OPTIMAS OE SOLUTIONS LTD

Company number: 09432123

Reporting period:
1 January 2018 to 30 June 2018

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This report was filed on 24 July 2018

and approved by Philip Ballard

Payment statistics

Average time taken to pay invoices: 47 days

Invoices paid:

• within 30 days: 45%
• in 31 to 60 days: 31%
• in 61 days or more: 24%

Invoices due but not paid within agreed terms: 69%

Payment terms

Shortest standard payment periods

90 days

Longest standard payment period

Answer not provided

Standard payment terms

Optimas enters into a variety of agreements with suppliers including the use of early payment discounts. Standard payment terms are 90 days from receipt of goods. Average time to pay of 47 days includes 4 working days for the bank clearing cycle

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

135 days

No further comment provided

Any other information about payment terms

N/A

Dispute resolution process

Payment issue resolutions are managed by the Accounts Payable Team, with escalation routes through senior management. Optimas values its supplier relationships and consequently no payment issues have required third party intervention.

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