Their own payment-practices filing · gov.uk
Trent College Limited pays suppliers in 33 days on average — inside its 61-day stated terms
Their H1 2026 filing puts the average 28 days inside their stated 61-day term.
- Their stated terms
- 61 days
- Paid outside agreed terms
- 12% of invoices
- Paid after 61+ days
- 12%
- Reporting period
- 1 Mar 2026 – 31 Aug 2026
- Source
- their gov.uk filing, filed 30 Sept 2026
Self-reported figures from their statutory filing. How this is compiled.
Terms vs reality · their H1 2026 filing
Paid 28 days inside the 61-day term they state
Where their invoices landed · share of all invoices
The pattern · last 6 of 18 reports
30 → 33 days — slowing down
The read · computed from their figures
Trent College Limited's H1 2026 filing puts their average at 33 days against stated terms of 61 days; 12% of invoices were paid outside agreed terms and 12% took 61 days or longer. Filed 30 Sept 2026.
The direction is slower: from 30 days in H1 2024 to 33 now — 3 days slower across their last 6 reports.
On the latest reported averages: Slower than 83% of the 309 large companies reporting in education.
That is 18 statutory periods on record (earliest H1 2018) — a historical record, not a promise for a new invoice.
What they tell their suppliers
In their own words · from the filing
Standard payment terms
Our standard terms are payment by the end of the month following invoice. Exceptions are direct debits collected by major suppliers, where their terms are accepted. However, where possible we will endeavour to pay suppliers within 30 days of invoice.
Dispute resolution
Concerns from suppliers regarding overdue invoices are raised to the Purchase Ledger Administrator or to the relevant department budget holder for investigation. Copy invoices are requested from the supplier and authorisation for payment is obtained from the budget holder. Disputed invoices are managed to resolution by the relevant department and, once resolved, are paid as part of the next BACS processing run
Every statutory report on record
Most recent first.
| Period | Avg days | Outside terms | 61+ days | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| H1 2026 | 33 | 12% | 12% | 30 Sept 2026 |
| H1 2026 | 29 | 6% | 6% | 27 Mar 2026 |
| H1 2025 | 33 | 9% | 10% | 24 Sept 2025 |
| H1 2025 | 33 | 7% | 7% | 25 Mar 2025 |
| H1 2024 | 31 | 6% | 7% | 27 Sept 2024 |
| H1 2024 | 30 | 5% | 5% | 26 Mar 2024 |
| H1 2023 | 33 | 5% | 6% | 29 Sept 2023 |
| H1 2023 | 31 | 7% | 7% | 28 Mar 2023 |
| H1 2022 | 36 | 10% | 11% | 29 Sept 2022 |
| H1 2022 | 36 | 14% | 15% | 29 Mar 2022 |
| H1 2021 | 32 | 8% | 8% | 29 Sept 2021 |
| H1 2021 | 32 | 8% | 9% | 29 Mar 2021 |
| H1 2020 | 33 | 7% | 8% | 29 Sept 2020 |
| H1 2020 | 30 | 4% | 5% | 27 Mar 2020 |
| H1 2019 | 29 | 4% | 5% | 25 Sept 2019 |
| H1 2019 | 28 | 4% | 4% | 20 Mar 2019 |
| H1 2018 | 31 | 7% | 7% | 2 Oct 2018 |
| H1 2018 | 31 | 6% | 7% | 27 Mar 2018 |
On the public register · Companies House
Company record
- Status
- Active
- Type
- Private Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 17 Dec 1890
- Registered office
- TRENT COLLEGE DERBY ROAD, NOTTINGHAM, NG10 4AD
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