BARFOOTS OF BOTLEY LIMITED
Company number: 02383478
Reporting period:
1 January 2025 to 30 June 2025
Report filed on:
8 August 2025
Approved by:
Nick Lake
Payment statistics
Average time taken to pay invoices: 18 days
Total value paid:
- within 30 days: £33,721,653 (97%)
- in 31 to 60 days: £1,144,933 (3%)
- in 61 days or more: £20,169 (< 1%)
Invoices paid:
- within 30 days: 95%
- in 31 to 60 days: 5%
- in 61 days or more: 0%
Late and disputed:
- total value of payments due in the reporting period which have not been paid within the agreed period: £1,165,102
- payments due in the reporting period which have not been paid within the agreed period: 12%
Payment terms
Shortest standard payment periods
7 days
Longest standard payment period
30 days
Standard payment terms
30 days date of invoice
Were there any changes to the standard payment terms in the reporting period?
No
Were suppliers notified or consulted about these changes before they were made?
N/A
Maximum contractual payment period agreed
30 days
No further comment provided
Any other information about payment terms
No further comment provided
Dispute resolution process
Business Process for Resolving Disputes There is no written procedure or policy for supplier disputes but the following is practise within the business: 1) The dispute is raised by the buyer with the supplier via phone calls and email 2) The invoice will be put on hold for payment by Finance until resolution via instruction from the buyer 3) The buyer will organise a credit from the supplier if applicable 4) The buyer will confirm to Finance that the invoice can be released for payment or to expect a credit 5) Finance will pay the invoice and/or credit on the following weekly payment run
Other payment information
Has this business signed up to a code of conduct or standards on payment practices? If so, which?
For example, signatories to The Fair Payment Code must commit to paying 95% of their invoices within 60 days.
No, this business has not signed up to a code of conduct or standards on payment practices.
Does this business offer e-invoicing in relation to qualifying contracts?
This is where suppliers can electronically submit and track invoices. It's not just allowing suppliers to email them an invoice.
No
Does this business offer supply chain finance?
This is where a supplier who has submitted an invoice can be paid by a third-party finance provider earlier than the agreed payment date. The business would then pay the finance provider the invoiced sum.
No
Under its payment practices and policies, can this business deduct sums from payments under qualifying contracts as a charge for remaining on a supplier list?
No
During the reporting period, did the business deduct sums from payments as a charge for remaining on a supplier list?
No