| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Aug 2025 - 01 Mar 2026 | 30 Mar 2026 | 57 | 6% | 58% | 36% | 2% |
| 24 Feb 2025 - 24 Aug 2025 | 22 Sept 2025 | 50 | 15% | 61% | 24% | 2% |
| 26 Aug 2024 - 23 Feb 2025 | 21 Mar 2025 | 54 | 9% | 62% | 29% | 2% |
| 26 Feb 2024 - 25 Aug 2024 | 23 Sept 2024 | 53 | 9% | 62% | 29% | 4% |
| 28 Aug 2023 - 25 Feb 2024 | 25 Mar 2024 | 52 | 11% | 63% | 26% | 3% |
| 29 Aug 2022 - 26 Feb 2023 | 24 Mar 2023 | 47 | 13% | 71% | 16% | 3% |
| 28 Feb 2022 - 28 Aug 2022 | 23 Sept 2022 | 42 | 15% | 83% | 2% | 3% |
| 30 Aug 2021 - 27 Feb 2022 | 25 Mar 2022 | 41 | 15% | 85% | 0% | 1% |
| 01 Mar 2021 - 29 Aug 2021 | 27 Sept 2021 | 42 | 12% | 88% | 0% | 2% |
| 30 Aug 2020 - 28 Feb 2021 | 29 Mar 2021 | 36 | 24% | 75% | 1% | 8% |
| 01 Mar 2020 - 29 Aug 2020 | 28 Sept 2020 | 28 | 81% | 18% | 1% | 7% |
| 26 Aug 2019 - 01 Mar 2020 | 30 Mar 2020 | 31 | 60% | 37% | 3% | 8% |
| 25 Feb 2019 - 25 Aug 2019 | 24 Sept 2019 | 32 | 75% | 24% | 1% | 7% |
| 27 Aug 2018 - 24 Feb 2019 | 26 Mar 2019 | 26 | 78% | 22% | 0% | 5% |
This information is as reported by the business, and responses are in their own words.
Standard payment terms
5 days – small suppliers with up to £250,000 (inclusive of VAT) of business with the Company each year. 60 days – large suppliers, greater than £250,000 (inclusive of VAT) of business with the Company each year. The business has standardised payment terms across each category (The business also has 30 day & 45 day term).
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
The business manages all queries through a generic mailbox with a dedicated team. If there is a dispute, the business will call the relevant vendors and follow up with an email to resolve the matter. All queries are usually resolved within 7 days. The business has an escalation matrix which is shared with vendors. The business conducts periodic governance review on the performance of the query team to ensure that queries are resolved timely and satisfactorily, thereby ensuring a build-up of invoices on hold is avoided and vendors are paid accurately.
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
TESCO MAINTENANCE LIMITED is an active private limited company, incorporated on 20 November 2006, based in the East of England region. Registered business activity: Other service activities not elsewhere classified.
From Companies House records.