How fast companies registered in Trafford pay their suppliers

38 large companies and LLPs with a registered office in Trafford have filed a payment practices report for a period ending since May 2025. The typical one takes 27.5 days to pay an invoice, 3.5 days shorter than the UK figure of 31 days.

27.5 daysTypical average time to pay (median)

72%Typical share of invoices paid within 30 days

2Companies averaging more than 60 days

11.5%Typical share not paid within agreed terms

Each company's latest report, for periods ending between 28 June 2025 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 26 council areas in the North West with at least five filers, Trafford ranks 23rd for the longest typical time to pay, where first is the slowest.

Every Trafford company, slowest first

#	Company	Period ending	Average days to pay	Paid within 30 days	Not paid within terms
1	Sebden Steel Service Centres Limited	30 Sep 2026	67	11%	1%
2	Lucchini Unipart Rail Limited	30 Jun 2026	62	12%	51%
3	Fei UK Limited	30 Jun 2026	59	19%	25%
4	GE Energy (UK) Limited	30 Jun 2026	57	28%	43%
5	Shred-IT Limited	30 Jun 2026	51	31%	27%
6	Lanxess Solutions UK Ltd	30 Jun 2026	47	34%	91%
7	Tesgl Limited	30 Sep 2026	46	33%	16%
8	Life Technologies BPD UK Limited	30 Jun 2026	45	39%	24%
9	Thermo Electron (Management Services) Limited	30 Jun 2025	45	82%	41%
10	Carrington Power Limited	30 Jun 2026	43	23%	19%
11	Craghoppers Limited	31 Jul 2026	43	49%	45%
12	Regatta Ltd	31 Jul 2026	40	38%	52%
13	David M. Robinson Limited	30 Sep 2026	39	70%	2%
14	Manchester United Football Club Limited	30 Jun 2026	38	42%	6%
15	Emmaus Catholic Academy Trust	31 Aug 2026	36	73%	0%
16	Russells Limited	30 Jun 2026	33	24%	3%
17	Thermo Electron Limited	28 Jun 2025	33	71%	0%
18	Geo Amey Limited	30 Jun 2026	30	65%	35%
19	Fisher Clinical Services UK Limited	30 Jun 2026	29	63%	46%
20	Dalkia Operations Limited	30 Jun 2026	26	54%	32%
21	GE Vernova Energy Services (UK) Limited	30 Jun 2026	25	77%	6%
22	Payquest Group Limited	30 Sep 2026	25	50%	0%
23	Thermo Electron Manufacturing Limited	30 Jun 2026	24	88%	16%
24	Paystream My Max 2 Limited	30 Sep 2026	23	80%	2%
25	Focused Group Limited	30 Sep 2026	20	100%	0%
26	Brand Addition Limited	31 Dec 2025	19	78%	81%
27	Close Leasing Limited	31 Jul 2026	18	86%	13%
28	Metaswitch Networks Ltd	31 Aug 2026	16	91%	9%
29	Paystream My Max Limited	30 Sep 2026	16	98%	0%
30	Focused Consulting Limited	30 Sep 2026	15	95%	0%
31	Paystream Accounting Services Limited	30 Sep 2026	15	96%	1%
32	Paystream My Max Holdings Limited	30 Sep 2026	15	90%	10%
33	Travel Counsellors Limited	30 Apr 2026	14	79%	57%
34	Oxoid Limited	30 Jun 2026	13	93%	10%
35	Rullion Engineering Limited	30 Jun 2026	13	80%	0%
36	Paystream My Max 3 Limited	30 Sep 2026	11	98%	0%
37	Resource Engineering Limited	30 Apr 2026	10	96%	3%
38	Proman Supply Chain Ltd	30 Jun 2026	4	91%	22%

Most invoices paid late

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

Construction and retentions

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

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.