| 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 Jan 2025 - 30 Jun 2025 | 07 Jul 2025 | 25 | 58% | 41% | 1% | 0% |
| 01 Jul 2024 - 31 Dec 2024 | 15 Jan 2025 | 27 | 53% | 45% | 2% | 0% |
| 01 Jan 2024 - 30 Jun 2024 | 04 Jul 2024 | 28 | 55% | 43% | 2% | 0% |
| 01 Jul 2023 - 31 Dec 2023 | 10 Jan 2024 | 27 | 55% | 44% | 1% | 0% |
| 01 Jan 2023 - 30 Jun 2023 | 03 Oct 2023 | 30 | 41% | 56% | 3% | 0% |
| 01 Jul 2022 - 31 Dec 2022 | 30 Jan 2023 | 29 | 42% | 55% | 3% | 0% |
| 01 Jan 2022 - 30 Jun 2022 | 05 Sept 2022 | 28 | 56% | 41% | 3% | 0% |
| 01 Jul 2021 - 31 Dec 2021 | 24 Jan 2022 | 31 | 44% | 52% | 4% | 0% |
| 01 Jan 2021 - 30 Jun 2021 | 16 Jul 2021 | 29 | 53% | 44% | 3% | 0% |
| 01 Jul 2020 - 31 Dec 2020 | 26 Jan 2021 | 29 | 49% | 48% | 3% | 0% |
| 01 Jan 2020 - 30 Jun 2020 | 28 Jul 2020 | 32 | 42% | 53% | 5% | 0% |
| 01 Jul 2019 - 31 Dec 2019 | 10 Jan 2020 | 33 | 36% | 58% | 6% | 0% |
| 01 Jan 2019 - 30 Jun 2019 | 25 Jul 2019 | 29 | 52% | 46% | 2% | 0% |
| 01 Jul 2018 - 31 Dec 2018 | 28 Jan 2019 | 31 | 49% | 48% | 3% | 0% |
| 01 Jan 2018 - 30 Jun 2018 | 26 Jul 2018 | 34 | 78% | 19% | 3% | 0% |
This information is as reported by the business, and responses are in their own words.
Standard payment terms
Payment terms are 30 days from invoice date
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
30
The dispute will be raised by the department head, which will then be passed on to the supplier by either accounts department or the department head. The supplier will then respond with an appropriate resolution, which will be relayed to the department head. If the resolution is sufficient, then the invoice will be approved, if not, further communication will be had until a resolution has been achieved.
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
Cobalt Ground Solutions Limited provides airport ground handling services at London Heathrow, operating at Terminals 3 and 4 since 1996. Its services cover flight operations, passenger handling, ramp operations, and ground support equipment maintenance for customer airlines. The company was formed in April 2009 through the merger of Air France Services Ltd and KLM Ground Services Ltd, and became a wholly owned subsidiary of Groupe CRIT in January 2017, joining its Ground Handling division alongside Sky Handling Partner. The wider group's operations span 16 stations across 8 countries, handling around 400,000 flights and 31 million passenger movements annually, with the UK operation employing around 800 staff.
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