BELFAST INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT LIMITED
Company number: NI027630
Reporting period:
1 July 2025 to 31 December 2025
Report filed on:
27 January 2026
Approved by:
BENJAMIN SOUQ
Payment statistics
Average time taken to pay invoices: 39 days
Total value paid:
- within 30 days: £8,291,585 (40%)
- in 31 to 60 days: £11,951,816 (58%)
- in 61 days or more: £541,803 (3%)
Invoices paid:
- within 30 days: 24%
- in 31 to 60 days: 73%
- in 61 days or more: 3%
Late and disputed:
- total value of payments due in the reporting period which have not been paid within the agreed period: £4,367,995
- payments due in the reporting period which have not been paid within the agreed period: 34%
- not made in the reporting period due to a dispute: 0%
Payment terms
Shortest standard payment periods
45 days
Longest standard payment period
Answer not provided
Standard payment terms
Belfast International Airport Limited's standard payment terms are 45 days. Procurement and Supplier terms state that invoices will only be processed for payment provided the invoice includes a valid Purchase Order number.
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
45 days
No further comment provided
Any other information about payment terms
No further comment provided
Dispute resolution process
Suppliers can contact the requisitioner directly or the Accounts Payable team in seeking a resolution to a disputed invoice. Contact details for the requisitioner and the Airport are contained on the Purchase Order that is provided to the Supplier when the goods or services are ordered.
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