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E H SMITH (BUILDERS MERCHANTS) LIMITED
Company number: 00800907
Reporting period:
1 January 2022
to 30 June 2022
Warning
This information is as reported by the business, and responses are in their own words.
This report was filed on 19 July 2022
and approved by Ian Grainger
Payment statistics
Average time taken to pay invoices: 40 days
Invoices paid:
- within 30 days: 25%
- in 31 to 60 days: 66%
- in 61 days or more: 9%
Invoices due but not paid within agreed terms: 50 %
Payment terms
Shortest standard payment period
30 days
Longest standard payment period
60 days
Standard payment terms
Standard payment terms are 30 days from end of month however due to the volume of supplier invoice queries this is often exceeded.
Were there any changes to the standard payment terms in the reporting period?
No
Maximum contractual payment period agreed
60 days
Any other information about payment terms
N/A
Dispute resolution process
Supplier invoices are put into query within the IT system and a workflow event is created. The query is first passed back to the originator and unresolved after 10 days it will then be escalated to line managers. An update query report is produced weekly and circulated to management.
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