Industry ranking
Score of 86.3/100 qualifies for PaymentCheck Certification
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 Apr 2025 - 30 Sept 2025 | 18 Dec 2025 | 23 | 73% | 25% | 2% | 0% |
| 01 Oct 2024 - 31 Mar 2025 | 18 Dec 2025 | 24 | 78% | 19% | 3% | 0% |
| 01 Apr 2024 - 30 Sept 2024 | 04 Nov 2024 | 23 | 68% | 30% | 2% | 0% |
| 01 Oct 2023 - 31 Mar 2024 | 20 Jun 2024 | 23 | 80% | 18% | 2% | 0% |
| 01 Apr 2023 - 30 Sept 2023 | 16 Jan 2024 | 24 | 79% | 19% | 2% | 0% |
| 01 Oct 2022 - 31 Mar 2023 | 16 Jan 2024 | 25 | 76% | 23% | 1% | 0% |
| 01 Apr 2022 - 30 Sept 2022 | 16 Jan 2024 | 25 | 71% | 28% | 1% | 0% |
| 01 Oct 2020 - 31 Mar 2021 | 26 Jul 2021 | 40 | 75% | 16% | 9% | 83% |
| 01 Apr 2020 - 30 Sept 2020 | 26 Jul 2021 | 52 | 63% | 19% | 18% | 33% |
| 01 Oct 2019 - 31 Mar 2020 | 26 Jul 2021 | 40 | 70% | 19% | 11% | 26% |
| 01 Apr 2019 - 30 Sept 2019 | 26 Jul 2021 | 40 | 56% | 35% | 9% | 0% |
| 01 Oct 2017 - 31 Mar 2018 | 26 Apr 2018 | 17 | 90% | 9% | 1% | 41% |
This information is as reported by the business, and responses are in their own words.
Standard payment terms
Payments are processed on due date but are assumed to take 3 days to clear. Invoices are assumed to take 3 days to be recorded on the ledgers
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
Disputes are minimal and are nearly all resolved within the finance department on an adhoc basis
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
Carl Zeiss Ltd is the UK entity of the ZEISS group, based at Cambourne near Cambridge. It represents ZEISS's UK operations across several business areas including Vision Care, Medical Technology and Research Microscopy Solutions, with additional UK facilities covering Industrial Metrology in Lutterworth and Vision Care manufacturing in Birmingham. The wider ZEISS group is an international technology enterprise operating in optics and optoelectronics, producing microscopes, medical and surgical equipment, spectacle lenses, precision measurement instruments, camera lenses and sports optics. The UK company provides customer demonstration facilities, a customer interaction centre and repair services for medical technology and research microscopy products, supporting the group's optical and precision instrument offering to UK customers.
Generated from the company's website and Companies House records. Sources: zeiss.co.uk · zeiss.co.uk