Late Payments

Stop chasing invoices. Get paid.

You’ve done the work. The invoice is sitting there. And nobody’s paid it.

Chasing money is one of the most uncomfortable parts of running a small business. It feels awkward. It keeps slipping down the to-do list. And every week you leave it, the harder it gets.

Meanwhile, 81% of UK tradespeople are chasing late payments right now. The average amount outstanding is £6,210 — across seven unpaid invoices. And 42% say it’s getting worse.

The Invoice Is Sent. Now the Real Work Begins.

You’ve done the work. You’ve sent the invoice. Now you wait.

A week passes. Then another. The due date comes and goes. You start wondering whether to say something — and then talk yourself out of it, because the client relationship matters and you don’t want to seem pushy.

Meanwhile, the money you’ve already earned is sitting in someone else’s account.

This isn’t rare

Late payments are one of the most widespread and least talked-about problems in small business. According to recent figures, nearly half of all invoices sent by UK small businesses are paid late. Not occasionally. On average.