UK Lifestyle & Entertainment Sector Pays Suppliers Decently, But Wide Disparities Exist

The Numbers

• Companies analysed: 55

• Average PaymentCheck Score: 60.3/100

• UK average: 50.0/100 (Lifestyle And Entertainment is 10.3 points above)

• Top 5 Payers (Scores above 89/100)

• Bottom 5 Payers (Scores below 30/100)

• Yorkshire and The Humber: 98.1 avg (1 companies)

• Unknown: 83.9 avg (1 companies)

• East of England: 66.0 avg (3 companies)

• West Midlands: 64.9 avg (2 companies)

• North West: 63.2 avg (6 companies)

What Stands Out

While the Lifestyle and Entertainment sector, at 60.3/100, beats the UK average payment score by a respectable 10.3 points, the enormous gulf between the best and worst payers is striking. Delice De France's dismal 18.4/100 compared to Kingston Restaurants' near-perfect 98.1/100 shows suppliers must do their homework before signing on the dotted line.

Best Payers

1. KINGSTON RESTAURANTS LIMITED - 98.1/100
2. BET365 GROUP LIMITED - 95.37/100
3. AMSRIC FOODS LIMITED - 94.7/100
4. WE BUY ANY CAR LIMITED - 93.3/100
5. THE GOOD EATING COMPANY LIMITED - 89.4/100

Worst Payers

1. DELICE DE FRANCE LIMITED - 18.4/100
2. ENSEMBLE COMBINED SERVICES LIMITED - 21.1/100
3. RAIL GOURMET UK LIMITED - 21.3/100
4. CHESTER GARDEN CENTRE LIMITED - 26.05/100
5. SELECT SERVICE PARTNER UK LIMITED - 29/100

Regional Patterns

The regional data is underwhelming due to very small sample sizes, although Yorkshire and The Humber's impressive average of 98.1 is solely based on one company, which makes it statistically insignificant as a regional trend.

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The sector's best payer, Kingston Restaurants, scores over 5 times higher than the worst payer, Delice de France, highlighting a severe inconsistency in payment practices within the UK Lifestyle and Entertainment sector.