BIRMINGHAM DIOCESAN MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST
Company number: 10729883
Reporting period:
1 September 2018 to
28 February 2019
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This information is as reported by the business, and responses are in their own words.
This report was filed on 20 April 2023
and approved by Christopher Mansell
Payment statistics
Average time taken to pay invoices:
33 days
Invoices paid:
- within 30 days: 66%
- in 31 to 60 days: 21%
- in 61 days or more: 13%
Invoices due but not paid within agreed terms:
34%
Payment terms
Shortest standard payment periods
30 days
Longest standard payment period
Answer not provided
Standard payment terms
30 days in arrears on receipt of a valid invoice quoting a valid purchase order number
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
30 days
No further comment provided
Any other information about payment terms
N/A
Dispute resolution process
In the first instance disputes are dealt with informally by the finance team with escalation to the Head f Finance or Chief Finance Officer. Where disputes cannot be resolved informally suppliers are referred to the Trust's Complaints Policy.
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