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LOVERING FOODS LIMITED

PaymentCheck Score 2020
90Excellent
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#761 in UK
#23 in Distribution And Delivery
#125 in South East

Company Information

Company Number
01426395
Registered Address
Red Central, 60 High Street, Redhill, England, RH1 1SH
Status
Active
Employee Count
34
Turnover
£81,564,000
EBITDA
£4,528,000

Additional Details

Website
https://loveringfoods.co.uk/
Company Type
Private limited Company
Incorporated On
7 June 1979
Nature of Business
46380 - Wholesale of other food, including fish, crustaceans and molluscs
Industries
Distribution And Delivery, Food And Drink, Supply Chain, Manufacturing And Commerce Models
Region
South East
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Time to Pay

Average Time to Pay
13 days
Shortest Period:0 days
Longest Period:60 days
Max Contractual:60 days

Payment Timeline

Within 30 Days
77%
31-60 Days
23%
After 60 Days
0%
Not Paid Within Terms0%

Payment Features

Participates in Codes✗ No
E-Invoicing✗ No
Supply Chain Finance✗ No

Performance Reports History

Reporting Period Filed: 2020-06-26
Reporting PeriodFiling DateAverage Time to Pay (days)Paid within 30 daysPaid 31-60 daysPaid after 60 daysNot Paid within Terms
01 Oct 2019 - 31 Mar 202026 Jun 20201476%24%0%0%
01 Apr 2019 - 30 Sept 201926 Jun 20201377%23%0%0%
01 Oct 2018 - 31 Mar 201927 Aug 20191378%12%10%0%
01 Apr 2018 - 30 Sept 201805 Nov 20181279%14%7%0%

Invoice Payment Practices

This information is as reported by the business, and responses are in their own words.

Payment Terms

Standard payment terms

Our frequently used payment term is Net Cash Against Documents At Sight when importing goods from overseas

Were there any changes to the standard payment terms in the reporting period?

No information available

Any other information about payment terms

N/a

Maximum contractual payment period agreed

60

Dispute Resolution Process

In the rare occasion that a payment dispute arises, finance and other appropriate departments will liaise with suppliers to agree a solution.

Other Payment Information

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.

❌

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.

❌

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.

❌

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?

❌

During the reporting period, did the business deduct sums from payments as a charge for remaining on a supplier list?

No information available

About this company

This company, registered as Lovering Foods Limited (company number 01426395), now trades under the name Kingfisher Foods Limited according to official registry data. It was incorporated in 1979 and remains an active private limited company registered in Reigate, England. Its registered business activity is the wholesale of other food, including fish, crustaceans and molluscs, indicating it operates as a food wholesaler supplying such products to other businesses. No further detail on specific product ranges, customers or operational scale is available from the supplied evidence.

Generated from the company's website and Companies House records. Sources: nordlei.org

Financial Metrics

Cash
£21,000
Net Worth
£14,482,000
Total Current Assets
£37,716,000
Total Current Liabilities
£23,670,000

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Registered Address: 3rd Floor Suite 207 Regent Street London W1B 3HH

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