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Data as filed to 3 November 2026
10,302 companies, 114,746 reports

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How fast companies registered in Test Valley pay their suppliers

12 large companies and LLPs with a registered office in Test Valley have filed a payment practices report for a period ending since May 2025. The typical one takes 25.5 days to pay an invoice, 5.5 days shorter than the UK figure of 31 days.

25.5 daysTypical average time to pay (median)

87.5%Typical share of invoices paid within 30 days

0Companies averaging more than 60 days

11.5%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 50 council areas in the South East with at least five filers, Test Valley ranks 44th for the longest typical time to pay, where first is the slowest.

Every Test Valley company, slowest first

#CompanyPeriod endingAverage days to payPaid within 30 daysNot paid within terms
1 TW Metals Limited 30 Jun 2026 4530%14%
2 Smith Bradbeer & Company Limited 2 Aug 2026 3519%14%
3 Ordnance Survey Limited 30 Sep 2026 3075%25%
4 Stannah Stairlifts Limited 30 Jun 2026 2991%7%
5 Le Creuset U.K. Limited 30 Jun 2026 2866%27%
6 Roke Manor Research Limited 30 Apr 2026 2674%27%
7 Hamwic Education Trust 31 Aug 2026 2584%0%
8 Stannah Lift Services Limited 30 Jun 2026 2594%9%
9 Le Creuset Holding Limited 30 Jun 2026 17100%57%
10 Simplyhealth People Limited 30 Jun 2026 1696%0%
11 Denplan Limited 30 Jun 2026 2100%0%
12 Simplyhealth Access 30 Jun 2026 2100%0%

Most invoices paid late

  1. Le Creuset Holding Limited57%
  2. Le Creuset U.K. Limited27%
  3. Roke Manor Research Limited27%
  4. Ordnance Survey Limited25%
  5. Smith Bradbeer & Company Limited14%
  6. TW Metals Limited14%
  7. Stannah Lift Services Limited9%
  8. Stannah Stairlifts Limited7%
  9. Denplan Limited0%
  10. Hamwic Education Trust0%

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

Construction and retentions

1 reported construction contracts in their latest period, and none reported retention clauses.

All retention clauses

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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.