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How fast companies registered in Winchester pay their suppliers
20 large companies and LLPs with a registered office in Winchester have filed a payment practices report for a period ending since May 2025. The typical one takes 34 days to pay an invoice, 3 days longer than the UK figure of 31 days.
34 daysTypical average time to pay (median)
77%Typical share of invoices paid within 30 days
2Companies averaging more than 60 days
10.5%Typical share not paid within agreed terms
Each company's latest report, for periods ending between 31 December 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 50 council areas in the South East with at least five filers, Winchester ranks 18th for the longest typical time to pay, where first is the slowest.
Every Winchester company, slowest first
| # | Company | Period ending | Average days to pay | Paid within 30 days | Not paid within terms |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Micheldever Tyre Services Limited | 30 Jun 2026 | 85 | 6% | 4% |
| 2 | Coopervision Limited | 30 Apr 2026 | 73 | 32% | 49% |
| 3 | Coopervision Manufacturing Limited | 30 Apr 2026 | 58 | 37% | 44% |
| 4 | Coopervision International Limited | 30 Apr 2026 | 55 | 40% | 55% |
| 5 | Safran Helicopter Engines UK Limited | 30 Jun 2026 | 54 | 78% | 19% |
| 6 | Blue Diamond UK Limited | 30 Jun 2026 | 47 | 2% | 6% |
| 7 | IBM United Kingdom Limited | 30 Jun 2026 | 43 | 37% | 1% |
| 8 | Arqiva Limited | 1 Jul 2026 | 38 | 67% | 16% |
| 9 | Onecom Limited | 30 Jun 2026 | 38 | 51% | 7% |
| 10 | Cleansing Service Group Limited | 30 Jun 2026 | 34 | 59% | 38% |
| 11 | University of Winchester | 31 Jul 2026 | 34 | 82% | 15% |
| 12 | Specsavers Fulfilment Services UK Limited | 31 Aug 2026 | 32 | 76% | 23% |
| 13 | Nats (Services) Limited | 30 Sep 2026 | 28 | 92% | 10% |
| 14 | Specsavers Optical Superstores Limited | 31 Aug 2026 | 28 | 84% | 18% |
| 15 | Nats (EN Route) Public Limited Company | 30 Sep 2026 | 27 | 92% | 8% |
| 16 | Arqiva Smart Metering Limited | 1 Jul 2026 | 26 | 97% | 9% |
| 17 | Nats Limited | 30 Sep 2026 | 24 | 96% | 8% |
| 18 | Gattaca PLC | 31 Jul 2026 | 23 | 99% | 0% |
| 19 | Explore Learning Limited | 31 Dec 2025 | 17 | 89% | 11% |
| 20 | The Royal Naafi | 30 Sep 2026 | 17 | 93% | 6% |
Most invoices paid late
- Coopervision International Limited55%
- Coopervision Limited49%
- Coopervision Manufacturing Limited44%
- Cleansing Service Group Limited38%
- Specsavers Fulfilment Services UK Limited23%
- Safran Helicopter Engines UK Limited19%
- Specsavers Optical Superstores Limited18%
- Arqiva Limited16%
- University of Winchester15%
- Explore Learning Limited11%
Share of invoices not paid within the terms agreed with the supplier.
Construction and retentions
4 reported construction contracts in their latest period, and 3 said those contracts hold back retention money, typically at 3%.
- Specsavers Optical Superstores Limited5%
- Nats (EN Route) Public Limited Company3%
- Nats (Services) Limited3%
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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.