Lifestyle And Entertainment Payment Trends: 2020 vs 2021
Lifestyle & Entertainment Payment Performance Dips Slightly: 60.8 to 60.3
The Comparison: 2020 vs 2021
- 2020: Payment practices were assessed across 78 companies within the Lifestyle & Entertainment sector, achieving an average score of 60.8 out of 100.
- 2021: The assessment covered a smaller pool of 55 companies, resulting in a slightly lower average score of 60.3 out of 100.
What This Means
The marginal decline of 0.5 points suggests a stagnation in payment performance within the Lifestyle & Entertainment sector, rather than a significant deterioration, despite the number of companies analyzed decreasing by almost 30%. The smaller sample size in 2021 may also contribute to the slightly lower average, as the composition of companies assessed changed from year to year. For companies dealing with late payments, it may be worth using a late payment calculator to help manage cash flow.
One-line summary: In 2021, payment practices scored 60.3/100 compared to 60.8/100 in 2020, reflecting very little change.
Read next
Late payment in the UK is quietly improving — but your invoice still depends on who you sell to
We analysed over 100,000 published UK payment-practice reports. Late payment is falling — from 20% of invoices paid outs
UK Company Payment Practices 2025: Biggest Risers, Fallers & New Entrants
How UK companies' payment practices changed in 2025 — the biggest improvers, the firms slipping, and the strongest new e
Agriculture Payment Practices Report 2025
The UK agriculture sector is significantly outperforming the UK average for payment practices, suggesting a degree of fi
Northern Ireland Payment Trends: 2024 vs 2025
The year-on-year decline of 0.1 points, while statistically insignificant, suggests a stagnation in payment performance