CAE TECHNOLOGY SERVICES LIMITED
Company number: 02685146
Reporting period:
1 July 2025 to 30 December 2025
Report filed on:
28 January 2026
Approved by:
Hazel Jayne Sagar
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: 41 days
Total value paid:
- within 30 days: £7,351,960 (13%)
- in 31 to 60 days: £49,075,031 (84%)
- in 61 days or more: £1,651,855 (3%)
Invoices paid:
- within 30 days: 29%
- in 31 to 60 days: 67%
- in 61 days or more: 4%
Late and disputed:
- total value of payments due in the reporting period which have not been paid within the agreed period: £20,218,409
- 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
30 days
Longest standard payment period
Answer not provided
Standard payment terms
The Company has standard payment terms of 30 days but has negotiated standard payment terms of between 14 and 90 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
90 days
No further comment provided
Any other information about payment terms
No further comment provided
Dispute resolution process
CAEs Account Payable team deals with all queries and resolution. The team are available every day excluding public holidays and are contactable by phone or email. The team performs monthly Supplier Account reconciliations to actively manage queries and disputes. Each supplier has a dedicated representative to their account.
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