SUNBELT RENTALS LIMITED

Company number: 00444569

Reporting period:
1 November 2023 to 30 April 2024

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This report was filed on 27 May 2024

and approved by Philip Hardy

Payment statistics

Average time taken to pay invoices: 38 days

Invoices paid:

• within 30 days: 38%
• in 31 to 60 days: 55%
• in 61 days or more: 7%

Invoices due but not paid within agreed terms: 15%

Payment terms

Shortest standard payment periods

30 days

Longest standard payment period

60 days

Standard payment terms

The Company negotiates and agrees payment terms with its suppliers as one element of its procurement process. As a result, payment terms vary by supplier. The most common payment term in place is 30 days.

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

No further comment provided

Any other information about payment terms

N/A

Dispute resolution process

Supplier invoices and payments are managed by the Accounts Payable team at Sunbelt Rentals Limited’s Support Office at 102 Dalton Avenue, Birchwood Park, Birchwood, Warrington, WA3 6YE (tel: 01925 281000). Disputed invoices will be notified to the supplier by the individual who initiated the purchase transaction to ensure that they are investigated in a timely manner and resolved. Invoiced items that are subject to dispute will not be paid until resolution of the dispute, whereupon payment shall be made in accordance with this policy.

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