How fast companies registered in Renfrewshire pay their suppliers
13 large companies and LLPs with a registered office in Renfrewshire have filed a payment practices report for a period ending since May 2025. The typical one takes 40 days to pay an invoice, 9 days longer than the UK figure of 31 days.
40 daysTypical average time to pay (median)
43%Typical share of invoices paid within 30 days
2Companies averaging more than 60 days
16%Typical share not paid within agreed terms
Each company's latest report, for periods ending between 30 April 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 14 council areas in Scotland with at least five filers, Renfrewshire ranks first for the longest typical time to pay, where first is the slowest.
Every Renfrewshire company, slowest first
| # | Company | Period ending | Average days to pay | Paid within 30 days | Not paid within terms |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lomond Motors (East) Limited * | 30 Jun 2026 | 136 | 11% | 89% |
| 2 | Kooltech Limited | 31 Jul 2026 | 63 | 5% | 25% |
| 3 | W. H. Malcolm Limited | 31 Jul 2026 | 54 | 20% | 4% |
| 4 | Lomond Motors Limited | 30 Jun 2026 | 43 | 43% | 62% |
| 5 | Clark Contracts Limited | 30 Apr 2026 | 42 | 24% | 13% |
| 6 | Enva Scotland Limited | 30 Sep 2026 | 42 | 38% | 65% |
| 7 | Vascutek Limited | 30 Sep 2026 | 40 | 52% | 22% |
| 8 | Scottish Leather Group Operations Limited | 30 Sep 2026 | 39 | 42% | 39% |
| 9 | J.W. Filshill Limited | 31 Jul 2026 | 32 | 51% | 14% |
| 10 | Arnold Clark Finance Limited. | 30 Jun 2026 | 25 | 67% | 9% |
| 11 | Life Technologies Limited | 30 Jun 2026 | 24 | 83% | 16% |
| 12 | Arnold Clark Automobiles Limited | 30 Jun 2026 | 19 | 72% | 9% |
| 13 | G. & M. Procter Limited | 30 Jun 2026 | 7 | 96% | 9% |
* 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
- Enva Scotland Limited65%
- Lomond Motors Limited62%
- Scottish Leather Group Operations Limited39%
- Kooltech Limited25%
- Vascutek Limited22%
- Life Technologies Limited16%
- J.W. Filshill Limited14%
- Clark Contracts Limited13%
- Arnold Clark Automobiles Limited9%
- Arnold Clark Finance Limited.9%
Share of invoices not paid within the terms agreed with the supplier.
Construction and retentions
4 reported construction contracts in their latest period, and 3 said those contracts hold back retention money.
- Arnold Clark Automobiles Limitedrate not given
- Clark Contracts Limitedrate not given
- W. H. Malcolm 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.