East Midlands Payment Trends: 2024 vs 2025
East Midlands Payment Practices Stagnant: 2024 Score Maintained in 2025 Despite Fewer Companies Assessed
The Comparison
- 2024: Data collected from 307 companies yielded an average payment performance score of 62.0 out of 100.
- 2025: A smaller sample of 256 companies were assessed, resulting in an identical average payment performance score of 62.0 out of 100.
What This Means
The stability in the average payment score, despite a decrease in the number of companies assessed, suggests consistent payment behaviors within the East Midlands region. The fact that the score remains unchanged implies no tangible improvement or deterioration in payment efficiency between the two years. Businesses struggling with late payments can utilise tools such as this late payment calculator to understand potential interest owed.
In 2025, the average payment performance in the East Midlands remained at 62.0/100, based on data from 256 companies, mirroring the 2024 results from 307 companies.
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