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STEWART MILNE GROUP LIMITED

Company number: SC057709

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 30 July 2018

and approved by Stuart MacGregor

Payment statistics

Average time taken to pay invoices: 58 days

Invoices paid:

  • within 30 days: 8%
  • in 31 to 60 days: 38%
  • in 61 days or more: 54%

Invoices due but not paid within agreed terms: 55%

Payment terms

Shortest standard payment periods

30 days

Longest standard payment period

90 days

Standard payment terms

The company negotiates and agrees payment terms with its suppliers. This will result in payment terms varying per supplier. The most common payment term is current month plus 30 days; although payments terms can range from being payable on receipt to current month plus 60 days.

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

Supplier invoices and payments are managed by the various divisions at Stewart Milne Group; each division being responsible for their own supplier invoices. Disputed invoices will be communicated with the supplier by the appropriate department/individual involved. This will be investigated and resolved by Commercial teams with input from the Divisional Finance Director. Complaints from supplier about payment and payment disputes are dealt with on an individual basis; any invoices which have been omitted from payment files will be investigated by the divisions. In cases of non-payment; the supplier is kept up to date with the status by the division responsible. Complaints are raised in the first instance with the person responsible for the contract (normally a surveyor) and can be escalated to divisional finance director and divisional managing director as appropriate.

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