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Stories from the payment reports large companies file with the government. Every figure is as filed; each story says which reports it uses.

1. National picture · 3 November 2026

   Large UK companies take a median of 31 days to pay suppliers, and 481 average more than 60

   The latest statutory reports from 6,220 large companies show the median paying 64% of invoices within 30 days, with 745 paying half or more late against agreed terms.

2. Construction · 3 November 2026

   815 large companies hold back retentions on construction contracts, with 5% the usual rate

   The first reports to include the question show 815 of 1,453 construction reporters using retention clauses, with a typical standard rate of 5%.

3. Movers · 3 November 2026

   Petrofac Engineering Limited takes 242 days to pay suppliers, up from 112, as 2,377 large companies slow down

   2,377 large companies took longer to pay suppliers than a year earlier and 2,582 paid faster; Vestas-Celtic Wind Technology Ltd. cut 104 days.

4. Slowest payers · 3 November 2026

   The Boots Company PLC is the slowest-paying PLC at 88 days, latest reports show

   Across 246 public limited companies the median time to pay suppliers was 26 days; eight averaged more than 60.

5. Latest filings · 3 November 2026

   650 new payment reports filed in the week to 3 November 2026: John Dewar and Sons Limited slowest at 105 days

   Large companies filing between 28 October 2026 and 3 November 2026 took a median of 30 days to pay their suppliers.

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