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STEWART MILNE TIMBER SYSTEMS LIMITED

Company number: 10375531

Reporting period:
1 November 2019 to 30 April 2020


This information is as reported by the business, and responses are in their own words.

This report was filed on 29 May 2020

and approved by Fraser Park

Payment statistics

Average time taken to pay invoices: 58 days

Invoices paid:

  • within 30 days: 18%
  • in 31 to 60 days: 25%
  • in 61 days or more: 57%

Invoices due but not paid within agreed terms: 36%

Payment terms

Shortest standard payment periods

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?

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

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, 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