STUDIOCANAL LIMITED

Company number: 03647235

Reporting period:
1 July 2020 to 31 December 2020


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

This report was filed on 9 February 2021

and approved by Nathan Goodman

Payment statistics

Average time taken to pay invoices: 35 days

Invoices paid:

  • within 30 days: 71%
  • in 31 to 60 days: 15%
  • in 61 days or more: 14%

Invoices due but not paid within agreed terms: 29%

Payment terms

Shortest standard payment periods

30 days

Longest standard payment period

Answer not provided

Standard payment terms

Our standard payment terms are 30 days but there are exceptions as per below commentary.

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

60 days

With one of our suppliers, as per our contract, invoices received each month are to be paid by the end of the following month. Licensing rights/intellectual property rights are paid upon fulfillment of contractual terms which could be onwards of 2 years.

Any other information about payment terms

N/A

Dispute resolution process

Our most common disputes relate to issues with purchase orders, normally due to vendors not including this information on their invoice, or quoting incorrect purchase order numbers. The standard procedure to resolve this would be reverting to the supplier and requesting a valid purchase order number.

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