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How fast companies registered in Welwyn Hatfield pay their suppliers
21 large companies and LLPs with a registered office in Welwyn Hatfield have filed a payment practices report for a period ending since May 2025. The typical one takes 35 days to pay an invoice, 4 days longer than the UK figure of 31 days.
35 daysTypical average time to pay (median)
64%Typical share of invoices paid within 30 days
0Companies averaging more than 60 days
9%Typical share not paid within agreed terms
Each company's latest report, for periods ending between 30 November 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 31 council areas in the East of England with at least five filers, Welwyn Hatfield ranks 12th for the longest typical time to pay, where first is the slowest.
Every Welwyn Hatfield company, slowest first
| # | Company | Period ending | Average days to pay | Paid within 30 days | Not paid within terms |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tesco Distribution Limited | 30 Aug 2026 | 59 | 10% | 1% |
| 2 | Tesco Maintenance Limited | 30 Aug 2026 | 59 | 4% | 3% |
| 3 | Roche Products Limited | 30 Jun 2026 | 55 | 25% | 59% |
| 4 | Axalta Coating Systems UK Limited | 30 Jun 2026 | 48 | 32% | 79% |
| 5 | Tesco Family Dining Limited | 30 Aug 2026 | 47 | 17% | 1% |
| 6 | Tesco Stores Limited | 30 Aug 2026 | 43 | 13% | 1% |
| 7 | Tesco Mobile Limited | 30 Jun 2026 | 40 | 16% | 9% |
| 8 | Computacenter (UK) Limited | 30 Jun 2026 | 39 | 44% | 9% |
| 9 | Grange Motors (Brentwood) Limited | 31 Aug 2026 | 37 | 49% | 9% |
| 10 | Sika Limited | 30 Jun 2026 | 37 | 94% | 37% |
| 11 | Isuzu Truck (UK) Limited | 30 Sep 2026 | 35 | 50% | 36% |
| 12 | Ocado Operating Limited | 30 Nov 2025 | 30 | 80% | 9% |
| 13 | Affinity Water Limited | 30 Sep 2026 | 29 | 64% | 21% |
| 14 | Ocado Retail Limited | 29 Sep 2026 | 29 | 68% | 2% |
| 15 | David Lloyd Leisure Limited | 30 Jun 2026 | 26 | 82% | 18% |
| 16 | Ocado Central Services Limited | 30 Nov 2025 | 25 | 84% | 12% |
| 17 | Ocado Innovation Limited | 30 Nov 2025 | 25 | 77% | 7% |
| 18 | Invicta Automobiles Limited | 31 Aug 2026 | 22 | 69% | 2% |
| 19 | Hertfordshire Catering Limited | 30 Sep 2026 | 20 | 93% | 1% |
| 20 | Paypoint Network Limited | 30 Sep 2026 | 13 | 99% | 1% |
| 21 | Sogo Mobility Limited | 31 Aug 2026 | 13 | 97% | 0% |
Most invoices paid late
- Axalta Coating Systems UK Limited79%
- Roche Products Limited59%
- Sika Limited37%
- Isuzu Truck (UK) Limited36%
- Affinity Water Limited21%
- David Lloyd Leisure Limited18%
- Ocado Central Services Limited12%
- Computacenter (UK) Limited9%
- Grange Motors (Brentwood) Limited9%
- Ocado Operating Limited9%
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, typically at 5%.
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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.