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How fast companies registered in Sandwell pay their suppliers
11 large companies and LLPs with a registered office in Sandwell have filed a payment practices report for a period ending since May 2025. The typical one takes 47 days to pay an invoice, 16 days longer than the UK figure of 31 days.
47 daysTypical average time to pay (median)
18%Typical share of invoices paid within 30 days
1Companies averaging more than 60 days
4%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 24 council areas in the West Midlands with at least five filers, Sandwell ranks third for the longest typical time to pay, where first is the slowest.
Every Sandwell company, slowest first
| # | Company | Period ending | Average days to pay | Paid within 30 days | Not paid within terms |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aalco Metals Limited | 30 Jun 2026 | 81 | 14% | 4% |
| 2 | Hadley Industries Holdings Limited | 30 Apr 2026 | 59 | 13% | 7% |
| 3 | William King Limited | 31 Dec 2025 | 58 | 10% | 3% |
| 4 | Rubix Industrial Services Limited | 30 Jun 2026 | 57 | 17% | 46% |
| 5 | Steel & Alloy Processing Limited | 30 Jun 2026 | 48 | 18% | 0% |
| 6 | Voestalpine Metsec PLC | 30 Sep 2026 | 47 | 32% | 1% |
| 7 | Guest Motors Limited | 30 Jun 2026 | 45 | 15% | 50% |
| 8 | Keltruck Limited | 30 Jun 2026 | 43 | 26% | 42% |
| 9 | Righton & Blackburns Limited | 30 Jun 2026 | 34 | 75% | 1% |
| 10 | Prospects Services | 28 Feb 2026 | 17 | 95% | 5% |
| 11 | Shaw Trust Limited(the) | 31 Aug 2026 | 16 | 96% | 4% |
Most invoices paid late
- Guest Motors Limited50%
- Rubix Industrial Services Limited46%
- Keltruck Limited42%
- Hadley Industries Holdings Limited7%
- Prospects Services5%
- Aalco Metals Limited4%
- Shaw Trust Limited(the)4%
- William King Limited3%
- Righton & Blackburns Limited1%
- Voestalpine Metsec PLC1%
Share of invoices not paid within the terms agreed with the supplier.
Construction and retentions
No company registered here reported construction contracts in its latest period.
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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.