BRAKE BROS LIMITED

Company number: 02035315

Reporting period:
28 December 2020 to 4 July 2021

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

This report was filed on 29 July 2021

and approved by Sarah Whibley

Payment statistics

Average time taken to pay invoices: 54 days

Invoices paid:

within 30 days: 17%
in 31 to 60 days: 35%
in 61 days or more: 48%

Invoices due but not paid within agreed terms: 52%

Payment terms

Shortest standard payment periods

0 days

Longest standard payment period

Answer not provided

Standard payment terms

The standard payment terms are weekly, no earlier than 60 days after the date of delivery. The reason payment terms are “no earlier than 60 days” is to allow for our main weekly payment run to capture invoices due and allow for cash to be received into the supplier’s account. However, there are non-standard supplier payment terms which can be shorter and longer than the standard terms. In certain circumstances a supplier may seek to impose its own payment terms, and in other circumstances, a bespoke contract may be agreed.

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

N/A

Dispute resolution process

The Accounts Payable team work closely with our buying team and our suppliers to keep disputes to a minimum. The Accounts Payable team will investigate the query and advise the supplier of the resolution needed. If necessary, we have an escalation procedure via our Accounts Payable Manager, Head of Accounts Payable or our Finance Director.

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?

Yes