ARCADIA GROUP LIMITED
Company number: 00237511
Reporting period:
1 September 2019 to 29 February 2020
Report filed on:
1 April 2020
Approved by:
Gillian Hague
Payment statistics
Average time taken to pay invoices: 49 days
Invoices paid:
- within 30 days: 60%
- in 31 to 60 days: 27%
- in 61 days or more: 14%
Late and disputed:
- total value of payments due in the reporting period which have not been paid within the agreed period: £0
- payments due in the reporting period which have not been paid within the agreed period: 58%
Payment terms
Shortest standard payment periods
30 days
Longest standard payment period
60 days
Standard payment terms
Goods not for resale – 30 days Goods for resale – 60 days
Were there any changes to the standard payment terms in the reporting period?
No
Were suppliers notified or consulted about these changes before they were made?
N/A
Maximum contractual payment period agreed
60 days
Goods not for resale – Invoices are paid weekly, on 30 days payment terms Goods for resale – Invoices are paid daily, on 60 days payment terms Settlement discount applied to all goods for resale invoices as below – Direct Imports suppliers – 4% Landed suppliers – 18.25%
Any other information about payment terms
During the reporting period some special term suppliers payment terms were reviewed in an attempt to migrate them onto our standard 30 / 60 day terms.
Dispute resolution process
Queries from the Company’s suppliers are directed through a central Supplier Liaison team within Accounts Payable. The following service level agreements are in place to ensure we respond to our suppliers within an acceptable time frame: (a) Urgent queries – 24 hours from receipt of query; and (b) Non-urgent queries – 48 hours from receipt of query. The initial contact points for suppliers are as follows: (a) Goods for resale – tradeinvoices@arcadiagroup.co.uk (b) Goods not for resale – general.expense.queries@arcadiagroup.co.uk
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 Fair Payment Code must commit to paying 95% of their invoices within 60 days.
No, this business has not signed up to a code of conduct or standards on payment practices.
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