Their own payment-practices filing · gov.uk
How long does National Star Foundation take to pay its suppliers?
Self-reported figure from their statutory filing. How this is compiled.
On the public register · Companies House
Company record
- Status
- Active
- Type
- PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital)
- Incorporated
- 20 Aug 1953
- Registered office
- ULLENWOOD MANOR, GL53 9QU
Terms vs reality
Stated terms: 7–30 days. Reported average: 29.
At a glance
The key figures
Vs peers · latest reported averages
The pattern
Holding steady
Average days to pay across their last 6 statutory reports.
Where their supplier invoices land · latest period
The read · computed from their figures
National Star Foundation has filed 8 statutory payment periods (earliest H1 2018). Their latest report puts the average at 29 days against stated terms of 7–30 days.
The pattern is steady — their reported average moves within about ±2 days period to period.
In the latest period 35% of invoices were paid outside their agreed terms, and 7% landed 61+ days out.
What they tell their suppliers
In their own words · from the filing
Standard payment terms
Standard payment terms are 30 days
Dispute resolution
Payment disputes are raised with the Finance Department and traced to the Budget Holder who placed/approved the original order. We will endeavour to resolve disputes as quickly as possible in order to make payment within agreed terms.
Every statutory report on record
Most recent first.
| Period | Avg days | Outside terms | 61+ days | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| H1 2022 | 29 | 35% | 7% | 13 Apr 2022 |
| H1 2021 | 28 | 32% | 10% | 16 Dec 2021 |
| H1 2020 | 26 | 35% | 10% | 14 Oct 2020 |
| H1 2020 | 29 | 34% | 5% | 9 Apr 2020 |
| H1 2019 | 30 | 27% | 3% | 30 Sept 2019 |
| H1 2019 | 30 | 23% | 6% | 30 Sept 2019 |
| H1 2018 | 24 | 36% | 3% | 12 Oct 2018 |
| H1 2018 | 28 | 38% | 5% | 29 Mar 2018 |
Working-capital effect
What a 29-day cycle ties up
Illustrative. On a hypothetical £12k/month account, at a 29-day vs a 7-day payment cycle.
Late Payment Act. The Late Payment of Commercial Debts Act 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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Is this official government data?
How this is compiled. Built from official records only: Companies House and the gov.uk payment-practices service. The payment figures are self-reported — companies over the size threshold must file them by law and the board signs them off. No credit-agency data. The numbers are theirs; the plain-English read is ours. This is information compiled from public records under the Open Government Licence v3.0 — not a credit rating and not advice.
The 31-day comparison figure is the median across 6,185 companies with a current statutory report — every sector pooled, not an average of sector medians (how the figure is built).
Report PL-00522846 · latest period to 28 Feb 2022
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