| 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 Sept 2025 - 28 Feb 2026 | 30 Mar 2026 | 53 | 26% | 46% | 28% | 4% |
| 01 Mar 2025 - 31 Aug 2025 | 09 Sept 2025 | 54 | 22% | 38% | 40% | 13% |
| 01 Sept 2024 - 28 Feb 2025 | 31 Mar 2025 | 54 | 22% | 29% | 49% | 21% |
| 01 Mar 2024 - 31 Aug 2024 | 30 Sept 2024 | 58 | 12% | 43% | 45% | 11% |
| 01 Sept 2023 - 29 Feb 2024 | 20 Mar 2024 | 59 | 12% | 41% | 47% | 10% |
| 01 Mar 2023 - 31 Aug 2023 | 27 Sept 2023 | 60 | 12% | 43% | 45% | 10% |
| 01 Sept 2022 - 28 Feb 2023 | 23 Mar 2023 | 60 | 10% | 41% | 49% | 10% |
| 01 Mar 2022 - 31 Aug 2022 | 26 Sept 2022 | 63 | 13% | 36% | 51% | 10% |
| 01 Sept 2021 - 28 Feb 2022 | 30 Mar 2022 | 64 | 12% | 32% | 56% | 21% |
| 01 Mar 2021 - 31 Aug 2021 | 23 Sept 2021 | 71 | 18% | 26% | 55% | 59% |
| 01 Sept 2020 - 28 Feb 2021 | 18 Mar 2021 | 68 | 18% | 31% | 51% | 61% |
| 01 Mar 2020 - 31 Aug 2020 | 30 Sept 2020 | 66 | 18% | 33% | 49% | 39% |
| 01 Sept 2019 - 29 Feb 2020 | 30 Mar 2020 | 63 | 17% | 32% | 51% | 39% |
| 01 Mar 2019 - 31 Aug 2019 | 27 Sept 2019 | 64 | 6% | 50% | 44% | 36% |
| 01 Sept 2018 - 28 Feb 2019 | 29 Mar 2019 | 57 | 9% | 49% | 42% | 37% |
| 01 Sept 2017 - 28 Feb 2018 | 30 Mar 2018 | 67 | 5% | 42% | 53% | 71% |
This information is as reported by the business, and responses are in their own words.
Standard payment terms
Purchase ledger payments – Payment will be made 45 days after the end of month of the date of the valid invoice unless stated in the purchase order. A valid invoice has to include our purchase order number, goods need to have been delivered and all required documentation provided. The receipt date for said invoice will be assumed to be 3 days after the date of invoice. Sub contract ledger payments – Standard payment terms are variable between 30 and 70 days from the date of the valuation and is dependent on the subcontract agreement.
Were there any changes to the standard payment terms in the reporting period?
No information available
Any other information about payment terms
The statistical information provided includes payments to both purchase ledger and subcontract suppliers.
Maximum contractual payment period agreed
70
FES Ltd are committed to resolving any disputed invoices quickly. The purchase ledger team carry out monthly purchase ledger reconciliations to highlight any invoices which are not on the ledger and to request these from supplier. A purchase administration team carry out follow up request for GRN’s and Service Reports.
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
FES Limited is a Scottish company based in Stirling, incorporated in 1973 under the name Forth Electrical Services Limited before adopting its current name in 2001. Companies House records its registered business activity as electrical installation. The company is part of a wider corporate group, with Fes Holdco Limited recorded as a person with significant control since 2019, having previously been controlled by Forth Holdings Limited. No further detail on specific projects or services is available from the evidence, but the SIC classification confirms the company operates within electrical installation work, a construction-related trade.
Generated from the company's website and Companies House records. Sources: find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk · find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk