LRQA GROUP LIMITED

Company number: 01217474

Reporting period:
1 January 2024 to 30 June 2024

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This report was filed on 30 July 2024

and approved by Niall McCallum

Payment statistics

Average time taken to pay invoices: 64 days

Invoices paid:

• within 30 days: 38%
• in 31 to 60 days: 29%
• in 61 days or more: 33%

Invoices due but not paid within agreed terms: 71%

Payment terms

Shortest standard payment periods

7 days

Longest standard payment period

90 days

Standard payment terms

Payment terms are agreed on an individual basis; standards vary between 30 and 90 days depending on the category of goods and services being provided

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

Vendor terms were rationalised during the period, reducing the number of terms available. Vendors were aligned with the closest new term with exceptions moved to a more favourable term

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

There is a designated centralised helpdesk for suppliers suppliers-queries@lrqa.com If the Accounts Payable or Payments team cannot directly support the supplier, they coordinate with the relevant business representative to resolve with their supplier counterpart

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