EUROFINS FORENSIC SERVICES LIMITED

Company number: 10715102

Reporting period:
1 January 2023 to 30 June 2023

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

This report was filed on 16 May 2024

and approved by Andrew Nelson

Payment statistics

Average time taken to pay invoices: 75 days

Invoices paid:

within 30 days: 46%
in 31 to 60 days: 27%
in 61 days or more: 27%

Invoices due but not paid within agreed terms: 27%

Payment terms

Shortest standard payment periods

30 days

Longest standard payment period

Answer not provided

Standard payment terms

For the payment of suppliers on Government Contracts - Unless a payment date is otherwise agreed, payment is within 30 days of an appropriately completed, valid and undisputed invoice.

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

75 days

If it is a wider Group contract the standard payment term is 60 EOM. Therefore the medium payment date would be 75 days on a 60 EOM.

Any other information about payment terms

N/A

Dispute resolution process

Raise the issue with the supplier (person responsible for the purchase), Pay the invoice when the issue is resolved; or Process the credit note when the issue is 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 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.

Yes

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?