London's average payment performance is substantially better than the national average, suggesting a stronger payment culture within the capital. Even the bottom-performing companies in the London sample score relatively highly, with a low score of 79.57.
The following London-based companies achieved a perfect PaymentCheck score of 100/100, demonstrating exemplary payment practices:
While still scoring well above the national average, these companies had the lowest PaymentCheck scores within the London sample:
Payment practices vary across different sectors within London:
The Supply Chain sector reports the highest average score, but it's based on a single company, making it less representative; Travel and Transportation has the best average based on a larger sample.
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Takeaway: Although London's payment culture is strong, with an average PaymentCheck of 90.5, the narrow range of scores among the "worst" payers suggests limited payment variability within the analyzed London companies.
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