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LIFE TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED
Company number: SC083107
Reporting period:
1 January 2019
to 30 June 2019
Warning
This information is as reported by the business, and responses are in their own words.
This report was filed on 30 July 2019
and approved by Euan Cameron
Payment statistics
Average time taken to pay invoices: 28 days
Invoices paid:
- within 30 days: 68%
- in 31 to 60 days: 30%
- in 61 days or more: 2%
Invoices due but not paid within agreed terms: 31 %
Payment terms
Shortest standard payment period
0 days
Longest standard payment period
90 days
Standard payment terms
The most frequently applied payment terms are 30 - 45 days.
Were there any changes to the standard payment terms in the reporting period?
No
Maximum contractual payment period agreed
90 days
Any other information about payment terms
N/A
Dispute resolution process
As a company we place great importance on building and maintaining strong relationships with our suppliers.
Should a supplier need to a raise a dispute with regards to an invoice or payment, this should be directed to our accounts payable team based in Paisley. The accounts payable team will then follow appropriate escalation procedures to the relevant approver/requisitioner.
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