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Invoicing and credit

Trading
1 invoice raised on the accountterms 30 days netinvoices raise per shipmentXero keeps the ledger
Invoiced£19,639gross, across 1 invoice
Not yet invoiced£18,0823 open orders still to ship in full
Balance in Xero£10,331arrives from the ledger, never re-keyed
Overdue£0nothing past terms
Invoices on this accountOne invoice per order, raised the moment the rule allows
InvoiceRaisedSiteDueXeroGross
Raised06/08/2026SiteHounslow Head OfficeHounslowDue05/09/2026within termsGross£19,638.80
1 invoice, £19,639 gross
Whether an invoice has been paid comes back from Xero with the balance, so the statement beneath and the ledger can never disagree. Supplier documents and the Xero connection itself are estate work, on global Invoicing.
Credit positionWhat the ledger says, plus what it cannot see: open orders, and any hold recorded on the accountWatch
Balance£10,331from Xero · limit £23,500
Exposure£39,352balance plus £29,021 on open orders
Over the limit£15,852once open orders are counted, a warning
Overdue£0paying to terms
WatchExposure £39,352.20 is £15,852.20 over the £23,500.00 credit limit once open orders are counted.
A warning, not a holdA warning only: nothing stops on arithmetic.
A hold is recorded on the company record by a person, with a reason, and released there. Exposure over the limit is a warning: nothing here stops an order on arithmetic.
AgeingThe overdue invoice rows, by how far past terms
Everything sits current. The reminder ladder stays quiet.
Reminder ladderCreated and issued are different states; only one reaches a customerNothing due
Nothing to chase: the account pays to terms. The ladder starts by itself at seven days overdue; levels 2 to 4 wait for a person.
Statement of account15/05/2026 to 13/08/2026 · the document a reminder goes out with£10,331.21
DateTypeReferenceDetailDueAmountBalance
15/05/2026Opening-Balance brought forward--£3,615.92
06/08/2026InvoiceINV-10511Order SO-10511, 12 lines to Hounslow Head Office05/09/2026£19,638.80£23,254.72
09/08/2026PaymentBACS-5999Payment received, allocated to the oldest invoices first--£12,923.51£10,331.21
Balance now due£10,331.21
Opening balance £3,615.92 plus 1 invoices totalling £19,638.80 less payments received gives £10,331.21, which is the balance Xero holds for this account. Payments are the balancing figure in this simulation, which is stated here rather than hidden so nobody mistakes the statement for a real ledger extract.