MIKI TRAVEL LIMITED
Company number: 01509274
Reporting period:
1 February 2020 to 31 July 2020
Report filed on:
7 September 2020
Approved by:
Ingrid Cawood
Payment statistics
Average time taken to pay invoices: 40 days
Invoices paid:
- within 30 days: 50%
- in 31 to 60 days: 45%
- in 61 days or more: 5%
Late and disputed:
- payments due in the reporting period which have not been paid within the agreed period: 9%
Payment terms
Shortest standard payment periods
30 days
Longest standard payment period
45 days
Standard payment terms
Creditors send invoices throughout the month. For the following payment types, Automatic Clearing House USD and Automatic Clearing House CAD - the standard payment period is 30 days. Invoices arriving between the 1st and the 15th get paid at the end of the current month. Invoices arriving between the 16th and the last day of the month get paid on the 15th of the following month. For the other payments our terms are to pay by the 15th of the following month, regardless of what day of the month the invoice is received. This results in a maximum standard payment period of 45 days. Our average payment days are less than 45 days because the majority of creditors invoice us close the month end and get paid by the 15th of the following month.
Were there any changes to the standard payment terms in the reporting period?
There has been large disruption in the travel industry due to Covid-19. We have been paying supplier invoices as soon as bookings have been validated. In some cases this results in faster payment. However some payments have been delayed while we seek to negotiate with suppliers where our customers are exercising force majeure because of travel restrictions. In these cases we are not receiving payment from our customers and are trying to share/reduce cancellation costs charged by suppliers.
Were suppliers notified or consulted about these changes before they were made?
Email.
Maximum contractual payment period agreed
45 days
No further comment provided
Any other information about payment terms
No further comment provided
Dispute resolution process
We have an accounts payable team which go through email queries (a dedicated email address is set up for queries). They will check if invoices are on the system and liaise directly with suppliers to obtain missing invoices so that these can be processed for payment and these will be paid within days of receiving the missing invoice. Where we dispute a charge, we will process both the invoice and then a debit note for the disputed amount. We will then reduce our liability on the vendor account and pay the vendor the reduced amount.
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.
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