Published reports

WM MORRISON SUPERMARKETS LIMITED

Company number: 00358949

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

Reporting period:

29 April 2024 to 27 October 2024

Report filed on:

25 November 2024

Approved by:

Joanna Goff


Payment statistics

Average time taken to pay invoices: 48 days

Invoices paid:

  • within 30 days: 18%
  • in 31 to 60 days: 47%
  • in 61 days or more: 35%

Late and disputed:

Payment terms

Shortest standard payment periods

14 days

Longest standard payment period

60 days

Standard payment terms

Wm Morrison Supermarkets Limited has standard payment terms of 14 days for small suppliers (defined as having sales to Morrisons of less than £100k and submitting invoices electronically), and for all other suppliers standard payment terms are 30 or 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

No further comment provided

Any other information about payment terms

Average days to pay have been calculated on the basis of when cleared funds are received by the supplier in accordance with guidance from the Department for Business, Energy & Industry Strategy . Under our standard terms payment date is when the payment is processed. Morrisons makes a Supply Chain Finance solution available to its suppliers which allows them to receive payments ahead of their standard payment terms.

Dispute resolution process

If a supplier has a query regarding an invoice or payment it will be handled by our dedicated Accounts Payable help desk through both freephone telephone and email. Details of which are available on our website. Once it is logged, there is a formal resolution and escalation process in place.

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.

Yes

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