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How fast companies registered in Shropshire pay their suppliers
5 large companies and LLPs with a registered office in Shropshire have filed a payment practices report for a period ending since May 2025. The typical one takes 48 days to pay an invoice, 17 days longer than the UK figure of 31 days.
48 daysTypical average time to pay (median)
27%Typical share of invoices paid within 30 days
1Companies averaging more than 60 days
39%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 24 council areas in the West Midlands with at least five filers, Shropshire ranks second for the longest typical time to pay, where first is the slowest.
Every Shropshire company, slowest first
| # | Company | Period ending | Average days to pay | Paid within 30 days | Not paid within terms |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grainger & Worrall Limited | 30 Apr 2026 | 65 | 22% | 50% |
| 2 | Culina Group Limited | 30 Jun 2026 | 57 | 18% | 39% |
| 3 | Culina Logistics Limited | 30 Jun 2026 | 48 | 27% | 40% |
| 4 | Darwin Group Limited | 30 Jun 2026 | 33 | 57% | 10% |
| 5 | Bell Concord Educational Trust Limited(the) | 30 Sep 2026 | 29 | 63% | 12% |
Most invoices paid late
- Grainger & Worrall Limited50%
- Culina Logistics Limited40%
- Culina Group Limited39%
- Bell Concord Educational Trust Limited(the)12%
- Darwin Group Limited10%
Share of invoices not paid within the terms agreed with the supplier.
Construction and retentions
2 reported construction contracts in their latest period, and 2 said those contracts hold back retention money, typically at 5%.
- Darwin Group Limited5%
- Bell Concord Educational Trust Limited(the)rate 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.