SIMON BIDCO LIMITED

Company number: 09709443

Reporting period:
1 July 2023 to 31 December 2023

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This report was filed on 2 February 2024

and approved by Fiona Barker

Payment statistics

Average time taken to pay invoices: 42 days

Invoices paid:

• within 30 days: 48%
• in 31 to 60 days: 24%
• in 61 days or more: 28%

Invoices due but not paid within agreed terms: 52%

Payment terms

Shortest standard payment periods

0 days

Longest standard payment period

30 days

Standard payment terms

Company standard payment terms = 30 days Anything outside this must be approved during contract negotiations and the supplier must have a valid business need.

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

30 days

No further comment provided

Any other information about payment terms

N/A

Dispute resolution process

"Disputes policy All disputes are raised and tracked through the AP department. These are then raised with the business owner of the supplier and payments will be kept on hold until any dispute is confirmed as settled by the business owner."

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