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| 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 Oct 2025 - 31 Mar 2026 | 12 May 2026 | 47 | 37% | 41% | 22% | 2% |
| 01 Apr 2025 - 30 Sept 2025 | 01 Nov 2025 | 38 | 42% | 46% | 12% | 2% |
| 01 Oct 2024 - 31 Mar 2025 | 30 Apr 2025 | 42 | 38% | 46% | 16% | 1% |
| 01 Apr 2024 - 30 Sept 2024 | 31 Oct 2024 | 42 | 38% | 48% | 14% | 0% |
| 01 Oct 2023 - 31 Mar 2024 | 24 Apr 2024 | 43 | 41% | 45% | 15% | 0% |
| 01 Apr 2023 - 30 Sept 2023 | 30 Nov 2023 | 37 | 40% | 51% | 8% | 1% |
| 01 Oct 2022 - 31 Mar 2023 | 06 May 2023 | 49 | 21% | 52% | 27% | 0% |
| 01 Apr 2022 - 30 Sept 2022 | 26 Oct 2022 | 37 | 35% | 54% | 11% | 0% |
| 01 Apr 2021 - 31 Mar 2022 | 28 Apr 2022 | 38 | 34% | 53% | 13% | 0% |
| 01 Apr 2021 - 30 Sept 2021 | 30 Oct 2021 | 40 | 32% | 56% | 12% | 0% |
| 01 Apr 2020 - 31 Mar 2021 | 28 Apr 2021 | 49 | 20% | 58% | 22% | 0% |
| 01 Apr 2019 - 31 Mar 2020 | 01 May 2020 | 39 | 41% | 48% | 11% | 0% |
| 01 Apr 2019 - 30 Sept 2019 | 23 Oct 2019 | 37 | 48% | 43% | 9% | 0% |
| 01 Apr 2018 - 31 Mar 2019 | 30 Apr 2019 | 37 | 53% | 39% | 8% | 0% |
| 01 Apr 2017 - 31 Mar 2018 | 30 Oct 2018 | 35 | 55% | 41% | 4% | 0% |
This information is as reported by the business, and responses are in their own words.
Standard payment terms
Our standard payment terms are 45 days
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
90
Dispute resolution process – Initially via accounts payable team and then through escalation to appropriate team. To resolve a dispute the supplier is required to provide any missing information or a corrected invoice. Optos follow a strict no purchase order no pay policy. The purchase order is communicated by Optos's procurement team at the time of placing the order.
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
Optos Public Limited Company, registered in Dunfermline, Scotland, designs and manufactures ultra-widefield retinal imaging devices used by eyecare professionals worldwide. Its optomap technology captures a single wide image of the retina to support early detection of conditions such as retinal detachment, glaucoma, diabetic retinopathy and age-related macular degeneration. Some devices also integrate optical coherence tomography. The company, founded in 1992, has been a division of Nikon Corporation since 2015, operating as part of the wider Nikon group while continuing to develop and produce its imaging equipment from its Scottish headquarters, with additional offices supporting operations in the United States and Canada.
Generated from the company's website and Companies House records. Sources: optos.com · optos.com