North West Businesses are Beating the UK Average for Payment Practices - But There's a Long Tail of Poor Performers

The Numbers

• Companies analysed: 492
• Average PaymentCheck Score: 65.5/100
• UK average PaymentCheck Score: 50.0/100
• North West advantage over UK average: 15.5 points
• Top PaymentCheck Score: 100/100
• Bottom PaymentCheck Score: 11.3/100

What Stands Out

The North West's average PaymentCheck score is significantly higher than the UK average, suggesting a generally healthier payment culture. However, the large gap between the top and bottom payers indicates substantial disparities in payment practices across the region. Use our late payment calculator to chase invoices on time.

Best Payers

These North West companies achieved perfect PaymentCheck scores of 100/100, setting a high standard for payment practices:

1. RULLION IT PLUS LIMITED
2. RULLION ENGINEERING LIMITED
3. TWENTIETH CENTURY FOX TELEVISION DISTRIBUTION (U.K.), LTD.
4. MEDICINES DISCOVERY CATAPULT SERVICES COMMERCIAL LIMITED
5. LUXFER HOLDINGS PLC

Worst Payers

These companies, unfortunately, lagged significantly behind, with PaymentCheck scores far below average:

1. CROWN PAINTS LIMITED - 11.3/100
2. LEXINGTON CATERING LIMITED - 17.5/100
3. TAYLOR SHAW LIMITED - 20.33/100
4. AO MOBILE LIMITED - 20.4/100
5. ELIOR UK PLC - 20.8/100

Sector Breakdown

Sector performance revealed some significant variations:

• Digital Entertainment (1 company) achieved a perfect 100.0 average, though this is based on very limited data and could be an anomaly.
• Human Resources (16 companies) performed strongly with an average of 90.5.
• Train Travel (1 company) came in at 85.1 average.
• Energy (15 companies) had a high average of 82.9.
• Education (13 companies) also performed well, averaging 81.8.

The takeaway is that while the North West as a whole performs better (65.5/100) than the UK average (50.0/100), some companies like Crown Paints Limited (11.3/100) are clearly dragging the region down.