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How fast companies registered in Oldham pay their suppliers

10 large companies and LLPs with a registered office in Oldham have filed a payment practices report for a period ending since May 2025. The typical one takes 23.5 days to pay an invoice, 7.5 days shorter than the UK figure of 31 days.

23.5 daysTypical average time to pay (median)

82.5%Typical share of invoices paid within 30 days

0Companies averaging more than 60 days

20.5%Typical share not paid within agreed terms

Each company's latest report, for periods ending between 28 February 2026 and 31 August 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 the North West with at least five filers, Oldham ranks 26th for the longest typical time to pay, where first is the slowest.

Every Oldham company, slowest first

#CompanyPeriod endingAverage days to payPaid within 30 daysNot paid within terms
1 Ultimate Products UK Limited 31 Jul 2026 5141%46%
2 Diodes Zetex Semiconductors Limited 30 Jun 2026 3445%10%
3 Diodes Semiconductors GB Limited 30 Jun 2026 2859%16%
4 The Pinnacle Learning Trust 28 Feb 2026 2680%27%
5 The Harmony Trust Ltd 31 Aug 2026 2585%38%
6 MHC UK Limited 30 Jun 2026 2286%21%
7 Medlock Medical Limited 30 Jun 2026 2293%20%
8 Molnlycke Health Care Limited 30 Jun 2026 2279%23%
9 Focus Academy Trust (UK) Ltd 31 Aug 2026 2185%15%
10 New Bridge Multi Academy Trust 31 Aug 2026 1894%9%

Most invoices paid late

  1. Ultimate Products UK Limited46%
  2. The Harmony Trust Ltd38%
  3. The Pinnacle Learning Trust27%
  4. Molnlycke Health Care Limited23%
  5. MHC UK Limited21%
  6. Medlock Medical Limited20%
  7. Diodes Semiconductors GB Limited16%
  8. Focus Academy Trust (UK) Ltd15%
  9. Diodes Zetex Semiconductors Limited10%
  10. New Bridge Multi Academy Trust9%

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. The Pinnacle Learning Trust5%
  2. The Harmony Trust Ltd3%
  3. Focus Academy Trust (UK) Ltd2%
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.