CREATIVE TECHNOLOGY LIMITED
Company number: 02039109
Reporting period:
1 July 2025 to 31 December 2025
Report filed on:
30 January 2026
Approved by:
Sidney Lobb
Payment statistics
Average time taken to pay invoices: 38 days
Total value paid:
- within 30 days: £4,126,609 (21%)
- in 31 to 60 days: £12,255,735 (62%)
- in 61 days or more: £3,422,881 (17%)
Invoices paid:
- within 30 days: 31%
- in 31 to 60 days: 62%
- in 61 days or more: 7%
Late and disputed:
- total value of payments due in the reporting period which have not been paid within the agreed period: £16,108,137
- payments due in the reporting period which have not been paid within the agreed period: 76%
- 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
Our standard terms are 30 days or at the end of the month following the later of delivery and acceptance of goods or completion of services and
receipt of supplier's valid invoice
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
No further comment provided
Dispute resolution process
Disputes are notified first to the accounts payable team who will then escalate the matter as appropriate to the purchaser and then the relevant member of the senior management team.
Appropriate contact is made with the supplier to find a mutually
agreeable solution.
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