YHA (ENGLAND AND WALES)

Company number: 00282555

Reporting period:
1 March 2022 to 31 August 2022

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This report was filed on 10 October 2022

and approved by Julie Lane

Payment statistics

Average time taken to pay invoices: 19 days

Invoices paid:

• within 30 days: 91%
• in 31 to 60 days: 9%

Invoices due but not paid within agreed terms: 2%

Payment terms

Shortest standard payment periods

7 days

Longest standard payment period

55 days

Standard payment terms

Standard payment terms are 30 days, a number of suppliers such as utility providers and small local businesses are paid on seven day terms. Major contracts are negotiated on an individual basis, and vary from 30 days from date of invoice to end of the following month following date of invoice.

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

55 days

No further comment provided

Any other information about payment terms

N/A

Dispute resolution process

In the first instance our Accounts Payable team will attempt to resolve disputes, after which our Head of Procurement is tasked with resolving disputed invoices within a mutually agreed timescale.

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