While the energy sector's average PaymentCheck Score of 77.1/100 is significantly better than the UK average of 50.0/100, a wide performance gap exists. The difference of nearly 80 points between the best and worst payers shows that good payment practices aren't uniformly adopted across the industry.
The West Midlands leads the way with an average payment score of 84.0/100 across 8 companies, suggesting a localized focus on prompt payments. London, with the highest number of companies analysed (69), scored a respectable 80.2/100, showing a good baseline across a large sample size. The South East (35 companies), with a score of 77.6, shows the lowest regional average, indicating payment improvement may be needed for this region.
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Takeaway: Despite the energy sector's average payment score being 27.1 points above the UK average, the bottom 5 payers' average score of just 27.17/100 shows that some are not meeting the average, which highlights a need for better payment behaviour across the board.
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