Yorkshire and The Humber businesses demonstrate a considerably stronger payment culture than the UK average, with a 14.6 point difference in PaymentCheck scores. The Financial Services sector appears to be leading the way, closely followed by Digital Entertainment, though the sample sizes for specific sectors are generally small.
The best payers in the region showcase near-perfect payment behaviours:
The companies at the bottom of the list highlight areas where payment practices require significant improvement:
Financial Services (86.2/100), Digital Entertainment (86.0/100) and Marketing And Sales (85.2/100) appear to be setting a high standard for timely payments, but only 6 companies in Financial Services were analysed, so more data is needed to make concrete conclusions about that sector. It's important to note the limited number of companies within each sector; with just one or two companies, the sector average can be easily skewed by a single outlier.
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Overall, with an average PaymentCheck Score of 64.6, Yorkshire and The Humber are outperforming the rest of the UK, but the gap between the best (100/100) and worst (7.4/100) payers shows that there is still a wide range of payment behaviours across the region.
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