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STEWART MILNE GROUP LIMITED
Company number: SC057709
Reporting period:
1 January 2019
to 30 June 2019
This report was filed on 30 July 2019
and approved by Robert Fraser Park
Payment statistics
Average time taken to pay invoices: 65 days
Invoices paid:
- within 30 days: 11%
- in 31 to 60 days: 31%
- in 61 days or more: 58%
Invoices due but not paid within agreed terms: 78 %
Payment terms
Shortest standard payment period
30 days
Longest standard payment period
90 days
Standard payment terms
The company negotiates and agrees payment terms with its suppliers. This will result in payment terms varying per supplier. The most common payment term is current month plus 30 days; although payment terms can range from being payable on receipt to current month plus 60 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
Supplier invoices and payments are managed by the various divisions at Stewart Milne Group; each division being responsible for their own supplier invoices.
Disputed invoices will be communicated with the supplier by the appropriate department/individual involved. This will be investigated and resolved by the appropriate department and resolved in a timely manner. Divisional Finance Director’s will get involved if required.
Complaints from supplier about payment and payment disputes are dealt with on an individual basis. In cases of non-payment; the supplier is kept up to date with the status by the division responsible. Complaints are raised in the first instance with the person responsible for the contract and can be escalated to divisional finance director and divisional managing director as appropriate.
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