Their own payment-practices filing · gov.uk
BHP Billiton PLC paid suppliers in 28 days on average — inside its 60-day stated terms
Their H1 2018 filing put the average 32 days inside their stated 60-day term.
- Their stated terms
- 60 days
- Paid outside agreed terms
- 17% of invoices
- Paid after 61+ days
- 17%
- Reporting period
- 1 Jan 2018 – 30 Jun 2018
- Source
- their gov.uk filing, filed 30 Jul 2018
Self-reported figures from their statutory filing. How this is compiled.
Terms vs reality · their H1 2018 filing
Paid 32 days inside the 60-day term they state
Where their invoices landed · share of all invoices
The read · computed from their figures
BHP Billiton PLC's H1 2018 filing put their average at 28 days against stated terms of 60 days; 17% of invoices were paid outside agreed terms and 17% took 61 days or longer. Filed 30 Jul 2018.
That is 2 statutory periods on record (earliest H2 2017) — a historical record, not a promise for a new invoice.
What they tell their suppliers
In their own words · from the filing
Standard payment terms
BHP’s standard terms provide that it will pay all invoices in the payment run that occurs immediately following the expiry of 60 days after the relevant Invoice is received or, in the case of a recipient created tax invoice, generated, and except where BHP is required by law to pay within a shorter time frame.
Dispute resolution
BHP seeks to advise suppliers promptly of any disputes or reasons why an invoice will not be paid in accordance with the agreed terms. Invoices that are subject to dispute will not be paid until resolution of the dispute. Once resolved, payment will be made in accordance with the terms of the contract. A dispute may be raised at any time by either party to the other party’s nominated dispute resolution representative and the parties will then seek to resolve the dispute within 20 business days (or as otherwise agreed).
Every statutory report on record
Most recent first.
| Period | Avg days | Outside terms | 61+ days | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| H1 2018 | 28 | 17% | 17% | 30 Jul 2018 |
| H2 2017 | 27 | 0% | 0% | 29 Jan 2018 |
On the public register · Companies House
Company record
- Status
- Active
- Type
- Private Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 9 May 1996
- Registered office
- NOVA SOUTH, LONDON, SW1E 5LB
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