ASPRIS CHILDREN'S SERVICES LIMITED
Company number: 06244880
Reporting period:
1 September 2025 to 28 February 2026
Report filed on:
27 March 2026
Approved by:
Samantha Rosemary Jane Booth
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: 31 days
Total value paid:
- within 30 days: £11,387,449 (55%)
- in 31 to 60 days: £7,772,881 (38%)
- in 61 days or more: £1,414,544 (7%)
Invoices paid:
- within 30 days: 68%
- in 31 to 60 days: 26%
- in 61 days or more: 6%
Late and disputed:
- total value of payments due in the reporting period which have not been paid within the agreed period: £5,439,364
- payments due in the reporting period which have not been paid within the agreed period: 17%
- not made in the reporting period due to a dispute: 0%
Payment terms
Shortest standard payment periods
7 days
Longest standard payment period
45 days
Standard payment terms
As an organisation we do not require or make available early settlement discounts as part of any contractual agreement. Standard payment terms updated in this submission to be the contracted standard.
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
There have been no changes to our standard payment terms however should a supplier have been newly appointed during the reporting period then our standard internal payment terms are made known on the supplier set up form as issued to the supplier for completion at the time of appointment. Scheduled payments to suppliers are now made four times in each calendar month. Standard payment terms are 45 days, with payments made when the date falls within the 7 days up to the weekly payment run date.
Any other information about payment terms
No further comment provided
Dispute resolution process
Disputes relating to payments of invoices are referred to the Accounts Payable Team located at the Aspris Finance office, 10 Pioneer Court, Darlington in the first instance to determine the reasons for such disputes. Thereafter follows an established process involving discussions with the supplier in question, operational teams, Procurement and other central support services personnel as needed in an effort to satisfactorily resolve such disputes in a timely manner.
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