MACFARLANES SERVICES LIMITED

Company number: 01153163

Reporting period:
1 November 2022 to 30 April 2023

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

This report was filed on 26 May 2023

and approved by Luke Powell

Payment statistics

Average time taken to pay invoices: 59 days

Invoices paid:

within 30 days: 14%
in 31 to 60 days: 29%
in 61 days or more: 57%

Invoices due but not paid within agreed terms: 71%

Payment terms

Shortest standard payment periods

30 days

Longest standard payment period

31 days

Standard payment terms

Macfarlanes Services Limited is a service company which provides services exclusively to Macfarlanes LLP. The Group operates a group treasury function with inter-company transactions deemed settled when they are posted to the inter-company accounts.

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

31 days

N/A

Any other information about payment terms

N/A

Dispute resolution process

In case of disagreement concerning the quantity or quality of goods or services supplied, Macfarlanes and the supplier will negotiate a solution, equitable to both parties.

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.

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?