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title: "Professional Services Payment Practices Report 2023"
date: 2024-07-07T00:00:00+00:00
url: https://paymentcheck.co.uk/blog/reports/professional-services-payment-practices-2023
description: "Professional Services Payment Practices Report 2023 - Payment practices analysis from PaymentCheck"
category: "Reports"
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# Professional Services Payment Practices Report 2023

# UK Professional Services Pay Suppliers Significantly Faster Than Average… But There's a Catch

## The Numbers

*   Companies analysed: 162
*   Average PaymentCheck Score: 72.8/100
*   UK average: 50.0/100 (Professional Services is 22.8 points above)
*   Top Payer: SLAUGHTER AND MAY SERVICES COMPANY - 100/100
*   Bottom Payer: APLEONA UK LIMITED - 13.5/100
*   South West Average: 86.1 (6 companies)
*   London Average: 73.7 (99 companies)

## What Stands Out

While the professional services sector boasts an average payment score nearly 23 points above the UK average, the data reveals a significant disparity between the top and bottom performers, highlighting the unevenness of payment practices within the industry itself. The dominance of London-based companies (99 out of 162) suggests the data heavily reflects practices in the capital.

## Best Payers

1. [SLAUGHTER AND MAY SERVICES COMPANY](/company-search/00785646/slaughter-and-may-services-company) - 100/100
2. [R&C PMK LIMITED](/company-search/06102678/r-c-pmk-limited) - 99.73/100
3. [EVERSHEDS SUTHERLAND LEGAL SERVICES LIMITED](/company-search/02300692/eversheds-sutherland-legal-services-limited) - 99.65/100
4. [FBC (FUTUREBRAND) LIMITED](/company-search/02658364/fbc-futurebrand-limited) - 99.6/100
5. [GRANT THORNTON AGILE TALENT SOLUTIONS LIMITED](/company-search/12727029/grant-thornton-agile-talent-solutions-limited) - 99.4/100

## Worst Payers

1. [APLEONA UK LIMITED](/company-search/04073907/apleona-uk-limited) - 13.5/100
2. [KENNEDYS LAW LLP](/company-search/OC353214/kennedys-law-llp) - 18.38/100
3. [FIRSTPORT GROUP LIMITED](/company-search/04352396/firstport-group-limited) - 19.6/100
4. [ADMIRAL LAW LIMITED](/company-search/08023665/admiral-law-limited) - 21.43/100
5. [MSIX COMMUNICATIONS LIMITED](/company-search/06665820/msix-communications-limited) - 30.1/100

## Regional Patterns

The South West leads the regional averages with a score of 86.1, significantly higher than London's 73.7, though the smaller sample size of only 6 companies in the South West compared to London's 99 suggests the South West figure may not be representative. Given that 61% of the companies are from London, its average of 73.7 heavily influences the overall sector score.

Suppliers should be wary of the significant 86.5-point difference between the best and worst payment scores within the Professional Services sector and consider using a [late payment calculator](/free-late-invoice-calculator) to assess potential impacts on their cashflow.