Published reports

TP BENNETT LLP

Company number: OC315685

This information is as reported by the business, and responses are in their own words.

Reporting period:

1 April 2025 to 30 September 2025

Report filed on:

30 October 2025

Approved by:

David Blair


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: 34 days

Total value paid:

  • within 30 days: £6,984,803  (71%)
  • in 31 to 60 days: £2,416,376  (24%)
  • in 61 days or more: £463,453  (5%)

Invoices paid:

  • within 30 days: 81%
  • in 31 to 60 days: 17%
  • in 61 days or more: 2%

Late and disputed:

  • total value of payments due in the reporting period which have not been paid within the agreed period: £4,043,962
  • payments due in the reporting period which have not been paid within the agreed period: 32%
  • 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

TP Bennett LLP operates a standard payment term of 30 days: however these terms can vary by individual suppliers as needed. As a result of this TP Bennett LLP has agreed payment terms with suppliers in the range of immediate payment to 60 days, with the most common payment term being 30 days

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

n/a

Any other information about payment terms

n/a

Dispute resolution process

In the event of an invoice being disputed or queried, suppliers are advised to contact the credit controller via the designated finance email address - accounts@tpbennett.com who will aim to resolve the dispute in a fair and timely manner with any concerns escalated to the Head of Finance and then onto the Chief Financial Operating Officer when required.

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