STERLING FURNITURE GROUP LIMITED
Company number: SC054090
Reporting period:
1 March 2018
to 31 August 2018
This report was filed on 22 October 2018
and approved by Gordon L Mearns
Payment statistics
Average time taken to pay invoices: 37 days
Invoices paid:
- within 30 days: 27%
- in 31 to 60 days: 67%
- in 61 days or more: 6%
Invoices due but not paid within agreed terms: 6 %
Payment terms
Shortest standard payment period
7 days
Longest standard payment period
60 days
Standard payment terms
30 days from date of invoice
Were there any changes to the standard payment terms in the reporting period?
No
Maximum contractual payment period agreed
60 days
Any other information about payment terms
N/A
Dispute resolution process
If invoices have been put on dispute and payment withheld by our purchase ledger department, resolution will be via our suppliers providing adequate evidence to support their supply of goods or services, or discussions with our customer services department over damages or late deliveries, and with our buyers over any pricing queries.
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