F.W. FARNSWORTH LIMITED

Company number: 00255912

Reporting period:
1 February 2020 to 31 July 2020

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This report was filed on 24 September 2020

and approved by CRAIG TOMKINSON

Payment statistics

Average time taken to pay invoices: 61 days

Invoices paid:

• within 30 days: 27%
• in 31 to 60 days: 20%
• in 61 days or more: 53%

Invoices due but not paid within agreed terms: 71%

Payment terms

Shortest standard payment periods

1 days

Longest standard payment period

120 days

Standard payment terms

We shall pay the price of the goods and the services on our first working day following the end of the third month following receipt of a correctly constituted VAT invoice or, if later, upon our acceptance of the goods or services in question.

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

120 days

No further comment provided

Any other information about payment terms

N/A

Dispute resolution process

Invoices are matched on receipt and disputed invoices notified to the supplier. Disputes are managed directly between the supplier and site and resolved items are then reprocessed.

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?

Yes

During the reporting period, did the business deduct sums from payments as a charge for remaining on a supplier list?

Yes