CARE UK CLINICAL SERVICES LIMITED
Company number: 03462881
Reporting period:
1 October 2017
to 31 March 2018
This report was filed on 27 April 2018
and approved by Andrew Prosser
Payment statistics
Average time taken to pay invoices: 37 days
Invoices paid:
- within 30 days: 65%
- in 31 to 60 days: 29%
- in 61 days or more: 6%
Invoices due but not paid within agreed terms: 43 %
Payment terms
Shortest standard payment period
0 days
Longest standard payment period
45 days
Standard payment terms
Care UK’s maximum standard payment terms are 45 days from date of invoice and many suppliers are on payment terms of 30 days or less. Standard payment terms for payments to self-employed GPs and Healthcare Professionals are on demand. For many years Care UK has operated a weekly payment run each Friday. Our payment run captures all approved invoices due for payment up to the following Thursday. We are proud to support numerous smaller suppliers and sole traders to whom we commonly offer payment terms of between 0 and 14 days.
Were there any changes to the standard payment terms in the reporting period?
No
Maximum contractual payment period agreed
45 days
Any other information about payment terms
N/A
Dispute resolution process
At Care UK we aim to resolve all queries and disputes regarding invoices and payments as quickly as possible. Disputes are directly managed by the invoice approvers with the support of a dedicated accounts payable team. The team can be contacted by email or phone Monday to Friday. The enquiries email inbox is monitored daily and is subject to a 24 hour SLA. The accounts payable team also carry out weekly chasing of unapproved or disputed invoices to assist with both paying invoices in accordance with agreed terms and resolution of disputes.
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 Prompt Payment Code must commit to paying 95% of their invoices within 60 days.No
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