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LOTUS INTERNATIONAL LIMITED

Company number: 01835272

Reporting period:
1 May 2018 to 31 October 2018


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

This report was filed on 19 November 2018

and approved by John Phelps

Payment statistics

Average time taken to pay invoices: 14 days

Invoices paid:

  • within 30 days: 100%

Invoices due but not paid within agreed terms: 0%

Payment terms

Shortest standard payment periods

0 days

Longest standard payment period

15 days

Standard payment terms

96.5% of purchase payment is to airlines through BSP automated payment system with cash taken 15 days from BSP invoice. Of the remainder almost all paid on booking by credit card. No credit given by 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

15 days

Travel industry standard payment terms

Any other information about payment terms

N/A

Dispute resolution process

Standard travel industry practice for resolving disputed costs

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