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Education Development Trust pays suppliers in 36 days on average — 6 days past its stated terms

CRN 00867944 · Education · 16 statutory reports on record · period to 31 Aug 2026

36daysavg time to pay · H1 2026

Their H1 2026 filing puts the average 6 days past the 30-day term they state.

Slower than mostvs a 31-day median across 6,104 recent filers
Their stated terms
30 days
Paid outside agreed terms
2% of invoices
Paid after 61+ days
8%
Reporting period
1 Mar 2026 – 31 Aug 2026
Source
their gov.uk filing, filed 24 Sept 2026

Self-reported figures from their statutory filing. How this is compiled.

Terms vs reality · their H1 2026 filing

Paid 6 days past their stated terms

The pattern · last 6 of 16 reports

22 → 36 days — slowing down

The read · computed from their figures

Education Development Trust's H1 2026 filing puts their average at 36 days against stated terms of 30 days; 2% of invoices were paid outside agreed terms and 8% took 61 days or longer. Filed 24 Sept 2026.

The direction is slower: from 22 days in H1 2024 to 36 now — 14 days slower across their last 6 reports.

On the latest reported averages: Slower than 90% of the 309 large companies reporting in education.

That is 16 statutory periods on record (earliest H1 2019) — a historical record, not a promise for a new invoice.

What they tell their suppliers

53% of invoices in dispute

In their own words · from the filing

Standard payment terms

Our standard payment terms are 30 days from receipt of a correctly addressed invoice. The invoice must include a valid EDT purchase order number or the invoice will be returned to the supplier. The only exception to this is for invoices for utilities where a purchase order is not required. Our standard payment method is BACS.

Dispute resolution

Payment queries should be addressed to the transactional processing team at head office who will work with the relevant internal department to resolve the query. Disputes directly relating to the delivery of the goods or services will be resolved between the supplier and the individual who placed the order.

Every statutory report on record

Most recent first.

PeriodAvg daysOutside terms61+ daysFiled
H1 2026362%8%24 Sept 2026
H1 2026216%1%30 Mar 2026
H1 2025218%1%23 Sept 2025
H1 2025198%1%24 Mar 2025
H1 20242013%1%30 Sept 2024
H1 20242217%2%25 Mar 2024
H1 20232114%1%28 Sept 2023
H1 20232113%0%31 Mar 2023
H1 20222116%0%21 Sept 2022
H1 20222219%0%29 Mar 2022
H1 20212217%0%6 Oct 2021
H1 2021219%1%23 Mar 2021
H1 2020219%1%29 Sept 2020
H1 20202218%1%19 Mar 2020
H1 20192215%1%27 Sept 2019
H1 20192115%1%27 Mar 2019

On the public register · Companies House

Company record

Status
Active
Type
PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital)
Incorporated
31 Dec 1965
Registered office
HIGHBRIDGE HOUSE, READING, RG1 4RU
0 outstanding charges on the register Accounts due 31 May 2027

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Illustrative · working-capital arithmetic

What a 36-day cycle ties up

A worked example, not a finding. On a hypothetical £12k/month account, at a 36-day vs a 30-day payment cycle.

≈ £14,000
of invoicing outstanding at any one time on a 36-day cycle — about £2,400 more than the same account would carry at 30-day terms.

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.

Quick answers · Education Development Trust

Are they getting slower or faster?
Their reported average has moved about 14 days slower over the window (22 → 36 days).
What's their typical pay point?
Their latest filed report puts the average at day 36; across their last 6 reports it ranged 19–36 days. Treat that as a historical reference point, not a promise for a new invoice.
Can I see what this means for my invoices?
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What does "paid outside agreed terms" mean?
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Is this official government data?
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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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