RS INTEGRATED SUPPLY UK LIMITED

Company number: 04188491

Reporting period:
1 October 2022 to 31 March 2023

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This report was filed on 28 April 2023

and approved by Andrew Perry

Payment statistics

Average time taken to pay invoices: 95 days

Invoices paid:

• within 30 days: 17%
• in 31 to 60 days: 12%
• in 61 days or more: 71%

Invoices due but not paid within agreed terms: 18%

Payment terms

Shortest standard payment periods

60 days

Longest standard payment period

90 days

Standard payment terms

Contractual terms are between 60 and 90 days end of month. For Ad Hoc purchases 60 days end of month.

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

90 days

No further comment provided

Any other information about payment terms

"The increase in average time to pay is due to more suppliers moved onto end of month 90 day payment terms. Where the date that a purchase invoice is ‘cleared from query’ is used as the ‘start date’ to measure the ‘time to ‘payment’ : " the number of invoices paid according to the ‘agreed payment date’ increases from 82% to 85%, and average payment days falls from 95 to 82 days.

Dispute resolution process

RS uses a vendor portal which is used prior to promotion of invoice to its ERP system, and within which an invoice query type is assigned and work flowed to a responsible individual who works with the vendor to resolve and progress invoice to payment: the accounts payable dept. being measured by internal KPIs to resolve invoice queries as soon as is possible.

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.

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