BARNETT WADDINGHAM LLP

Company number: OC307678

Reporting period:
1 June 2018 to 30 November 2018

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This report was filed on 8 January 2019

and approved by Mr D Wilding

Payment statistics

Average time taken to pay invoices: 24 days

Invoices paid:

• within 30 days: 82%
• in 31 to 60 days: 9%
• in 61 days or more: 9%

Invoices due but not paid within agreed terms: 18%

Payment terms

Shortest standard payment periods

30 days

Longest standard payment period

Answer not provided

Standard payment terms

We aim to pay all suppliers within 30 days (being our standard payment terms. Any invoices paid after this date will have been subject to a query with the supplier.

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 are handled by the supplier contact within the business who liaise with the finance department. If disputes escalate then these are taken on by the finance department and if necessary the finance committee.

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