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Wales & West Utilities Limited

Registered as WALES & WEST UTILITIES LIMITED. Company number 05046791. 17 payment practices reports on file, the latest for the period ending 30 September 2026, filed 30 October 2026.

34days on average to pay

  • Within 30 days
  • 31 to 60 days
  • Over 60 days

In the reporting period from 1 April 2026 to 30 September 2026, Wales & West Utilities Limited reported that it took an average of 34 days to pay its suppliers' invoices. It paid 42% of invoices within 30 days, 55% in 31 to 60 days and 3% after more than 60 days. It said 18% of invoices were not paid within the agreed terms.

That average is faster than 42% of the 6,220 companies whose latest report covers a period ending since May 2025. It is unchanged on the same period a year earlier (to 30 September 2025). It reported construction contracts in this period, and said they include retention clauses.

Average days to pay, report by report

30 34 Mar 2021 36 Sep 2021 37 Mar 2022 38 Sep 2022 36 Mar 2023 36 Sep 2023 34 Mar 2024 33 Sep 2024 33 Mar 2025 34 Sep 2025 34 Mar 2026 34 Sep 2026

Bars are labelled with the month the period ended. The dashed line marks 30 days.

Every report filed

PeriodFiledAverage daysWithin 30 days31 to 60Over 60Not within termsSource
Apr to Sep 2026 30 Oct 2026 34 42%55%3%18% Report
Oct 2025 to Mar 2026 30 Apr 2026 34 45%52%3%15% Report
Apr to Sep 2025 30 Oct 2025 34 44%54%2%15% Report
Oct 2024 to Mar 2025 29 Apr 2025 33 44%53%3%15% Report
Apr to Sep 2024 29 Oct 2024 33 45%52%3%20% Report
Oct 2023 to Mar 2024 30 Apr 2024 34 47%50%3%20% Report
Apr to Sep 2023 30 Oct 2023 36 46%50%4%22% Report
Oct 2022 to Mar 2023 27 Apr 2023 36 43%52%5%24% Report
Apr to Sep 2022 28 Oct 2022 38 41%51%8%33% Report
Oct 2021 to Mar 2022 30 Apr 2022 37 49%44%7%41% Report
Apr to Sep 2021 29 Oct 2021 36 42%53%5%33% Report
Oct 2020 to Mar 2021 29 Apr 2021 34 45%52%3%25% Report
Apr to Sep 2020 29 Oct 2020 33 46%51%3%22% Report
Oct 2019 to Mar 2020 30 Apr 2020 34 45%53%2%15% Report
Apr to Sep 2019 30 Oct 2019 32 45%52%3%17% Report
Oct 2018 to Mar 2019 30 Apr 2019 32 44%55%1%15% Report
Apr to Sep 2018 30 Oct 2018 33 42%56%2%18% Report

Source: the company's filings on Check payment practices. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are as filed. We do not change them.