LRQA GROUP LIMITED
Company number: 01217474
Reporting period:
1 January 2024 to 30 June 2024
Report filed on:
30 July 2024
Approved by:
Niall McCallum
Payment statistics
Average time taken to pay invoices: 64 days
Invoices paid:
- within 30 days: 38%
- in 31 to 60 days: 29%
- in 61 days or more: 33%
Late and disputed:
- payments due in the reporting period which have not been paid within the agreed period: 71%
Payment terms
Shortest standard payment periods
7 days
Longest standard payment period
90 days
Standard payment terms
Payment terms are agreed on an individual basis; standards vary between 30 and 90 days depending on the category of goods and services being provided
Were there any changes to the standard payment terms in the reporting period?
Vendor terms were rationalised during the period, reducing the number of terms available. Vendors were aligned with the closest new term with exceptions moved to a more favourable term
Were suppliers notified or consulted about these changes before they were made?
No
Maximum contractual payment period agreed
90 days
No further comment provided
Any other information about payment terms
No further comment provided
Dispute resolution process
There is a designated centralised helpdesk for suppliers suppliers-queries@lrqa.com If the Accounts Payable or Payments team cannot directly support the supplier, they coordinate with the relevant business representative to resolve with their supplier counterpart
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 Fair 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