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How fast companies registered in South Norfolk pay their suppliers

8 large companies and LLPs with a registered office in South Norfolk have filed a payment practices report for a period ending since May 2025. The typical one takes 32 days to pay an invoice, 1 day longer than the UK figure of 31 days.

32 daysTypical average time to pay (median)

63%Typical share of invoices paid within 30 days

0Companies averaging more than 60 days

9.5%Typical share not paid within agreed terms

Each company's latest report, for periods ending between 28 June 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 31 council areas in the East of England with at least five filers, South Norfolk ranks 18th for the longest typical time to pay, where first is the slowest.

Every South Norfolk company, slowest first

#CompanyPeriod endingAverage days to payPaid within 30 daysNot paid within terms
1 Nimans Limited 30 Jun 2026 5210%9%
2 Midwich Limited 30 Jun 2026 5120%3%
3 Redwings Horse Sanctuary 30 Jun 2026 3441%0%
4 Lakeside Food Group Limited 28 Jun 2026 3349%3%
5 Sapientia Education Trust 31 Aug 2026 3185%15%
6 John Innes Centre 30 Sep 2026 2677%55%
7 CVS (UK) Limited 30 Jun 2026 2583%29%
8 Clarion Corvus Trust 31 Aug 2026 1497%10%

Most invoices paid late

  1. John Innes Centre55%
  2. CVS (UK) Limited29%
  3. Sapientia Education Trust15%
  4. Clarion Corvus Trust10%
  5. Nimans Limited9%
  6. Lakeside Food Group Limited3%
  7. Midwich Limited3%
  8. Redwings Horse Sanctuary0%

Share of invoices not paid within the terms agreed with the supplier.

Construction and retentions

1 reported construction contracts in their latest period, and 1 said those contracts hold back retention money.

  1. John Innes Centrerate 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.