Their own payment-practices filing · gov.uk
How long does Dragon School Trust Limited 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
- 6 Oct 1953
- Registered office
- BARDWELL ROAD, OX2 6SS
Terms vs reality
Stated terms: 14–30 days. Reported average: 24.
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
Dragon School Trust Limited has filed 13 statutory payment periods (earliest H1 2018). Their latest report puts the average at 24 days against stated terms of 14–30 days.
The pattern is steady — their reported average moves within about ±2 days period to period.
In the latest period 7% of invoices were paid outside their agreed terms, and 3% landed 61+ days out.
In their own words · from the filing
Standard payment terms
Standard contractual length for payment of invoices is 30 days. Any requests by suppliers to reduce this period are considered and usually complied with where possible.
Dispute resolution
o The purchase ledger clerk will confirm with the supplier which invoices they believe are overdue. o The purchase ledger clerk will check the system to see if the invoices have been registered and will then check with the budget holder to ensure that the invoice is genuine and the goods or services had been ordered and received. If the invoices are agreed to be due, copy invoices are requested if they aren’t already on the system. Authorisation is then obtained from the budget holder and payment made, usually on the next weekly payment run. It is also recommended to the supplier that they email future invoices to the purchase ledger clerk so we can track them in future. o If invoices are on our system and authorised, purchase ledger clerk will see when they are due for payment. BACS
Other information
Authorisation from the budget holder must be received before any payment can be made. Invoices can either be received by the finance office or the budget holder and if invoice is received soon after invoice date there is usually sufficient time to obtain authorisation and make the payment. If the invoice is delayed in getting to us, the time available to make payment within 30 days of the invoice date is reduced, but we use our best endeavours to make payment by that date.
Every statutory report on record
Most recent first.
| Period | Avg days | Outside terms | 61+ days | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| H1 2024 | 24 | 7% | 3% | 19 Mar 2024 |
| H1 2023 | 20 | 9% | 2% | 18 Sept 2023 |
| H1 2023 | 24 | 8% | 2% | 30 Mar 2023 |
| H1 2022 | 23 | 11% | 2% | 26 Sept 2022 |
| H1 2022 | 23 | 8% | 3% | 28 Mar 2022 |
| H1 2021 | 24 | 11% | 3% | 14 Sept 2021 |
| H1 2021 | 25 | 8% | 3% | 8 Mar 2021 |
| H1 2020 | 23 | 14% | 3% | 24 Sept 2020 |
| H1 2020 | 24 | 11% | 4% | 18 Mar 2020 |
| H1 2019 | 24 | 14% | 3% | 17 Sept 2019 |
| H1 2019 | 27 | 17% | 5% | 2 Apr 2019 |
| H1 2018 | 29 | 20% | 8% | 21 Dec 2018 |
| H1 2018 | 28 | 23% | 6% | 25 May 2018 |
Working-capital effect
What a 24-day cycle ties up
Illustrative. On a hypothetical £12k/month account, at a 24-day vs a 14-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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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).
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