VASCUTEK LIMITED

Company number: SC079773

Reporting period:
1 April 2021 to 30 September 2021

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This report was filed on 28 October 2021

and approved by Jon Akehurst

Payment statistics

Average time taken to pay invoices: 43 days

Invoices paid:

• within 30 days: 55%
• in 31 to 60 days: 31%
• in 61 days or more: 14%

Invoices due but not paid within agreed terms: 34%

Payment terms

Shortest standard payment periods

14 days

Longest standard payment period

60 days

Standard payment terms

Payment terms are dependent on the supplier. Standard contractual terms are not depending on trade of goods or services.

Were there any changes to the standard payment terms in the reporting period?

10 businesses were changed from 30 days to 60 days. 2 businesses were changed from proforma to 60 days. 1 business was changed from 60 days to 30 days.

Were suppliers notified or consulted about these changes before they were made?

Changes discussed and agreed in writing with the supplier.

Maximum contractual payment period agreed

60 days

No further comment provided

Any other information about payment terms

N/A

Dispute resolution process

Vascutek’s Accounts Payable department is the first point of contact for invoice disputes. Most queries are centred around pricing queries between the purchase order and the supplier invoice. For this to be resolved, our Procurement department would have to check that the prices on the purchase order are correct. This being the case, the supplier would have to credit the invoice and re-issue a new one. All PO numbers are communicated by Vascutek’s Procurement department to the supplier and the requisitioner when the order is placed.

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