GAP GROUP LIMITED

Company number: 00198823

Reporting period:
1 October 2021 to 31 March 2022

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This report was filed on 29 April 2022

and approved by Andrew Telfer

Payment statistics

Average time taken to pay invoices: 73 days

Invoices paid:

• within 30 days: 8%
• in 31 to 60 days: 33%
• in 61 days or more: 59%

Invoices due but not paid within agreed terms: 29%

Payment terms

Shortest standard payment periods

30 days

Longest standard payment period

90 days

Standard payment terms

Payment terms vary depending on the terms agreed between the supplier and our Procurement department. Most of our large value suppliers provide 60 or 90 day payment terms.

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

The Purchase Ledger team notify any significant variations from PO value to whoever raised the PO. If the value is disputed it is their responsibility to contact the supplier and resolve the problem. Invoices are not approved for payment until the dispute is resolved.

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