Here's a snapshot comparing payment performance in Wales across the two years, based on available data:
While the average payment score has increased, indicating marginally improved payment practices, the reduction in sample size (from 90 to 71 companies) could skew the results, making it difficult to definitively claim widespread improvement across the entire Welsh business sector. The score increase of 3.2 points, although positive, is relatively small and needs to be considered with the context of almost 20% fewer companies being included in the 2025 study.
Explore tools to help manage late payments late payment calculator.
In summary, Welsh payment practices saw a slight improvement, with average scores rising from 66.1 in 2024 to 69.3 in 2025, though this is based on a reduced sample size.
How UK companies' payment practices changed in 2025 — the biggest improvers, the firms slipping, and the strongest new e
The UK agriculture sector is significantly outperforming the UK average for payment practices, suggesting a degree of fi
The year-on-year decline of 0.1 points, while statistically insignificant, suggests a stagnation in payment performance
The UK air travel sector significantly outperforms the national average when it comes to payment practices, achieving a
© 2026 Payment Check Ltd
Registered Address: 3rd Floor Suite 207 Regent Street London W1B 3HH
Made by Alastair Campbell