Published reports

TLC (SOUTHERN) LIMITED

Company number: 02480571

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

Reporting period:

1 June 2025 to 30 November 2025

Report filed on:

23 December 2025

Approved by:

Nigel Greenwood


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: 32 days

Total value paid:

  • within 30 days: £9,612,804  (34%)
  • in 31 to 60 days: £12,307,920  (44%)
  • in 61 days or more: £6,022,480  (22%)

Invoices paid:

  • within 30 days: 17%
  • in 31 to 60 days: 73%
  • in 61 days or more: 10%

Late and disputed:

  • total value of payments due in the reporting period which have not been paid within the agreed period: £0
  • payments due in the reporting period which have not been paid within the agreed period: 0%
  • not made in the reporting period due to a dispute: 0%

Payment terms

Shortest standard payment periods

1 days

Longest standard payment period

60 days

Standard payment terms

Nett monthly account. Payment by the end of the month following the date of the invoices.

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

Business rates and others paid monthly installments by agreement for annual fees.

Dispute resolution process

Debit Notes are raised against disputed invoices which are approved by the branch receiving the goods and sent onto the supplier.

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