KIER CONSTRUCTION LIMITED

Company number: 02099533

Reporting period:
1 July 2019 to 31 December 2019

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This report was filed on 30 January 2020

and approved by David Hodson

Payment statistics

Average time taken to pay invoices: 38 days

Invoices paid:

• within 30 days: 48%
• in 31 to 60 days: 32%
• in 61 days or more: 20%

Invoices due but not paid within agreed terms: 33%

Payment terms

Shortest standard payment periods

7 days

Longest standard payment period

Answer not provided

Standard payment terms

Kier Construction Limited does not have standard payment terms. Payment terms are agreed with suppliers as part of contract negotiations. The most frequently used payment terms in the reporting period are 60 days.

Were there any changes to the standard payment terms in the reporting period?

Answer not provided

Were suppliers notified or consulted about these changes before they were made?

N/A

Maximum contractual payment period agreed

60 days

The maximum contractual payment period for suppliers not signed up to supply chain finance is 60 days. Where suppliers do sign up to supply chain finance then the contractual terms are increased to 95 days. However, all of these suppliers are then able to receive payment 21 days following Kier Construction Limited’s receipt of the supplier’s application for payment.

Any other information about payment terms

N/A

Dispute resolution process

Kier Construction Limited actively seeks to resolve disputes by discussing them with the relevant supplier(s), typically involving members of the accounts payable and credit control departments and /or the procurement and commercial teams and / or where necessary members of management. However, where it is not possible to reach agreement, a number of potential dispute resolution methods (for example, mediation, adjudication, expert determination, litigation and / or arbitration) may be used.

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.

Yes, this business has signed up to: Prompt Payment Code

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.

Yes

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