INSPIRE CATERING SCOTLAND LLP
Company number: SO301918
Reporting period:
1 July 2020 to
31 December 2020
This report was filed on 26 May 2021
and approved by Nicholas Thomas
Payment statistics
Average time taken to pay invoices: 92 days
Invoices paid:
- within 30 days: 5%
- in 31 to 60 days: 2%
- in 61 days or more: 92%
Invoices due but not paid within agreed terms: 97%
Payment terms
Shortest standard payment periods
60 days
Longest standard payment period
Answer not provided
Standard payment terms
Standard payment terms are 60 days end of month
Were there any changes to the standard payment terms in the reporting period?
Payment terms were extended to 90 days end of month throughout the covid pandemic
Were suppliers notified or consulted about these changes before they were made?
Procurement team contacted our suppliers to agree temporary extended terms to 90 days end of month.
Maximum contractual payment period agreed
60 days
No further comment provided
Any other information about payment terms
N/A
Dispute resolution process
Accounts payable operate a shared mailbox where our suppliers issue comments and queries. The procurement team also deal with escalations.
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.
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