BRADFORDS BUILDING SUPPLIES LIMITED
Company number: 00278994
Reporting period:
1 May 2017 to
31 October 2017
This report was filed on 3 January 2018
and approved by Lee Harwood
Payment statistics
Average time taken to pay invoices: 59 days
Invoices paid:
- within 30 days: 8%
- in 31 to 60 days: 47%
- in 61 days or more: 45%
Invoices due but not paid within agreed terms: 66%
Payment terms
Shortest standard payment periods
0 days
Longest standard payment period
90 days
Standard payment terms
63.2% of invoices in the reported period were termed end of month following. An effective 45 days. 32.5% of invoices in the reported period were termed 60 days from end of month. An effective 75 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
90 days
No further comment provided
Any other information about payment terms
N/A
Dispute resolution process
If there is a discrepancy during invoice matching the invoice will pass to the invoice variance team who will commence an investigation. For price variances, a query form will be issued to the supplier. Quantity variances will already have been notified to the supplier on delivery, and as such a credit note will be requested.
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, 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.
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