HOUSING MAINTENANCE SOLUTIONS LIMITED

Company number: 07237932

Reporting period:
1 October 2021 to 31 March 2022

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This report was filed on 28 April 2022

and approved by Allen Barber

Payment statistics

Average time taken to pay invoices: 59 days

Invoices paid:

• within 30 days: 24%
• in 31 to 60 days: 59%
• in 61 days or more: 17%

Invoices due but not paid within agreed terms: 73%

Payment terms

Shortest standard payment periods

14 days

Longest standard payment period

60 days

Standard payment terms

30 days (60 days is negotiated with some suppliers) Subcontractors are paid 35 days after the payment valuation is received. Some have agreed terms to pay sooner than that.

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

N/A

Dispute resolution process

Any disputes are first dealt with by our quantity surveyor (for subcontractor payments) or accounts payables department (for supplier payments). In most cases such issues resolved promptly, and the payment is made within the agreed contractual terms or as soon as possible if these have passed. If the issue isn’t resolved then we have an internal escalation process to deal with such matters, after which further negotiations will take place with the subcontractor/supplier

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