DORCHESTER HOTEL LIMITED

Company number: 01229635

Reporting period:
1 July 2023 to 31 December 2023

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

This report was filed on 17 January 2024

and approved by Ahmad Fahruddeen Mohd Azrae

Payment statistics

Average time taken to pay invoices: 26 days

Invoices paid:

within 30 days: 67%
in 31 to 60 days: 32%
in 61 days or more: 1%

Invoices due but not paid within agreed terms: 90%

Payment terms

Shortest standard payment periods

30 days

Longest standard payment period

60 days

Standard payment terms

The standard contractual length of time for payment of invoices is 30 days.

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

No further comment provided

Any other information about payment terms

N/A

Dispute resolution process

The Area Finance Director and Area Purchasing Manager are the first points of contact for any dispute resolution. If the Supplier is not satisfied with this first point of contact, they are offered the opportunity to speak to the General Manager of the hotel concerned (the company operates two hotels).

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?