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PARADIGM TRUST
Company number: 08469218
Reporting period:
1 September 2017
to 28 February 2018
Warning
This information is as reported by the business, and responses are in their own words.
This report was filed on 23 March 2018
and approved by Bill Holledge
Payment statistics
Average time taken to pay invoices: 25 days
Invoices paid:
- within 30 days: 83%
- in 31 to 60 days: 12%
- in 61 days or more: 5%
Invoices due but not paid within agreed terms: 17 %
Payment terms
Shortest standard payment period
30 days
Longest standard payment period
31 days
Standard payment terms
Standard payment terms are 30 days.
Were there any changes to the standard payment terms in the reporting period?
No
Maximum contractual payment period agreed
30 days
Any other information about payment terms
N/A
Dispute resolution process
Should there be any problem concerning the goods delivered or the services performed for which payment has to be made without an invoice, the budget holder or other staff member noticing the problem will promptly inform the finance team,who will manage the resolution of the dispute.
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
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