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Wales Payment Practices Report 2025

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Welsh Firms Lead the UK in Payment Performance, But Stark Disparities Persist

The Numbers

  • Companies analysed: 71
  • Average PaymentCheck Score (Wales): 69.3/100
  • UK Average PaymentCheck Score: 50.0/100
  • Welsh Average vs UK Average: +19.3 points
  • Top Payer (LONETREE LIMITED): 97/100
  • Bottom Payer (ADMIRAL LAW LIMITED): 21.5/100
  • Education Sector Average: 94.9/100 (1 company)

What Stands Out

While Welsh companies, on average, significantly outperform the rest of the UK in payment practices, the disparity between the best and worst payers is alarmingly wide, with some firms lagging far behind. The limited sector data makes it challenging to draw broad conclusions about industry-specific trends.

Best Payers

These companies are setting a high bar for timely payments:

  1. LONETREE LIMITED - 97/100
  2. SOUTH HOOK LNG TERMINAL COMPANY LTD. - 96.2/100
  3. JULIAN HODGE BANK LIMITED - 95.27/100
  4. WJEC CBAC LIMITED - 94.9/100 - As the sole representative of the Education sector in this dataset, its high score is notable.
  5. MOTONOVO FINANCE LIMITED - 93.6/100

Worst Payers

These companies demonstrate significant room for improvement in their payment practices:

  1. ADMIRAL LAW LIMITED - 21.5/100 - This represents a significant underperformance relative to the Welsh average.
  2. SAFRAN SEATS GB LIMITED - 28.8/100
  3. ENERSYS LTD. - 34.36/100
  4. MERITOR HEAVY VEHICLE BRAKING SYSTEMS (UK) LIMITED - 34.6/100
  5. CORNING LIMITED - 37.9/100

Sector Breakdown

With data available for only five sectors, it’s difficult to draw firm conclusions:

  • Education: 94.9 avg (1 companies)
  • Media And Publishing: 92.7 avg (1 companies)
  • Events And Venues: 92.5 avg (2 companies)
  • Care Services: 88.5 avg (1 companies)
  • Travel And Transportation: 86.7 avg (1 companies)

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The overall PaymentCheck Score for Welsh companies may be 19.3 points above the UK average, but some firms, like ADMIRAL LAW LIMITED with a score of 21.5, risk damaging supplier relationships due to poor payment performance.