DOBBIES GARDEN CENTRES LIMITED
Company number: SC010975
Reporting period:
26 February 2018 to
25 August 2018
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This information is as reported by the business, and responses are in their own words.
This report was filed on 24 September 2018
and approved by Mrs Elizabeth Sharon Glass
Payment statistics
Average time taken to pay invoices:
66 days
Invoices paid:
- within 30 days: 5%
- in 31 to 60 days: 44%
- in 61 days or more: 52%
Invoices due but not paid within agreed terms:
82%
Payment terms
Shortest standard payment periods
30 days
Longest standard payment period
60 days
Standard payment terms
60 days from end of month
Were there any changes to the standard payment terms in the reporting
period?
Standard payment terms changed from 60 days from date of invoice to 60 days from end of month
Were suppliers notified or consulted about these changes before they
were made?
Vendor buying agreements with the revised standard payment terms were agreed with suppliers on an individual basis.
Maximum contractual payment period agreed
60 days
60 days from end of month
Any other information about payment terms
N/A
Dispute resolution process
Suppliers should contact Dobbies Garden Centres Ltd on 0131 663 6778 or write to Accounts Payable Department, Melville Nursery, Lasswade, EH18 1AZ
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