Their own payment-practices filing · gov.uk
SGS Business Process Services (UK) Limited paid suppliers in 80 days on average — 20 days past its stated terms
Their H1 2019 filing put the average 20 days past the 60-day term they state.
- Their stated terms
- 60 days
- Paid outside agreed terms
- 79% of invoices
- Paid after 61+ days
- 71%
- Reporting period
- 1 Jan 2019 – 30 Jun 2019
- Source
- their gov.uk filing, filed 31 Jul 2019
Self-reported figures from their statutory filing. How this is compiled.
Terms vs reality · their H1 2019 filing
Paid 20 days past their stated terms
Where their invoices landed · share of all invoices
The pattern · last 4 of 4 reports
63 → 80 days — slower across the window
The read · computed from their figures
SGS Business Process Services (UK) Limited's H1 2019 filing put their average at 80 days against stated terms of 60 days; 79% of invoices were paid outside agreed terms and 71% took 61 days or longer. Filed 31 Jul 2019.
The direction is slower: from 63 days in H2 2017 to 80 now — 17 days slower across their last 4 reports.
That is 4 statutory periods on record (earliest H2 2017) — a historical record, not a promise for a new invoice.
In their own words · from the filing
Standard payment terms
The most common type of supplier is for vehicle repair work where, prior to the current reporting period, each supplier had both 30 and 60 day terms, the terms used for each invoice being determined by the specific characteristics of the relevant customer's case. The most commonly used payment terms were 60 days from date of receipt of a correctly submitted invoice. In the current reporting period the business has started to work with a new Repairs supplier, who acts as an agent for a number of repairers, and with whom agreed terms are 90 days. This explains the increase in the proportion of invoices paid in 61+ days which is reported above.
Dispute resolution
Disputes can be raised through either the Expense Team or the supplier’s Relationship Manager who will pass these through to the Expense Team for investigation and resolution. In the event that a dispute cannot be resolved by our Expense Team, it would escalate to the Expense Team Manager and Financial Controller in turn.
Every statutory report on record
Most recent first.
| Period | Avg days | Outside terms | 61+ days | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| H1 2019 | 80 | 79% | 71% | 31 Jul 2019 |
| H2 2018 | 73 | 81% | 57% | 30 Jan 2019 |
| H1 2018 | 71 | 80% | 58% | 28 Jul 2018 |
| H2 2017 | 63 | 80% | 54% | 30 Jan 2018 |
On the public register · Companies House
Company record
- Status
- Active
- Type
- Private Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 30 Sept 1999
- Registered office
- FIRST FLOOR LEE HOUSE, MANCHESTER, M1 5JW
Illustrative · working-capital arithmetic
What a 80-day cycle ties up
A worked example, not a finding. On a hypothetical £12k/month account, at a 80-day vs a 60-day payment cycle.
Late Payment Act. The Late Payment of Commercial Debts (Interest) Act 1998 lets a supplier charge statutory interest and fixed compensation on invoices paid past agreed terms. Work out what a late invoice is worth → Whether it applies depends on your contract — check with an adviser.
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