Published reports

FOOT ANSTEY LLP

Company number: OC360255

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

Reporting period:

1 November 2024 to 30 April 2025

Report filed on:

2 June 2025

Approved by:

Martin Hirst

Payment statistics

Average time taken to pay invoices: 24 days

Invoices paid:

  • within 30 days: 65%
  • in 31 to 60 days: 27%
  • in 61 days or more: 8%

Late and disputed:

  • payments due in the reporting period which have not been paid within the agreed period: 40%

Payment terms

Shortest standard payment periods

0 days

Longest standard payment period

45 days

Standard payment terms

30 days payment terms

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

No

Were suppliers notified or consulted about these changes before they were made?

N/A

Maximum contractual payment period agreed

730 days

We have a supplier where we pay within 2 years or when we have received money in from our client to cover this. Whichever happens first is what triggers payment to the supplier

Any other information about payment terms

No further comment provided

Dispute resolution process

Each budget holder will deal with disputes with the suppliers directly. The acocunts team will then chase up the budget holders for updates on these on a monthly basis if not resolved

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 Fair Payment Code must commit to paying 95% of their invoices within 60 days.

Yes, this business has signed up to: SRA

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