Their own payment-practices filing · gov.uk
Cwmni Urdd Gobaith Cymru pays suppliers in 23 days on average — within its stated 7–60 day terms
Their H1 2026 filing puts the average 16 days past the shortest term they state (7 days), still within their 60-day upper term.
- Their stated terms
- 7–60 days
- Paid outside agreed terms
- 25% of invoices
- Paid after 61+ days
- 3%
- Reporting period
- 1 Oct 2025 – 31 Mar 2026
- Source
- their gov.uk filing, filed 18 May 2026
Self-reported figures from their statutory filing. How this is compiled.
Terms vs reality · their H1 2026 filing
Paid within their stated range — 23 against 7–60 days
Where their invoices landed · share of all invoices
The pattern · last 4 of 4 reports
30 → 23 days — getting faster
The read · computed from their figures
Cwmni Urdd Gobaith Cymru's H1 2026 filing puts their average at 23 days against stated terms of 7–60 days; 25% of invoices were paid outside agreed terms and 3% took 61 days or longer. Filed 18 May 2026.
The direction is faster: from 30 days in H2 2024 to 23 now — 7 days faster across their last 4 reports.
On the latest reported averages: Faster than 59% of the 309 large companies reporting in education.
That is 4 statutory periods on record (earliest H2 2024) — 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
30 days from receipt of a valid invoice
Dispute resolution
Suppliers with a dispute or concern can contact the Urdd by email on [email protected]. Any queries raised will be reviewed and managed by the Finance Department and where required with the appropriate business department.
Every statutory report on record
Most recent first.
| Period | Avg days | Outside terms | 61+ days | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| H1 2026 | 23 | 25% | 3% | 18 May 2026 |
| H2 2025 | 27 | 39% | 5% | 30 Oct 2025 |
| H1 2025 | 24 | 33% | 3% | 30 Apr 2025 |
| H2 2024 | 30 | 41% | 8% | 30 Oct 2025 |
On the public register · Companies House
Company record
- Status
- Active
- Type
- PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital)
- Incorporated
- 8 Mar 1932
- Registered office
- ADRAN ARIANNOL GWERSYLL YR URDD GLAN LLYN, BALA, LL23 7ST
Illustrative · working-capital arithmetic
What a 23-day cycle ties up
A worked example, not a finding. On a hypothetical £12k/month account, at a 23-day vs a 7-day payment cycle.
Late Payment Act. The Late Payment of Commercial Debts (Interest) Act 1998 lets a supplier charge statutory interest and fixed compensation on invoices paid past agreed terms. Work out what a late invoice is worth → Whether it applies depends on your contract — check with an adviser.
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The 31-day comparison figure is the median across 6,104 companies with a current statutory report — every sector pooled, not an average of sector medians (how the figure is built).
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