How quickly does every UK region really get paid?

We analysed 289,000 invoices from 1,216 UK businesses to map late payments region by region. See exactly where your region stands, and what's actually driving the numbers.

What's inside:

Regional rankings - every UK region ranked worst to best on late payments, with the year-on-year trend for each.
Small vs large business breakdown - see which business size is really driving the numbers where you are, since it's rarely the whole picture.
Local experts - quotes from accountants and business owners across the UK on what late payments actually mean for their clients.
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Customers

Source: 65% of UK businesses are paid late (source: 2025 FreeAgent survey of 200k+ businesses) vs 9% for Adfin (source: all Adfin customers, for all time).

2,500+ of the most ambitious businesses getting paid than the UK average

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-73% average days late