Sch 7 para 28
(1) Subject to paragraphs 29 and 30, the directors’ report for a financial year must contain the information specified by sub-paragraphs (2), (3) and (4). (2) A statement describing— (a) the payment period specified in the company’s standard payment terms in its qualifying contracts between it and its suppliers, expressed in days; (b) where the company varied the standard payment terms in its qualifying contracts between it and its suppliers in the financial year— (i) details of the variation; and (ii) details of any notification or consultation conducted by the company with its suppliers before making the variation. (3) In relation to the payments made under qualifying contracts within the financial year, a statement of— (a) the average number of days taken to make such payments, where day 1 is the first day after the relevant day; (b) the percentage of those payments which were made, where day 1 is the first day after the relevant day— (i) within the period beginning with day 1 and ending with day 30; (ii) within the period beginning with day 31 and ending with day 60; (iii) on or after day 61; (c) the sum total of those payments which were made, where day 1 is the first day after the relevant day— (i) within the period beginning with day 1 and ending with day 30; (ii) within the period beginning with day 31 and ending with day 60; (iii) on or after day 61. (4) In relation to the payments under qualifying contracts that fall due within the financial year— (a) a statement of the percentage of these payments which were not made within the payment period; and (b) a statement of the sum total of these payments which were not made within the payment period.