The Safety and Security sector demonstrably outperforms the average UK business when it comes to paying suppliers on time, but the range of scores is significant. G4S appears both in the top and bottom five payers, showing that there are clearly differences in the way the company pays invoices in different business units.
The "Unknown" region's high average (87.6/100) might be skewed by the small sample size of only 3 companies. London and the South East, with the largest sample sizes (22 and 13 companies respectively), are near the sector average, which is a stronger indication of typical payment performance. It would be interesting to explore why Yorkshire and The Humber lags with an average of 53.5/100.
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Takeaway: While the sector boasts an average PaymentCheck Score of 65.6/100, 15.6 points above the national average, suppliers should be aware that payment practices within the sector vary widely, from Babcock Land's 98.8 to Hire Station's 27.03.
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