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BOAL U.K. LIMITED

Company number: 02194180

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

Reporting period:

1 July 2018 to 31 December 2018

Report filed on:

29 January 2019

Approved by:

Paul Donkers


Payment statistics

Average time taken to pay invoices: 38 days

Invoices paid:

  • within 30 days: 53%
  • in 31 to 60 days: 31%
  • in 61 days or more: 17%

Late and disputed:

  • payments due in the reporting period which have not been paid within the agreed period: 28%

Payment terms

Shortest standard payment periods

1 days

Longest standard payment period

91 days

Standard payment terms

Our main personnel supplier is on
immediate payment. Small suppliers are
usually on 30 days net. Large suppliers are
on 60 days net or 60 days end of month,
which gives Standard payment terms of
between 61 and 91 days. Small suppliers
are paid by BACS on the Wednesday of the
week that the invoice falls due, meaning that
they receive funds on the Friday of the week
that the invoice falls due.

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

91 days

This relates to
suppliers on 60
day end of
month terms.
These
generally apply
to large
suppliers.

Any other information about payment terms

N/A

Dispute resolution process

Disputed
invoices are
usually dealt
with by our
finance team
contacting the
supplier. It is
escalated to
management
in both entities
if not resolved
at a lower
level.

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