---
title: "Wales Payment Practices Report 2020"
date: 2021-11-14T00:00:00+00:00
url: https://paymentcheck.co.uk/blog/reports/wales-payment-practices-2020
description: "Wales Payment Practices Report 2020 - Payment practices analysis from PaymentCheck"
category: "Reports"
---

# Wales Payment Practices Report 2020

# Welsh Firms Are Paying Suppliers Significantly Faster Than The UK Average

## The Numbers

*   Companies analysed: 87
*   Average PaymentCheck Score: 63.6/100
*   UK average: 50.0/100
*   Wales outperforms the UK average by 13.6 points

## What Stands Out

While Wales' overall average is impressive, the extreme disparity between the best and worst payers highlights a serious consistency problem. The top payer, Victim Support, boasts a near-perfect score, while Safran Seats GB languishes near zero, indicating drastically different attitudes towards supplier payments within the Welsh business community.

## Best Payers

The top payers in Wales for 2020 demonstrate a strong commitment to prompt payments, significantly contributing to the region's higher-than-average score:

1. [VICTIM SUPPORT](/company-search/02158780/victim-support) - 99.4/100
2. [LONETREE LIMITED](/company-search/03574622/lonetree-limited) - 97.5/100
3. [SOUTH HOOK LNG TERMINAL COMPANY LTD.](/company-search/04982132/south-hook-lng-terminal-company-ltd) - 96.2/100
4. [MONEYSUPERMARKET.COM LTD](/company-search/03945937/moneysupermarket-com-ltd) - 94.9/100
5. [SIMEC INTERNATIONAL UK LIMITED](/company-search/07643854/simec-international-uk-limited) - 94.4/100

These companies represent a diverse range of industries, from support services to energy and finance, suggesting that prompt payment isn't confined to a specific sector.

## Worst Payers

The bottom performers, unfortunately, drag down the potential for even better payment practices across Wales:

1. [SAFRAN SEATS GB LIMITED](/company-search/00278391/safran-seats-gb-limited) - 3.4/100
2. [NEXPERIA NEWPORT LIMITED](/company-search/04338966/nexperia-newport-limited) - 22.3/100
3. [MEMORY LANE CAKES LIMITED](/company-search/03359828/memory-lane-cakes-limited) - 26.3/100
4. [SEDA UK LIMITED](/company-search/00297265/seda-uk-limited) - 29.3/100
5. [WYNNSTAY (AGRICULTURAL SUPPLIES) LIMITED](/company-search/05009019/wynnstay-agricultural-supplies-limited) - 32/100

The consistently low scores among these companies suggest systemic issues related to cash flow management or a deliberate strategy of delayed payments, potentially impacting their suppliers' financial stability. Suppliers struggling with late payments can use a [late payment calculator](/free-late-invoice-calculator) to understand the potential impact.

## Sector Breakdown

The data on sector payment performance in Wales is fairly thin, with most sectors represented by only one or two companies:

*   Software: 94.9 avg (1 companies)
*   Sports: 91.8 avg (2 companies)
*   Care Services: 88.7 avg (1 companies)
*   Human Resources: 87.3 avg (1 companies)
*   Events And Venues: 86.4 avg (2 companies)

With such low company counts, drawing meaningful conclusions about sector-wide payment trends is difficult. The Software and Sports sectors appear promising, but a larger sample size is needed for reliable insights.

While Welsh firms, on average, outperformed the UK in payment practices with a score of 63.6/100 versus 50.0/100, the significant range between top and bottom payers indicates a need for broader improvements in payment consistency.