Large UK agriculture, forestry and fishing companies take a median of 31 days to pay supplier invoices, the same as the UK median. The sector ranks 8 of 18, where 1 is the slowest payer.
Figures cover large UK companies paying all their suppliers.
Rank 8 of 18 by median days to pay, where 1 is the slowest. The dark bar is agriculture, forestry and fishing.
At the median company, 16% of invoices are paid late, 1 point above the UK figure of 15%.
The middle half of companies pay in 23.5 to 39.5 days. A quarter take longer than 39.5 days.
3% of invoices take more than 60 days at the median company, against 5% across the UK.
84 agriculture, forestry and fishing companies became insolvent in England and Wales over Sep 2025 to Aug 2026, rank 16 of 18 by number of cases. This is a count, not a rate.
Businesses that sell to agriculture, forestry and fishing companies can compare these figures with their own debtor days, or check how fast a single customer pays. Paidnice is UK credit control software that sends reminders and adds late fees on overdue invoices in Xero or QuickBooks. For the wider picture, read the accounts receivable statistics for the UK.
No single trade in this sector has 20 or more filers, so none is shown separately. Trades are 5-digit SIC codes; the sector figures above cover all 39 companies.
Cite: Paidnice (2026). UK agriculture, forestry and fishing payment times. https://www.paidnice.com/payment-times/uk/agriculture. Source: UK payment practices filings (March 2025 to August 2026), Companies House, Insolvency Service. Figures cover large UK companies paying all their suppliers.
Large UK agriculture, forestry and fishing companies take a median of 31 days to pay, and 16% of invoices run late. Paidnice sends the reminders and adds the late fees in Xero or QuickBooks, so you do not have to chase.
Large UK agriculture, forestry and fishing companies take a median of 31 days to pay supplier invoices, the same as the UK median. The sector ranks 8 of 18, where 1 is the slowest payer.
At the median agriculture, forestry and fishing company, 16% of supplier invoices are not paid within the agreed terms. For all UK large companies the median is 15%.
84 agriculture, forestry and fishing companies entered insolvency in England and Wales in the 12 months to Aug 2026. That ranks 16 of 18 sectors by number of cases. This is a count, not a rate, so larger sectors have more cases.
Yes. The Late Payment of Commercial Debts (Interest) Act 1998 lets a business charge statutory interest of 8% a year above the Bank of England base rate on a late commercial invoice, plus fixed compensation of £40, £70 or £100 depending on the invoice amount.
The Reporting on Payment Practices and Performance Regulations 2017 require large UK companies and LLPs to report twice a year on how they pay suppliers. We took each company's latest filing with a period ending March 2025 to August 2026, matched it to its first SIC code on the Companies House register, and grouped companies by SIC section. Each company reports its own average days to pay. We take the median of those company averages, so one extreme filer cannot move the sector result. Trades and sectors publish only with 20 or more companies. Insolvency counts are Insolvency Service figures for England and Wales, Sep 2025 to Aug 2026, not seasonally adjusted.
Sources: UK payment practices service, Companies House, Insolvency Service. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Download the sector and trade data (CSV).