While the North East performs demonstrably better than the UK average, a wide range exists – almost 70 points separate the best and worst payers. This suggests that even within a relatively small geographic area, payment culture varies significantly across individual companies and industries.
These firms demonstrate exemplary payment practices, achieving scores nearing the maximum:
These companies have significant room for improvement in their payment practices, lagging far behind the average:
Sector performance is somewhat underwhelming due to small sample sizes, but the Software sector's high average of 97.8, though based on just one company, suggests that it’s one area of focus. The Care Services sector, with an average of 83.2 across four companies, indicates fairly consistent and positive payment practices within that important industry.
The North East exceeds the UK average by 13.3 points, and yet, the disparity between the best and worst payers, 69.6 points, demonstrates that the data is both good and bad news.
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The UK agriculture sector is significantly outperforming the UK average for payment practices, suggesting a degree of fi
The year-on-year decline of 0.1 points, while statistically insignificant, suggests a stagnation in payment performance
The UK air travel sector significantly outperforms the national average when it comes to payment practices, achieving a
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