How fast companies in the North East pay their suppliers
155 large companies and LLPs with a registered office in the North East 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)
47%Typical share of invoices paid within 30 days
17Companies averaging more than 60 days
44Construction reporters with retention clauses
Each company's latest report, for periods ending between 31 May 2025 and 31 October 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stockton-on-Tees | 6 | 48 | 38.5% | 1 |
| Middlesbrough | 6 | 40 | 36% | 0 |
| Sunderland | 37 | 40 | 27% | 4 |
| Darlington | 9 | 36 | 66% | 0 |
| Northumberland | 9 | 36 | 47% | 1 |
| County Durham | 16 | 35.5 | 35% | 0 |
| Newcastle upon Tyne | 31 | 34 | 61% | 9 |
| North Tyneside | 16 | 33 | 65.5% | 0 |
| Gateshead | 18 | 27.5 | 52.5% | 1 |
Council areas with at least 5 companies filing, slowest typical payer first.
The 50 slowest payers registered in the North East
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Smaller areas
Council areas with fewer than 5 companies filing. Their companies are in the regional figures above.
- HartlepoolTMD Friction UK Limited
- Redcar and ClevelandSabic UK Petrochemicals Limited, Ensus UK Limited
- South TynesideA & P Falmouth Limited, J.Barbour & Sons,Limited, Be Modern Holdings Limited, Hitachi Construction Machinery (UK) Limited
59 companies here reported construction contracts and 44 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.