CROWN PAINTS LIMITED
Company number: 06624576
Reporting period:
1 January 2021 to
30 June 2021
This report was filed on 12 July 2021
and approved by Craig Ballantyne
Payment statistics
Average time taken to pay invoices: 95 days
Invoices paid:
- within 30 days: 7%
- in 31 to 60 days: 11%
- in 61 days or more: 82%
Invoices due but not paid within agreed terms: 75%
Payment terms
Shortest standard payment periods
0 days
Longest standard payment period
90 days
Standard payment terms
Crown Paints Limited, as standard, contracts all its suppliers on 90 days end of month terms. Payment to suppliers as standard is no later than the 5th day of the month following the month in which the relevant undisputed invoice is due for payment by Crown Paints Limited i.e. between 91 and 95 days from receipt.
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
90 days
n/a
Any other information about payment terms
N/A
Dispute resolution process
If at any time any question, dispute or difference arises between Crown Paints and its supplier or distributor, typically under contract the parties are obliged to escalate the dispute to senior representatives of the parties who shall use their reasonable endeavours to resolve the dispute in good faith within 30 days of the date on which such dispute was referred to them. For Crown Paints, the escalation point would be the Purchasing Manager.
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