While representing a positive shift, the 1.7 point increase between 2024 and 2025 suggests only marginal improvements in payment practices within the Events and Venues sector; the smaller number of companies surveyed in 2025 could also play a factor. It is worth noting the sector can calculate the cost of late payments using a late payment calculator.
One-line summary: Events and Venues payment practices improved marginally, from 69.7/100 (136 companies) in 2024 to 71.4/100 (115 companies) in 2025.

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