AXMINSTER TOOL CENTRE LTD
Company number: 03326979
Reporting period:
1 November 2017
to 30 April 2018
This report was filed on 18 May 2018
and approved by Michael Trimble
Payment statistics
Average time taken to pay invoices: 44 days
Invoices paid:
- within 30 days: 29%
- in 31 to 60 days: 47%
- in 61 days or more: 24%
Invoices due but not paid within agreed terms: 74 %
Payment terms
Shortest standard payment period
7 days
Longest standard payment period
90 days
Standard payment terms
The most common term (applying to 44% of payments) is 30 days following the end of the month of invoice.
Were there any changes to the standard payment terms in the reporting period?
No
Maximum contractual payment period agreed
101 days
Any other information about payment terms
N/A
Dispute resolution process
Suppliers providing stock for resale are allocated to our Product Management team and responsibility for dispute resolution belongs to that individual and team. Other suppliers will be contacted by the manager of the team raising the purchase order/responsible for ordering that good or service. Directors will become involved at the request of either the supplier or the department's manager.
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.
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