OCADO CENTRAL SERVICES LIMITED

Company number: 09047023

Reporting period:
2 December 2019 to 31 May 2020

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This report was filed on 26 June 2020

and approved by Duncan Tatton-Brown

Payment statistics

Average time taken to pay invoices: 27 days

Invoices paid:

• within 30 days: 91%
• in 31 to 60 days: 4%
• in 61 days or more: 5%

Invoices due but not paid within agreed terms: 9%

Payment terms

Shortest standard payment periods

30 days

Longest standard payment period

60 days

Standard payment terms

Ocado Limited has standard payment terms of 30, 45 and 60 days. Variations to these standard payment terms are by exception only, and only applied when negotiated and agreed by both parties.

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

N/A

Any other information about payment terms

N/A

Dispute resolution process

If at any time any question, dispute or difference arises between Ocado and its suppliers, Finance will take the correct measures to ensure that these are investigated and resolved in the quickest time possible to avoid disruption in supply. All Escalations are directed to the Accounts Payable Manager and after this to the Head of Finance Operations where these are investigated and 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.

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