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VEKA PLC
Company number: 01626563
Reporting period:
1 January 2020
to 30 June 2020
Warning
This information is as reported by the business, and responses are in their own words.
This report was filed on 25 January 2021
and approved by Graham Fitton
Payment statistics
Average time taken to pay invoices: 48 days
Invoices paid:
- within 30 days: 25%
- in 31 to 60 days: 42%
- in 61 days or more: 33%
Invoices due but not paid within agreed terms: 19 %
Payment terms
Shortest standard payment period
14 days
Longest standard payment period
60 days
Standard payment terms
Standard payment terms are 14 to 60 days depending upon the nature of the supply and size and status of the supplier
Were there any changes to the standard payment terms in the reporting period?
No
Maximum contractual payment period agreed
60 days
Any other information about payment terms
N/A
Dispute resolution process
Except in exceptional circumstances payments are paid in accordance with agreed payment terms subject to invoice approval. Wherever possible disputes regarding supplier invoices are resolved before agreed payment date.
Initially disputes will be managed by Accounts Payable function and escalated to Finance Manager and then Finance Director if necessary.
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
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