AIRBUS DEFENCE AND SPACE LIMITED

Company number: 02449259

Reporting period:
1 January 2019 to 30 June 2019

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

This report was filed on 30 July 2019

and approved by NIGEL EDE

Payment statistics

Average time taken to pay invoices: 73 days

Invoices paid:

within 30 days: 7%
in 31 to 60 days: 42%
in 61 days or more: 51%

Invoices due but not paid within agreed terms: 23%

Payment terms

Shortest standard payment periods

11 days

Longest standard payment period

85 days

Standard payment terms

30 END OF MONTH +10 DAYS

Were there any changes to the standard payment terms in the reporting period?

IN JUNE 2019 WE CHANGED OUR STANDARD PAYMENT TERMS FROM 60 END OF MONTH +10 DAYS TO 30 END OF MONTH +10 DAYS. THIS WILL SIGNIFICANTLY IMPROVE OUR PAYMENT PRACTICE REPORTING IN FUTURE REPORTS.

Were suppliers notified or consulted about these changes before they were made?

N/A

Maximum contractual payment period agreed

85 days

No further comment provided

Any other information about payment terms

N/A

Dispute resolution process

Payment disputes are dealt with in accordance with the terms of the relevant contract, suppliers should contact their nominated Airbus contract. Airbus' preferred method of dispute resolution is amicable resolution followed by ICC arbitration. Airbus also uses mediation and national courts, where 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.

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?