The Care Services sector's average payment performance of 75.1/100 significantly outstrips the UK average of 50/100, suggesting a higher-than-usual prioritisation of timely payments within the industry. While the presence of both charitable trusts and large public sector organisations among the top payers could explain this, the extreme disparity between the best and worst performers indicates serious inconsistencies. The variance within the sector demonstrates some organisations have plenty of room to improve, you can calculate how late payments affect your finances with this late payment calculator.
Wales showed the highest regional average at 90.5, though this is based on just a single company, making it statistically less significant than other regions. After that, the North East performed second best, with an average of 86.1 based on 4 companies.
The 5.9 average payment performance point difference between the North East (86.1) and North West (80.4) regions may indicate differing local economic pressures or varying administrative efficiencies.
While the Care Services sector's average PaymentCheck score is a positive 75.1/100, the worst payer, MEARS GROUP PLC (32.05/100), needs to improve by at least 43.05 points to be in line with the sector average.
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