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BOWMER AND KIRKLAND LIMITED
Company number: 00701982
Reporting period:
1 March 2022
to 31 August 2022
This report was filed on 30 September 2022
and approved by M A Mucklestone
Payment statistics
Average time taken to pay invoices: 31 days
Invoices paid:
- within 30 days: 45%
- in 31 to 60 days: 51%
- in 61 days or more: 4%
Invoices due but not paid within agreed terms: 28 %
Payment terms
Shortest standard payment period
30 days
Longest standard payment period
62 days
Standard payment terms
Suppliers :
Net Monthly or End of Month following tax point of invoice until 7th June 2022.
30 days following tax point of invoice from 8th June 2022.
Subcontractors :
Standard JCT/NEC contract terms (typically 35 to 42 days)
Were there any changes to the standard payment terms in the reporting period?
Yes – On 8th June 2022, the business changed payment terms for suppliers to 30 days following tax point of invoice.
Were suppliers notified or consulted about these changes before they were made?
No
Maximum contractual payment period agreed
62 days
Any other information about payment terms
N/A
Dispute resolution process
Suppliers :
Material Deliveries - If there is no record of a delivery being made, proof of delivery is requested by the accounts dept.
Incorrect Price - If goods are charged at a different rate to ordered, the buying dept. will contact the supplier to resolve.
Sub-Contractors :
Where dispute arises, the Project QS will liaise with the sub-contractor to resolve.
For both suppliers and subcontractors if the dispute cannot be resolved through the normal process as detailed above the matter will be escalated internally to either the group accountant, finance director or regional director dependant upon the nature of the dispute.
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.
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