PINEWOOD GROUP LIMITED

Company number: 03889552

Reporting period:
1 April 2019 to 30 September 2019


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

This report was filed on 18 December 2019

and approved by Barbara Inskip

Payment statistics

Average time taken to pay invoices: 35 days

Invoices paid:

  • within 30 days: 50%
  • in 31 to 60 days: 42%
  • in 61 days or more: 8%

Invoices due but not paid within agreed terms: 29%

Payment terms

Shortest standard payment periods

0 days

Longest standard payment period

60 days

Standard payment terms

Our most common agreed payment terms are 60 days from the invoice date

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

Our most common agreed payment terms are 60 days from the invoice date

Any other information about payment terms

A number of suppliers have agreed payment terms of 14 days

Dispute resolution process

Disputes are resolved with the supplier via negotiation, involving the relevant business unit, Accounts Payable, Procurement and Legal as necessary. Contact details, including email, are provided to all suppliers for Accounts and for Procurement and Legal as appropriate. Disputes can be escalated to the Chief Financial Officer. Contract terms contain provisions relating to disputes and allow for interest to be charged on overdue payments.

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