How fast companies in the East Midlands pay their suppliers
319 large companies and LLPs with a registered office in the East Midlands have filed a payment practices report for a period ending since May 2025. The typical one takes 36 days to pay an invoice, 5 days longer than the UK figure of 31 days.
36 daysTypical average time to pay (median)
44%Typical share of invoices paid within 30 days
36Companies averaging more than 60 days
33Construction reporters with retention clauses
Each company's latest report, for periods ending between 30 June 2025 and 30 September 2026. Location is the registered office on the Companies House register, which is not always where a company trades.
Council areas
| Council area | Companies | Typical days to pay | Typical % paid within 30 days | Averaging over 60 days |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ashfield | 7 | 72 | 34% | 5 |
| South Holland | 7 | 56 | 15% | 0 |
| Bassetlaw | 8 | 53 | 17.5% | 3 |
| Broxtowe | 9 | 51 | 20% | 4 |
| North Northamptonshire | 27 | 46 | 23% | 3 |
| North West Leicestershire | 27 | 44 | 31% | 5 |
| Newark and Sherwood | 6 | 41.5 | 42% | 0 |
| Rushcliffe | 12 | 41.5 | 39.5% | 1 |
| Erewash | 5 | 41 | 14% | 0 |
| Hinckley and Bosworth | 5 | 41 | 40% | 1 |
| Amber Valley | 10 | 38 | 42.5% | 0 |
| West Northamptonshire | 39 | 38 | 39% | 6 |
| Bolsover | 10 | 36.5 | 42.5% | 1 |
| Derby | 18 | 36 | 35% | 2 |
| Charnwood | 14 | 33.5 | 44.5% | 0 |
| Nottingham | 34 | 32.5 | 63.5% | 0 |
| Leicester | 12 | 32 | 68.5% | 2 |
| Blaby | 20 | 31 | 58% | 0 |
| North Kesteven | 6 | 31 | 43% | 0 |
| Derbyshire Dales | 5 | 28 | 50% | 1 |
Council areas with at least 5 companies filing, slowest typical payer first.
The 50 slowest payers registered in the East Midlands
* Figures look inconsistent with the company's earlier filings, for example an average more than double its previous report, so may contain a filing error. Shown as filed.
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Smaller areas
Council areas with fewer than 5 companies filing. Their companies are in the regional figures above.
- BostonMetsa Wood UK Limited
- East LindseyL.J. Fairburn and Son Limited
- GedlingXylem Water Solutions UK Ltd, Enva England Limited, Redhill Academy Trust, Hunter Douglas UK Retail Limited
- HarboroughNationwide Platforms Limited, Iron Mountain (UK) PLC, Success Academy Trust
- High PeakCarpenter Limited
- LincolnThe Priory Federation of Academies, Barbon Insurance Group Limited
- MansfieldW & J Linney Limited, Glenair UK Limited
- MeltonSamworth Brothers Limited, Mowbray Education Trust Limited
- North East DerbyshireCPL Products Limited, Homefire Group Limited, HBC Construction Limited
- Oadby and WigstonCromwell Tools Limited, Cromwell Group (Holdings) Limited, Nova Laboratories Limited
- RutlandLinecross Limited, Uppingham School, Lands' End Europe Limited, Oakham School
- South DerbyshireSocotec UK Limited, Brunel Healthcare Manufacturing Limited, Toyota Motor Manufacturing (UK) Limited, Roger Bullivant Limited
- South KestevenChandlers (Farm Equipment) Limited, Openfield Agriculture Limited, Polyco Healthline Group Limited, South Lincolnshire Academies Trust
- West LindseyLincs. Electrical Wholesalers Limited, Eminox Limited, Teconnex Limited, Hexadex Limited
74 companies here reported construction contracts and 33 said they hold back retention money, typically at 5%. All retention clauses.
Source: payment practices reports published by the Department for Business and Trade on Check payment practices, Open Government Licence v3.0. Registered office from Companies House. Free to use with credit to Fair Payment and a link to this page. Notes for journalists.