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TILIA HOMES LIMITED
Company number: 00775505
Reporting period:
1 January 2022
to 30 June 2022
This report was filed on 28 July 2022
and approved by MARK DILLEY
Payment statistics
Average time taken to pay invoices: 47 days
Invoices paid:
- within 30 days: 50%
- in 31 to 60 days: 30%
- in 61 days or more: 20%
Invoices due but not paid within agreed terms: 80 %
Payment terms
Shortest standard payment period
7 days
Longest standard payment period
35 days
Standard payment terms
Payment terms are agreed with suppliers and subcontractors as part of contract negotiations and aligned with relevant codes to ensure compliance. Terms vary from 7 days from invoice date to 35 days from invoice date; The most common payment term is 30 days from invoice date.
Were there any changes to the standard payment terms in the reporting period?
No
Maximum contractual payment period agreed
35 days
Following our divestment from Kier Group we have reduced our standard payment terms for materials and plant suppliers from 60 days to 30 days.
Any other information about payment terms
During the reporting period Tilia Homes changed our back-office ERP system and brought the management of all payments in-house as part of the final separation from Kier Group.
As a consequence of this system change and the in-house reconciliation of supplier accounts an expected worsening of our payment statics has been experienced. This is due to a period of non-payment during the system change and the processing of aged invoices not previously processed prior to bringing the accounts under the full control of Tilia Homes.
Dispute resolution process
Tilia Homes is a strong advocate of fair treatment for all supply chain partners and constantly strives to improve transparency, increase certainty of payment and reduce time to pay. We are working hard to simplify internal processes and approvals, towards minimising time to pay for our supply chain partners; we are also working with those supply chain partners to inform and upskill where required towards right first time invoicing to avoid payment delays.
Where they happen, Tilia Homes actively seeks to resolve disputes as quickly as possible, through close interaction with suppliers; in the interests of fair treatment for all supply chain partners, dispute resolution is treated as a priority. Typically, these issues can be resolved through coordination between our payables teams and supplier credit control teams within an agreed process for dealing with disputes which is communicated to suppliers, and where necessary procurement and commercial teams are engaged to support the earliest commercial resolution; where resolution is still unable to be achieved, senior management will be engaged towards the swiftest possible conclusion. Where agreement cannot be reached to the mutual satisfaction of both parties, other dispute resolution channels will be deployed, such as mediation, arbitration and expert determination.
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