WE BUY ANY CAR LIMITED
Company number: 05727953
Reporting period:
31 March 2025 to 29 September 2025
Report filed on:
28 October 2025
Approved by:
Paul MacMahon
Payment statistics
Average time taken to pay invoices: 14 days
Total value paid:
- within 30 days: £106,943,222 (92%)
- in 31 to 60 days: £8,065,862 (7%)
- in 61 days or more: £656,655 (< 1%)
Invoices paid:
- within 30 days: 94%
- in 31 to 60 days: 6%
- 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: £10,246,963
- payments due in the reporting period which have not been paid within the agreed period: 12%
- not made in the reporting period due to a dispute: 5%
Payment terms
Shortest standard payment periods
0 days
Longest standard payment period
60 days
Standard payment terms
It is company policy to agree appropriate terms of payment with suppliers for each transaction or series of transactions, and to abide by those terms based on the timely submission of satisfactory invoices. The Company normally settles trade payables on 30 day terms, however variations to these terms do exist based on agreements with certain suppliers. For business to business vehicle purchases, the terms vary between 0 to 4 days. Standard payments terms as reported here are also impacted by payment terms to companies within the Constellation Group.
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
Raised by the purchase ledger team with the relevant department. If the issue is not resolved within 14 days, it is escalated to the FC, anything over 30 days is escalated to the FD.
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