DSM NUTRITIONAL PRODUCTS (UK) LIMITED
Company number: 04031360
Reporting period:
1 July 2025 to 31 December 2025
Report filed on:
27 January 2026
Approved by:
Jan Erasmus
Payment statistics
Average time taken to pay invoices: 50 days
Total value paid:
- within 30 days: £91,507,559 (54%)
- in 31 to 60 days: £29,572,504 (17%)
- in 61 days or more: £49,804,345 (29%)
Invoices paid:
- within 30 days: 28%
- in 31 to 60 days: 28%
- in 61 days or more: 44%
Late and disputed:
- total value of payments due in the reporting period which have not been paid within the agreed period: £182,465,925
- payments due in the reporting period which have not been paid within the agreed period: 96%
- not made in the reporting period due to a dispute: 5%
Payment terms
Shortest standard payment periods
0 days
Longest standard payment period
67 days
Standard payment terms
Standard payment terms are "60 days payable the 7th of the following month". However, we have some suppliers where immediate payment terms have been agreed and some where payment terms longer than our standard terms. Our longest term is 90 days which has been agreed with a small number of vendors.
Were there any changes to the standard payment terms in the reporting period?
We moved most vendors from "60 days from date of invoice" to "60 days payable the 7th of the following month"
Were suppliers notified or consulted about these changes before they were made?
Suppliers received letters of our intention to make the change to their payment terms prior to its introduction.
Maximum contractual payment period agreed
90 days
No further comment provided
Any other information about payment terms
No further comment provided
Dispute resolution process
A complaint or concern will be raised with the Business Support Department. If this cannot be solved, it will be referred to the Head of the department who will investigate the concern and communicate any actions to the relevant stakeholder.
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.
Yes
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.
Yes
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