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VITALITY CORPORATE SERVICES LIMITED

Company number: 05933141

Reporting period:
1 January 2020 to 30 June 2020

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This information is as reported by the business, and responses are in their own words.

This report was filed on 19 September 2023

and approved by N Koopowitz

Payment statistics

Average time taken to pay invoices: 20 days

Invoices paid:

• within 30 days: 85%
• in 31 to 60 days: 10%
• in 61 days or more: 5%

Invoices due but not paid within agreed terms: 15 %

Payment terms

Standard payment period for qualifying contracts

30 days

Standard payment terms

As standard, unless otherwise agreed with the Supplier, VCSL will pay any invoiced amounts within 30 days of the date of a valid and correct invoice to a bank account nominated in writing by the Supplier.
VCSL reserves the right to withhold payment from the Supplier where, in its reasonable opinion, the Supplier has failed to provide goods free from defect or has not performed the services with reasonable skill, care and diligence in a good and workmanlike manner.

Were there any changes to the standard payment terms in the reporting period?

No

Maximum contractual payment period agreed

45 days

Any other information about payment terms

N/A

Dispute resolution process

First notification of disputes or complaints regarding supplier payments are directed towards VCSL’s Group Sourcing Team who will seek a resolution to an issue.

Should the Group Sourcing team not be able to resolve the issue, the issue will be discussed by senior officers of VCSL and the Supplier who will co-operate in good faith to resolve the dispute.

If the issue cannot be resolved by the senior officers, then VCSL and the Supplier will attempt to settle it by mediation in accordance with the Centre for Dispute Resolution (CEDR) Model Mediation Procedure.

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