CREDITON DAIRY LIMITED
Company number: 08490730
Reporting period:
5 January 2025 to 5 July 2025
Report filed on:
7 October 2025
Approved by:
Tim Smiddy
Payment statistics
Average time taken to pay invoices: 30 days
Total value paid:
- within 30 days: £7,969,748 (14%)
- in 31 to 60 days: £27,296,353 (49%)
- in 61 days or more: £20,468,778 (37%)
Invoices paid:
- within 30 days: 46%
- in 31 to 60 days: 48%
- in 61 days or more: 6%
Late and disputed:
- total value of payments due in the reporting period which have not been paid within the agreed period: £25,584,022
- payments due in the reporting period which have not been paid within the agreed period: 50%
- not made in the reporting period due to a dispute: 0%
Payment terms
Shortest standard payment periods
0 days
Longest standard payment period
60 days
Standard payment terms
The majority of contacts were paid as follows
30 days from date of invoice (49%)
30 days end of month (31%)
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
60 days
No further comment provided
Any other information about payment terms
Whilst the percentage above is high for late payments, 77% of the late payments (£22.6m) are only late due to us only running one bacs run a week. They are paid within 5 days or less of terms.
Dispute resolution process
If an invoice is disputed for either price or quantity, it is place in dispute and communicated to the supplier. Our policy states it must be communicated to the supplier. The issue is then resolved with the supplier and paid.
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