SAINSBURY'S SUPERMARKETS LTD
Company number: 03261722
Reporting period:
19 September 2021
to 5 March 2022
Warning
This information is as reported by the business, and responses are in their own words.
This report was filed on 8 May 2022
and approved by Kevin O'Byrne
Payment statistics
Average time taken to pay invoices: 51 days
Invoices paid:
- within 30 days: 9%
- in 31 to 60 days: 68%
- in 61 days or more: 23%
Invoices due but not paid within agreed terms: 3 %
Payment terms
Standard payment period for qualifying contracts
7 days
Standard payment terms
End of month following (from latter of invoice and receipt dates)
Were there any changes to the standard payment terms in the reporting period?
No
Maximum contractual payment period agreed
75 days
Any other information about payment terms
N/A
Dispute resolution process
Disputes are resolved by negotiation involving the relevant parties
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.Yes – GSCOP
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.
Yes
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