| Reporting Period | Filing Date | Average Time to Pay (days) | Paid within 30 days | Paid 31-60 days | Paid after 60 days | Not Paid within Terms |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Aug 2025 - 28 Feb 2026 | 27 Mar 2026 | 33 | 59% | 38% | 3% | 10% |
| 01 Mar 2025 - 30 Aug 2025 | 30 Sept 2025 | 33 | 56% | 41% | 3% | 6% |
| 01 Sept 2024 - 28 Feb 2025 | 03 Apr 2025 | 32 | 61% | 35% | 4% | 8% |
| 28 Feb 2024 - 31 Aug 2024 | 01 Oct 2024 | 33 | 58% | 40% | 2% | 6% |
| 27 Aug 2023 - 27 Feb 2024 | 26 Mar 2024 | 31 | 63% | 35% | 2% | 5% |
| 28 Aug 2022 - 26 Feb 2023 | 21 Mar 2023 | 31 | 65% | 33% | 2% | 5% |
| 28 Feb 2022 - 27 Aug 2022 | 27 Sept 2022 | 31 | 63% | 35% | 2% | 5% |
| 29 Aug 2021 - 27 Feb 2022 | 29 Mar 2022 | 29 | 69% | 29% | 2% | 10% |
| 01 Mar 2021 - 28 Aug 2021 | 28 Sept 2021 | 34 | 48% | 51% | 1% | 8% |
| 30 Aug 2020 - 28 Feb 2021 | 15 Mar 2021 | 34 | 47% | 52% | 1% | 4% |
| 01 Mar 2020 - 29 Aug 2020 | 24 Sept 2020 | 36 | 42% | 57% | 1% | 6% |
| 01 Sept 2019 - 29 Feb 2020 | 25 Mar 2020 | 37 | 48% | 45% | 7% | 7% |
| 16 Mar 2019 - 31 Aug 2019 | 17 Sept 2019 | 41 | 43% | 32% | 25% | 9% |
| 16 Sept 2018 - 15 Mar 2019 | 11 Apr 2019 | 45 | 44% | 30% | 26% | 20% |
| 17 Mar 2018 - 15 Sept 2018 | 12 Oct 2018 | 55 | 24% | 42% | 34% | 16% |
| 17 Sept 2017 - 16 Mar 2018 | 11 Apr 2018 | 50 | 40% | 28% | 32% | 18% |
This information is as reported by the business, and responses are in their own words.
Standard payment terms
For suppliers with fewer than 50 employees: Standard payment terms are 30 days upon agreement with the supplier. Shorter payment terms are agreed if needed (generally between 7 and 21 days). For suppliers with more than 50 employees: Standard payment terms are 60 days upon agreement with the supplier. Shorter payment terms are agreed if needed (generally between 7 and 30 days).
Were there any changes to the standard payment terms in the reporting period?
No information available
Any other information about payment terms
No additional information
Maximum contractual payment period agreed
60
All invoice queries are chased regularly by the Accounts Payable ("AP") team with the person who raised the order for a resolution within its due date. If no response is received this is escalated to their manager. The AP team will also request any necessary back-up documentation (PODs etc) from the supplier to help resolve the query. If a supplier is querying the payment terms they are on, this is sent to the Procurement department to review against the contract.
Has this business signed up to a code of conduct or standards on payment practices?
For example, signatories to The Prompt Payment Code must commit to paying 95% of their invoices within 60 days.
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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.
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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.
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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?
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During the reporting period, did the business deduct sums from payments as a charge for remaining on a supplier list?
No information available
British Sugar plc is the UK's leading producer of sugar, growing and processing sugar beet into sugar and related co-products. It partners with around 3,500 growers and supplies roughly 60% of the UK's sugar market. Sugar beet is processed at four factories across the East of England, East Midlands and Yorkshire, converting around one million tonnes of beet a year into sugar and co-products aimed at minimising waste. The company also sells sugar products to manufacturers, traders and non-food customers. British Sugar is part of ABF Sugar, which is wholly owned by Associated British Foods plc, meaning the wider group's broader food and ingredients activities sit above this UK sugar-producing entity.
Generated from the company's website and Companies House records. Sources: britishsugar.com · britishsugar.com