While there has been a drop in the number of companies assessed, the average payment score only fell marginally, by 0.2 points. A change this small indicates a reasonable amount of consistency in payment practices across the region between the two years, though the data does not show an improvement. Companies experiencing late payments can use this late payment calculator to assess potential compensation.
Payment performance in the North West saw a fractional decline, moving from an average score of 65.6 (out of 100) across 464 companies in 2024 to 65.4 across 405 companies in 2025.