The East Midlands shows a considerably stronger payment culture than the UK average, but a wide range exists in how individual companies perform; some are excellent, others are dire. It's noteworthy that some household names are among the worst offenders when it comes to paying invoices.
These companies lead the way in the East Midlands in 2025, demonstrating exceptional payment practices:
These companies sit at the bottom of the PaymentCheck Score rankings, indicating significant room for improvement in their payment practices:
Sector performance varies dramatically, highlighting the significance of industry when assessing payment risk:
It's important to note the limited sample size in several of these sectors, potentially skewing the average. For example, the Software sector score represents a single company, so you can't really draw any conclusions. Financial Services look the best, with a score of 90.2 across 9 companies.
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While the East Midlands outperforms the UK national average by 12 points, the payment scores of PTS Group Limited (15.4) compared to Interflora British Unit (100) show that consistency is still a significant challenge.
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