BUPA CARE HOMES (CFHCARE) LIMITED

Company number: 02741070

Reporting period:
1 January 2018 to 30 June 2018

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

This report was filed on 27 July 2018

and approved by MICHAEL HARRISON

Payment statistics

Average time taken to pay invoices: 47 days

Invoices paid:

within 30 days: 26%
in 31 to 60 days: 58%
in 61 days or more: 16%

Invoices due but not paid within agreed terms: 12%

Payment terms

Shortest standard payment periods

45 days

Longest standard payment period

75 days

Standard payment terms

Our standard payment terms are to pay suppliers within 45 days from the end of the month in which we receive the relevant valid invoice from the supplier. We will always try to trade on these terms with all suppliers, except where there are material circumstances which may alter this standard approach.

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

90 days

N/A

Any other information about payment terms

N/A

Dispute resolution process

If a dispute arises under or in relation to a contract, in the first instance the supplier should give notice of the dispute to their Bupa representative

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.

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.

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?