BCA FLEET SOLUTIONS LIMITED
Company number: 05377252
Reporting period:
31 March 2025 to 29 September 2025
Report filed on:
28 October 2025
Approved by:
Nikheel Shah
Payment statistics
Average time taken to pay invoices: 16 days
Total value paid:
- within 30 days: £60,347,226 (85%)
- in 31 to 60 days: £10,058,625 (14%)
- in 61 days or more: £605,266 (< 1%)
Invoices paid:
- within 30 days: 86%
- in 31 to 60 days: 13%
- in 61 days or more: 1%
Late and disputed:
- total value of payments due in the reporting period which have not been paid within the agreed period: £3,318,029
- payments due in the reporting period which have not been paid within the agreed period: 38%
Payment terms
Shortest standard payment periods
5 days
Longest standard payment period
60 days
Standard payment terms
The most frequently used terms are 30 days following the invoice date unless there has been specifically agreed terms. The company typically issues batches of payments on a weekly basis. If a payment falls due on a bank holiday or weekend, payments will typically be issued the day before. Standard payment terms as reported here are also impacted by payment terms to companies within the Group
Were there any changes to the standard payment terms in the reporting period?
A supplier's standard payment terms were 60 days, however in June they requested payment of their May invoices for half year accounting. In turn, they allowed June invoices to be paid end of September providing 90 days credit.
Were suppliers notified or consulted about these changes before they were made?
A supplier's standard payment terms were 60 days, however in June they requested payment of their May invoices for half year accounting. In turn, they allowed June invoices to be paid end of September providing 90 days credit.
Maximum contractual payment period agreed
60 days
No further comment provided
Any other information about payment terms
No further comment provided
Dispute resolution process
All supplier disputes in the first instance should be directed to the Accounts Payable team preferably by email to BCAFS.PurchaseLedger@bca.com, they will be looked into within 5 working days and a response will then be issued to the supplier. If this does not resolve the dispute it will then be escalated internally to the Head of Accounts Payable who will then oversee the dispute. Further escalation is not typically required.
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 Fair 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