How fast companies in Northern Ireland pay their suppliers
73 large companies and LLPs with a registered office in Northern Ireland 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)
51%Typical share of invoices paid within 30 days
5Companies averaging more than 60 days
19Construction reporters with retention clauses
Each company's latest report, for periods ending between 28 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fermanagh and Omagh | 5 | 45 | 13% | 1 |
| Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon | 10 | 40 | 40.5% | 1 |
| Lisburn and Castlereagh | 6 | 35 | 33.5% | 0 |
| Mid Ulster | 6 | 33 | 55% | 1 |
| Antrim and Newtownabbey | 7 | 32 | 51% | 0 |
| Belfast | 33 | 31 | 70% | 2 |
Council areas with at least 5 companies filing, slowest typical payer first.
The 50 slowest payers registered in Northern Ireland
* 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.
- Causeway Coast and GlensNicobrand Limited
- Derry City and StrabaneCoolkeeragh Esb Limited, Radius Business Solutions (NI) Limited
- Mid and East AntrimTtep Ballylumford Power Ltd, Cranswick Country Foods (Ballymena)
- Newry, Mourne and DownSavage & Whitten Wholesale Ltd
26 companies here reported construction contracts and 19 said they hold back retention money, typically at 3%. 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.