, and none reported retention clauses.

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.