UK Transportation Infrastructure Payment Practices: Vastly Superior, But Limited Data Leaves Questions

This analysis of payment practices in the UK Transportation Infrastructure sector for 2024, while positive, comes with a significant caveat: it's based on data from just two companies. While those companies show significantly better payment behaviour than the UK average, the small sample size makes it hard to draw sweeping conclusions.

The Numbers

Average PaymentCheck Score: 93.5/100
UK average: 50.0/100
Transportation Infrastructure sector is 43.5 points above the UK average.
Number of companies analysed: 2
Highest score: 98.1/100
Lowest score: 89/100

What Stands Out

The data suggests that companies in the Transportation Infrastructure sector, at least those in this sample, are prioritising prompt payments. The 93.5/100 average score is substantially higher than the UK average of 50. However, drawing firm conclusions from only two companies is risky; we need a larger sample to confirm this trend.

Best Payers

CALEDONIAN MARITIME ASSETS LIMITED - 98.1/100
VOLKERSERVICES LIMITED - 89/100

Worst Payers

VOLKERSERVICES LIMITED - 89/100
CALEDONIAN MARITIME ASSETS LIMITED - 98.1/100

Note: This section seems redundant given that it is based on the top payers

Regional Patterns

Scotland: 98.1 avg (1 company)
East of England: 89.0 avg (1 company)

Regional analysis is essentially meaningless with only one data point per region. Scotland appears to have slightly better payment performance, but this reflects the performance of Caledonian Maritime Assets Limited, not necessarily a broader regional trend.

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Takeaway: While the Transportation Infrastructure sector shows a remarkably high average payment score of 93.5/100, we need a larger sample size to validate if that 43.5-point outperformance compared to the national average is truly representative.