THE FREEDOM GROUP OF COMPANIES LTD.
Company number: 02867838
Reporting period:
1 May 2017 to
31 October 2017
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This information is as reported by the business, and responses are in their own words.
This report was filed on 26 March 2018
and approved by Darrell Fox
Payment statistics
Average time taken to pay invoices:
53 days
Invoices paid:
- within 30 days: 7%
- in 31 to 60 days: 68%
- in 61 days or more: 25%
Invoices due but not paid within agreed terms:
73%
Payment terms
Shortest standard payment periods
7 days
Longest standard payment period
60 days
Standard payment terms
Standard payment terms vary dependent on the type of supplier and the terms that we have signed up to with them.
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
Payments are made on the first agreed payment run after an invoice is due. 70% of invoices are paid within 7 days of becoming due and 80% are paid within 14 days of becoming due.
Dispute resolution process
Disputes are resolved by negotiation with suppliers.
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