PRUDENTIAL HOLDINGS LIMITED

Company number: SC210546

Reporting period:
1 July 2018 to 31 December 2018

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This report was filed on 25 January 2019

and approved by David Martin

Payment statistics

Average time taken to pay invoices: 27 days

Invoices paid:

• within 30 days: 74%
• in 31 to 60 days: 17%
• in 61 days or more: 9%

Invoices due but not paid within agreed terms: 23%

Payment terms

Shortest standard payment periods

45 days

Longest standard payment period

Answer not provided

Standard payment terms

The Company shall pay an invoice within 45 days of receipt of invoice unless otherwise provided in the “Schedule of Pricing and Payment” or the applicable “Statement of Work” stipulated in the PHL standard contract terms and conditions.

Were there any changes to the standard payment terms in the reporting period?

Answer not provided

Were suppliers notified or consulted about these changes before they were made?

N/A

Maximum contractual payment period agreed

45 days

No further comment provided

Any other information about payment terms

N/A

Dispute resolution process

Schedule of Governance Structure stipulated in the PHL standard contract terms and conditions provides that in the event of a dispute, an authorised officer of Supplier or the Company may escalate such dispute for resolution between the parties. The authorised officer shall submit a written request to the Service Review Group (with a copy provided to an authorised officer of the other party) giving reasonably sufficient details of the dispute and providing a full description of any remediation efforts or activities that each party has taken to remedy or resolve the Dispute. Such request shall also contain sufficient details for the other party to assess the dispute and whether sufficient action has been taken by it to remedy or rectify such dispute.

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 Prompt 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