WILLIAMS LEA LIMITED
Company number: 02119266
Reporting period:
1 January 2018
to 30 June 2018
This report was filed on 30 July 2018
and approved by Stephen Faulkner
Payment statistics
Average time taken to pay invoices: 61 days
Invoices paid:
- within 30 days: 1%
- in 31 to 60 days: 33%
- in 61 days or more: 66%
Invoices due but not paid within agreed terms: 98 %
Payment terms
Shortest standard payment period
60 days
Longest standard payment period
90 days
Standard payment terms
Our Standard terms are 60 days End of Month. There are exceptions to this where we are contractually obliged to pay earlier
Were there any changes to the standard payment terms in the reporting period?
Yes – Our standard terms were changed from 60 days net to 60 days End of Month in April 2018
Were suppliers notified or consulted about these changes before they were made?
Yes – Changes to our payment terms were communicated to suppliers in writing with sufficient time to ensure that any work undertaken may be invoiced to the previous terms without detriment to the supplier, and the supplier may decline to provide further services should they not wish to work to those revised terms. Addenda or replacement contract agreements are issued where necessary
Maximum contractual payment period agreed
90 days
Any other information about payment terms
N/A
Dispute resolution process
Suppliers can contact us by email vendorqueries@williamslea.com or by telephone: 0207 772 4665. Their query is logged and an incident number assigned to the query. The incident number is used to monitor progress of the query and to communicate with the supplier. An acknowledgement of the query is sent immediately. We aim to respond to the query within 48 hours of the ticket being logged. The resolution is dependent on the complexity of the query. Once full resolution has been completed the ticket is closed and notification sent to the supplier.
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.
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