C-RETAIL LIMITED

Company number: 07139142

Reporting period:
1 November 2022 to 1 May 2023

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This report was filed on 1 September 2023

and approved by Shaun Wills

Payment statistics

Average time taken to pay invoices: 74 days

Invoices paid:

• within 30 days: 18%
• in 31 to 60 days: 45%
• in 61 days or more: 37%

Invoices due but not paid within agreed terms: 96%

Payment terms

Shortest standard payment periods

14 days

Longest standard payment period

60 days

Standard payment terms

The Superdry group of companies operate to a set of standard payment terms, which are 60 days for goods for re-sale, 30 days for non-goods for re-sale and 14 days for store rents and utilities. Variations to these terms do exist based on agreements with certain suppliers.

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

60 days

N/A

Any other information about payment terms

N/A

Dispute resolution process

Payment disputes are settled by reference to the companies 'Condition of Purchase' in the first instance. Where disputes cannot be settled through this process, suppliers are asked to contact the Superdry Accounts Payable email and the appropriate accounts payable assistant will respond to the query. Superdry operates an escalation process which sees items not satisfactorily resolved in the first instance elevated to the Head of Department, Finance Operations Manager and CFO.

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?

Yes

During the reporting period, did the business deduct sums from payments as a charge for remaining on a supplier list?

Yes