APOLLO FIRE DETECTORS LIMITED
Company number: 01483208
Reporting period:
1 April 2025 to 30 September 2025
Report filed on:
27 October 2025
Approved by:
Rachel Pugh
Contracts and payments
Do any of this business's construction contracts with its suppliers include retention clauses? No
Payment statistics
Average time taken to pay invoices: 54 days
Total value paid:
- within 30 days: £16,886,974 (49%)
- in 31 to 60 days: £10,952,185 (31%)
- in 61 days or more: £6,942,353 (20%)
Invoices paid:
- within 30 days: 49%
- in 31 to 60 days: 31%
- in 61 days or more: 20%
Late and disputed:
- total value of payments due in the reporting period which have not been paid within the agreed period: £10,929,823
- payments due in the reporting period which have not been paid within the agreed period: 20%
- not made in the reporting period due to a dispute: 1%
Payment terms
Shortest standard payment periods
30 days
Longest standard payment period
60 days
Standard payment terms
Our standard payment terms for non stock items as 30 days net. Our standard term for stock items are 60 days net.
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
No further comment provided
Dispute resolution process
Stock related disputes will be escalated through our supply chain team, specifically the buying team. Non stock is escalated via the individual that raised the initial Purchase Order, these individuals could be throughout the business but are typically managers and those more senior.
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