---
title: "West Midlands Payment Practices Report 2022"
date: 2023-05-14T00:00:00+00:00
url: https://paymentcheck.co.uk/blog/reports/west-midlands-payment-practices-2022
description: "West Midlands Payment Practices Report 2022 - Payment practices analysis from PaymentCheck"
category: "Reports"
---

# West Midlands Payment Practices Report 2022

# West Midlands Payment Performance: Significantly Better Than UK Average, But Wide Disparities Exist

## The Numbers

*   Companies analysed: 407
*   Average PaymentCheck Score: 61.2/100
*   UK average PaymentCheck Score: 50.0/100
*   West Midlands average above UK average: 11.2 points
*   Top PaymentCheck Score: 100/100 (2 companies)
*   Lowest PaymentCheck Score: 13.1/100
*   Sector with highest average PaymentCheck Score: Hardware (95.5/100)

## What Stands Out

While the West Midlands' average PaymentCheck score of 61.2/100 handily beats the UK average of 50.0/100, a wide gap persists between the best and worst payers, with scores ranging from a perfect 100 to a dismal 13.1. The small sample sizes of top-performing sectors like Hardware and Media & Publishing limit how much we can infer from those high averages.

## Best Payers

These West Midlands firms are leading the pack when it comes to prompt payments:

1. [EXACT MORTGAGE EXPERTS LIMITED](/company-search/06749563/exact-mortgage-experts-limited) - 100/100
2. [SANDERSON ASSET MANAGEMENT LLP](/company-search/OC375320/sanderson-asset-management-llp) - 100/100
3. [CLICK TRAVEL LTD](/company-search/03770815/click-travel-ltd) - 99.8/100
4. [BRYT ENERGY LIMITED](/company-search/10167351/bryt-energy-limited) - 99.6/100
5. [CHARTER COURT FINANCIAL SERVICES LIMITED](/company-search/06749498/charter-court-financial-services-limited) - 99.47/100

These companies are a good indicator that excellent payment practices are possible.

## Worst Payers

These companies need to improve their payment behaviours:

1. [FERRARIS PISTON SERVICE LIMITED](/company-search/04148298/ferraris-piston-service-limited) - 13.1/100
2. [CMBC SUPPLY LIMITED](/company-search/08626420/cmbc-supply-limited) - 14.8/100
3. [GRAINGER & WORRALL ENGINEERING LIMITED](/company-search/06314112/grainger-worrall-engineering-limited) - 17.7/100
4. [COLAS LIMITED](/company-search/02644726/colas-limited) - 19.3/100
5. [LEICA BIOSYSTEMS NEWCASTLE LIMITED](/company-search/02163063/leica-biosystems-newcastle-limited) - 19.5/100

Such low scores demonstrate that there are significant issues with payment practices at these firms. Suppliers can use this [late payment calculator](/free-late-invoice-calculator) to understand their rights if invoices are not paid in a timely manner.

## Sector Breakdown

While a broader sector breakdown would be more telling, the data shows:

*   Hardware: 95.5 avg (1 company)
*   Human Resources: 87.1 avg (6 companies)
*   Media And Publishing: 85.9 avg (1 company)
*   Data: 83.1 avg (2 companies)
*   Financial Services: 82.8 avg (18 companies)

Financial Services has a decent showing with a solid 82.8 average across 18 companies, suggesting relatively sound payment practices in this sector compared to the overall average.

Despite a significantly higher average PaymentCheck score (61.2) than the UK as a whole (50.0), the West Midlands still exhibits a concerning spread in payment performance, underscored by Ferraris Piston Service Limited's low score of 13.1.