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How fast companies registered in Tonbridge and Malling pay their suppliers

22 large companies and LLPs with a registered office in Tonbridge and Malling have filed a payment practices report for a period ending since May 2025. The typical one takes 24 days to pay an invoice, 7 days shorter than the UK figure of 31 days.

24 daysTypical average time to pay (median)

78.5%Typical share of invoices paid within 30 days

0Companies averaging more than 60 days

19.5%Typical share not paid within agreed terms

Each company's latest report, for periods ending between 30 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 50 council areas in the South East with at least five filers, Tonbridge and Malling ranks 46th for the longest typical time to pay, where first is the slowest.

Every Tonbridge and Malling company, slowest first

#CompanyPeriod endingAverage days to payPaid within 30 daysNot paid within terms
1 Gallagher Limited 30 Sep 2026 5322%10%
2 Countryside Properties (UK) Limited 30 Jun 2026 5221%64%
3 H+H UK Limited 30 Jun 2026 5010%83%
4 Vistry Homes Limited 30 Jun 2026 4725%58%
5 Havas Media Limited 30 Jun 2026 4333%37%
6 South East Water Limited 30 Sep 2026 4138%41%
7 Creative Lynx Limited 30 Jun 2026 3365%55%
8 MC Rental Limited 30 Jun 2026 3246%9%
9 Isand Limited 30 Jun 2026 2967%38%
10 Cabot Financial (Europe) Limited 30 Jun 2026 2594%19%
11 Cygnet Health Care Limited 30 Jun 2026 2481%21%
12 Gallagher Aggregates Limited 30 Sep 2026 2455%9%
13 Cygnet (DH) Limited 30 Jun 2026 2383%20%
14 Cygnet Learning Disabilities Midlands Limited 30 Jun 2026 2384%20%
15 MC Truck & Bus Limited 30 Jun 2026 2376%8%
16 Cygnet Care Services Limited 30 Jun 2026 2285%18%
17 Cygnet Behavioural Health Limited 30 Jun 2026 2088%14%
18 Cygnet Surrey Limited 30 Jun 2026 2087%15%
19 Cygnet Learning Disabilities Limited 30 Jun 2026 1892%10%
20 Commercial Services Kent Limited 30 Sep 2026 1698%31%
21 Cygnet NW Limited 30 Jun 2026 1694%7%
22 Arachne Holdco (UK) Limited 30 Jun 2026 1391%9%

Most invoices paid late

  1. H+H UK Limited83%
  2. Countryside Properties (UK) Limited64%
  3. Vistry Homes Limited58%
  4. Creative Lynx Limited55%
  5. South East Water Limited41%
  6. Isand Limited38%
  7. Havas Media Limited37%
  8. Commercial Services Kent Limited31%
  9. Cygnet Health Care Limited21%
  10. Cygnet (DH) Limited20%

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

Construction and retentions

4 reported construction contracts in their latest period, and 4 said those contracts hold back retention money, typically at 5%.

  1. Countryside Properties (UK) Limited5%
  2. Vistry Homes Limited5%
  3. Gallagher Limitedrate not given
  4. South East Water Limitedrate not given
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.