P A CROCKER LIMITED

Company number: 03293902

Reporting period:
1 January 2024 to 30 June 2024

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This report was filed on 24 July 2024

and approved by Paul Crocker

Payment statistics

Average time taken to pay invoices: 7 days

Invoices paid:

• within 30 days: 94%
• in 31 to 60 days: 5%
• in 61 days or more: 1%

Invoices due but not paid within agreed terms: 6%

Payment terms

Shortest standard payment periods

5 days

Longest standard payment period

30 days

Standard payment terms

90% of the invoices are paid on a direct debit basis and are collected within 30 days from the date of the invoice. All other invoices are paid within the terms as agreed with the supplier.

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

45 days

No further comment provided

Any other information about payment terms

N/A

Dispute resolution process

As 90% of invoices are paid on a direct debit basis there would be no dispute which would hold up payment, any disputed amount would be credited or debited the following month. The other 10% being smaller local business with a long standing personal relationships, would be resolved with in payment terms by a simple phone discussion and an agreed resolution. 

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.

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