SCHAEFFLER (UK) LIMITED
Company number: 00556493
Reporting period:
1 January 2026 to 30 June 2026
Report filed on:
29 July 2026
Approved by:
Samuel David Brunt
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: £6,742,703 (36%)
- in 31 to 60 days: £9,600,255 (51%)
- in 61 days or more: £2,501,703 (13%)
Invoices paid:
- within 30 days: 32%
- in 31 to 60 days: 57%
- in 61 days or more: 11%
Late and disputed:
- total value of payments due in the reporting period which have not been paid within the agreed period: £16,554,939
- payments due in the reporting period which have not been paid within the agreed period: 90%
- not made in the reporting period due to a dispute: 0%
Payment terms
Shortest standard payment periods
0 days
Longest standard payment period
90 days
Standard payment terms
21 different payment terms are used in the organisation ranging from invoices paid on prepayment to 90 days end of month, with payment on 2nd date of the following month.
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
The maximum contractual payment term used in the organisation is 90 days from the end of the month of the invoice date with payment made on the 2nd of the following month after that period
Any other information about payment terms
No further comment provided
Dispute resolution process
For any payment disputes, they are initially communicated to the financial shared service centre, based in Slovakia. From then, the dispute is discussed with the person responsible in purchasing for that supplier. Any unresolved issues are escalated to senior management.
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.
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