# Rank the slowest-paying UK retailers

**Use case:** 

Ranks large UK retailers (SIC 47) by average days taken to pay suppliers, using the latest official payment practices reports joined to Companies House. Shows % paid within 30, 31-60 and over 60 days, % not paid within terms and a link to each report. Useful for brand suppliers, credit insurers and trade journalists.

## Input

```json
{
  "mode": "snapshot",
  "watchlistName": "default",
  "alertOn": "materialChange",
  "emitBaselineOnFirstRun": false,
  "maxReportAgeMonths": 18,
  "sicPrefixes": [
    "47"
  ],
  "activeOnly": false,
  "minAvgDaysToPay": 45,
  "onlyNoEInvoicing": false,
  "onlyNoSupplyChainFinance": false,
  "sortBy": "avgDaysToPay",
  "maxResults": 25,
  "termThresholdDays": 60,
  "worseningThresholdDays": 5,
  "worseningThresholdPctPoints": 10,
  "highLateSharePct": 30,
  "includeCompaniesHouse": true,
  "chEnrichment": "auto",
  "maxApiLookups": 300,
  "cacheHours": 12,
  "forceRefresh": false
}
```

## Output

```json
{
  "companyName": {
    "label": "Company name",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "companyNumber": {
    "label": "Company number",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "avgDaysToPay": {
    "label": "Avg days to pay",
    "format": "number"
  },
  "pctInvoicesPaidWithin30Days": {
    "label": "Pct invoices paid within30days"
  },
  "pctInvoicesPaid31To60Days": {
    "label": "Pct invoices paid31to60days"
  },
  "pctInvoicesPaidOver60Days": {
    "label": "Pct invoices paid over60days",
    "format": "number"
  },
  "pctNotPaidWithinAgreedTerms": {
    "label": "Pct not paid within agreed terms",
    "format": "number"
  },
  "pctNotPaidDueToDispute": {
    "label": "Pct not paid due to dispute"
  },
  "valuePaidLaterThanAgreedTermsGBP": {
    "label": "Value paid later than agreed terms gbp"
  },
  "reportingPeriodEnd": {
    "label": "Reporting period end"
  },
  "flags": {
    "label": "Flags",
    "format": "array"
  },
  "reportUrl": {
    "label": "Report url",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "companiesHouseStatus": {
    "label": "Companies house status",
    "format": "string"
  }
}
```

## How it works

### 1. Sign up on Apify or log in

The UK Late Payers & Payment Practices Scraper Actor is ready to run with the inputs already set for "Rank the slowest-paying UK retailers". [Sign up or log in](https://console.apify.com/create-task-from-example/L8taJPZELHIqT43LI) and you'll land in Apify Console with a copy of this exact task.

### 2. Start the "Rank the slowest-paying UK retailers" task

The UK Late Payers & Payment Practices Scraper Actor will start running based on the input automatically. You can also change all the input fields, like mode, watchlist name (monitor mode), and more, to match your specific use case.

### 3. Receive the "Rank the slowest-paying UK retailers" output

Monitor the progress in real time. You will be notified as soon as your dataset is complete and ready for review. Each result includes data such as company name, company number, avg days to pay, and more.

### 4. Integrate into your workflow

The final output is delivered in JSON, CSV, or Excel format, ready to be plugged into your workflow. You can also [run the "Rank the slowest-paying UK retailers" task via API](https://apify.com/battles_2026/uk-late-payer-signals.md).

## About this Actor

This example demonstrates how to use [UK Late Payers & Payment Practices Scraper](https://apify.com/battles_2026/uk-late-payer-signals.md) with a specific input configuration. Visit the [Actor detail page](https://apify.com/battles_2026/uk-late-payer-signals.md) to learn more, explore other use cases, and run it yourself.


## How to integrate an Actor?

This Task's input is already configured above. Use it as-is rather than inventing a new one.

Do not guess an integration path. Every one of them is in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md: the Apify MCP server, Agent Skills with the Apify CLI, the JavaScript and Python clients, the REST API, and the account-free path for an agent with no human to sign in. It also carries the rule on stating cost before the first paid run.

For full API examples (JavaScript, Python, CLI, MCP, OpenAPI), see this Task's Actor page: https://apify.com/battles_2026/uk-late-payer-signals.md

Each client library has reference documentation the quickstart does not restate: [JavaScript/TypeScript](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs.md) (`npm install apify-client`) and [Python](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs.md) (`pip install apify-client`).