The North West is clearly ahead of the curve, with an average PaymentCheck score significantly exceeding the UK average. However, there's a massive disparity in payment practices, evidenced by the range between the top and bottom performers.
These companies achieved a perfect PaymentCheck score of 100/100, indicating exemplary payment practices:
It's worth noting that two entries on this list are Rullion entities, suggesting a strong payment culture within that organisation.
These companies languish at the bottom, suggesting significant room for improvement in their payment habits:
The cluster of catering companies on this list (Lexington, Elior, and DNATA) may indicate systemic issues within that sector.
The Digital Entertainment sector, represented by a single company, tops the list with a perfect 100.0 average. Human Resources (88.9 average across 13 companies) and Train Travel (88.5) also show strong payment performance. Education scores a respectable 81.3 based on 12 companies. More sector data would be needed to make meaningful comparisons.
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While the North West outperforms the UK generally, the 58.8-point difference between the average for Digital Entertainment and Lexington Catering's score of 3.2 shows not everyone is pulling their weight.
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