KETTLE FOODS LTD.

Company number: 02238320

Reporting period:
1 April 2023 to 30 September 2023

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This report was filed on 31 October 2023

and approved by Lindsey Roberts

Payment statistics

Average time taken to pay invoices: 57 days

Invoices paid:

• within 30 days: 27%
• in 31 to 60 days: 34%
• in 61 days or more: 39%

Invoices due but not paid within agreed terms: 51%

Payment terms

Shortest standard payment periods

25 days

Longest standard payment period

90 days

Standard payment terms

Kettle Foods' standard payment terms are 75 days from end of month in which it receives the supplier's invoice

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

Kettle Foods' standard payment terms for new suppliers changed to 75 days from end of month in which it receives the supplier's invoice. Kettle Foods continues to trade with its existing suppliers on its previous standard payment terms.

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

N/A

Dispute resolution process

Kettle Foods builds and develops relationships with its suppliers and in the first instance would always look to settle any dispute through amicable discussion

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