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BEDALES SCHOOL
Company number: 00276785
Reporting period:
1 February 2018
to 31 August 2018
Warning
This information is as reported by the business, and responses are in their own words.
This report was filed on 10 July 2019
and approved by Richard Lushington
Payment statistics
Average time taken to pay invoices: 30 days
Invoices paid:
- within 30 days: 92%
- in 31 to 60 days: 6%
- in 61 days or more: 2%
Invoices due but not paid within agreed terms: 5 %
Payment terms
Shortest standard payment period
1 days
Longest standard payment period
30 days
Standard payment terms
Standard payment terms are 30 days
Were there any changes to the standard payment terms in the reporting period?
No
Maximum contractual payment period agreed
30 days
Any other information about payment terms
N/A
Dispute resolution process
1. The supplier should contact the
purchase ledger via
purchaseledger@bedales.org.uk in
the first instance outlining the
details of their dispute and include
a copy invoice if the dispute
concerns late payment
2. The purchase ledger will forward the
the query onto the department concerned
for comment and action
3. As soon as a response is received it will
be relayed to the supplier and payment
made within 7 days if it is overdue
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