DIAGEO NORTHERN IRELAND LIMITED

Company number: NI003755

Reporting period:
1 July 2019 to 31 December 2019

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This report was filed on 31 January 2020

and approved by Kieran Gowing

Payment statistics

Average time taken to pay invoices: 80 days

Invoices paid:

• within 30 days: 5%
• in 31 to 60 days: 21%
• in 61 days or more: 74%

Invoices due but not paid within agreed terms: 8%

Payment terms

Shortest standard payment periods

60 days

Longest standard payment period

Answer not provided

Standard payment terms

We have proactively re-categorised all SMEs within our supply chain. We have moved payment runs earlier to enable SMEs to receive funds within the 60 days term. Our average time to pay SMEs in Diageo Northern Ireland Ltd is 57 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

120 days

No further comment provided

Any other information about payment terms

Our standard payment terms are 60 days. Any longer payment terms are for larger suppliers (not SMEs) and are appropriately negotiated and mutually agreed. We continue to work hard to minimise process related errors, by us or our suppliers, to enable payment to terms. We are actively working towards improving payment practice.

Dispute resolution process

Supplier payment issues that arise are addressed, in the first instance, by the shared financial services team. Depending on the issue, Procurement may be involved to resolve any disputes or issues via our internal dispute resolution process.

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: The 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.

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.

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