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How fast companies registered in Sheffield pay their suppliers
29 large companies and LLPs with a registered office in Sheffield have filed a payment practices report for a period ending since May 2025. The typical one takes 36 days to pay an invoice, 5 days longer than the UK figure of 31 days.
36 daysTypical average time to pay (median)
54%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 28 February 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 Yorkshire and the Humber with at least five filers, Sheffield ranks tenth for the longest typical time to pay, where first is the slowest.
Every Sheffield company, slowest first
| # | Company | Period ending | Average days to pay | Paid within 30 days | Not paid within terms |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Special Quality Alloys Limited | 31 May 2026 | 68 | 19% | 0% |
| 2 | Independent Forgings & Alloys Limited | 31 Mar 2026 | 63 | 16% | 8% |
| 3 | Orona Limited | 30 Jun 2026 | 59 | 6% | 13% |
| 4 | Building Solutions (National) Limited | 30 Jun 2026 | 57 | 7% | 90% |
| 5 | Marcegaglia Stainless Sheffield Ltd | 30 Jun 2026 | 56 | 11% | 8% |
| 6 | Libra Speciality Chemicals Limited | 30 Jun 2026 | 49 | 57% | 14% |
| 7 | Sig Trading Limited | 30 Jun 2026 | 49 | 7% | 42% |
| 8 | First South Yorkshire Limited | 28 Sep 2026 | 46 | 36% | 6% |
| 9 | Leviat Limited | 30 Jun 2026 | 45 | 31% | 19% |
| 10 | Sheffield Forgemasters Engineering Limited | 30 Sep 2026 | 44 | 34% | 10% |
| 11 | Plusnet PLC | 30 Sep 2026 | 40 | 36% | 12% |
| 12 | T & W Civil Engineering Limited | 31 Jul 2026 | 40 | 63% | 6% |
| 13 | Gleeson Developments Limited | 30 Jun 2026 | 38 | 54% | 20% |
| 14 | Hallam Land Management Limited | 30 Jun 2026 | 36 | 45% | 55% |
| 15 | Henry Boot Developments Limited | 30 Jun 2026 | 36 | 49% | 51% |
| 16 | British Business Bank PLC | 30 Sep 2026 | 34 | 75% | 26% |
| 17 | B. Braun Medical Limited | 30 Jun 2026 | 33 | 26% | 74% |
| 18 | Irwin Mitchell LLP | 30 Apr 2026 | 33 | 77% | 16% |
| 19 | Brigantia Learning Trust Limited | 31 Aug 2026 | 32 | 49% | 37% |
| 20 | Tes Global Limited | 28 Feb 2026 | 30 | 76% | 32% |
| 21 | Nicholas Associates Group Limited | 30 Jun 2026 | 29 | 68% | 5% |
| 22 | Optima Health UK Limited | 30 Jun 2026 | 29 | 71% | 30% |
| 23 | Gleeson Land Limited | 30 Jun 2026 | 26 | 83% | 27% |
| 24 | Stonebridge Homes Limited | 30 Jun 2026 | 26 | 63% | 11% |
| 25 | Mercia Learning Trust | 31 Aug 2026 | 23 | 84% | 15% |
| 26 | Twinkl Ltd | 30 Apr 2026 | 23 | 81% | 19% |
| 27 | Insight Direct (UK) Ltd | 30 Jun 2026 | 20 | 97% | 3% |
| 28 | Sumo Digital Ltd. | 30 Jun 2026 | 17 | 93% | 6% |
| 29 | Chorus Education Trust | 31 Aug 2026 | 16 | 95% | 33% |
Most invoices paid late
- Building Solutions (National) Limited90%
- B. Braun Medical Limited74%
- Hallam Land Management Limited55%
- Henry Boot Developments Limited51%
- Sig Trading Limited42%
- Brigantia Learning Trust Limited37%
- Chorus Education Trust33%
- Tes Global Limited32%
- Optima Health UK Limited30%
- Gleeson Land Limited27%
Share of invoices not paid within the terms agreed with the supplier.
Construction and retentions
9 reported construction contracts in their latest period, and 6 said those contracts hold back retention money, typically at 5%.
- Gleeson Developments Limited5%
- Stonebridge Homes Limited5%
- Hallam Land Management Limitedrate not given
- Henry Boot Developments Limitedrate not given
- Sheffield Forgemasters Engineering Limitedrate not given
- T & W Civil Engineering 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.