Their own payment-practices filing · gov.uk

How long does National Foundation for Educational Research In England and Wales(the) take to pay its suppliers?

CRN 00900899 · Education · 3 statutory reports on record · period to 30 Sept 2019

13days

their reported average time to pay suppliers, latest period

Faster than mostvs a 31-day median across 6,185 recent filers

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

Dated record. The latest report covers a period ending 30 Sept 2019 and the company hasn’t filed since (it may have dropped below the reporting threshold). Treat the figures as historical.

On the public register · Companies House

Company record

Status: Active
Type: PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital)
Incorporated: 15 Mar 1967
Registered office: THE MERE, SLOUGH, SL1 2DQ

2 outstanding charges — secured borrowing registered Accounts due 31 Dec 2026

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Terms vs reality

Stated terms: 30 days. Reported average: 13.

Stated terms30d

-17 days

Reported avg13d

At a glance

The key figures

30d

their stated terms

invoices paid outside terms

±1d

steady pattern

Vs peers · latest reported averages

fasterslower

Faster than 90% of the 303 large companies reporting in education.

The pattern

Holding steady

Average days to pay across their last 3 statutory reports.

terms 30d

H2 2018H1 2019H2 2019

Where their supplier invoices land · latest period

within 30 days 99% 31–60 days 1% 61+ days 0%

The read · computed from their figures

National Foundation for Educational Research In England and Wales(the) has filed 3 statutory payment periods (earliest H2 2018). Their latest report puts the average at 13 days against stated terms of 30 days.

The pattern is steady — their reported average moves within about ±1 days period to period.

In the latest period 0% of invoices were paid outside their agreed terms, and 0% landed 61+ days out.

What they tell their suppliers

Offers e-invoicing

In their own words · from the filing

Standard payment terms

Our standard payment terms are within 30 days

Dispute resolution

We seek to arrive at a negotiated settlement based on the contract in place, the facts of the matter from both sides and the service provided.We may hold an invoice for payment whilst awaiting a credit note from that supplier.

Every statutory report on record

Most recent first.

Period	Avg days	Outside terms	61+ days	Filed
H2 2019	13	0%	0%	31 Oct 2019
H1 2019	13	0%	0%	30 Apr 2019
H2 2018	11	0%	1%	30 Oct 2018

Quick answers

Are they getting slower or faster?

Their reported average is steady — within about ±1 days period to period, around 13 days.

What's their typical pay point?

Their latest reports average around day 13, moving within about ±1 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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How UK payment reporting works

What is a Payment Practices Report?

UK companies and LLPs above a size threshold — broadly, two of: turnover over £54m, balance sheet over £27m, or more than 250 employees — must report twice a year, under the Reporting on Payment Practices and Performance Regulations 2017, how quickly they actually pay suppliers: the average time to pay, the share of invoices paid in 30 days or fewer, 31 to 60 days and 61 days or longer, and their standard payment terms. Those thresholds apply to financial years beginning on or after 6 April 2025; for earlier financial years they were £36m and £18m, with the same 250-employee test.

What does "paid outside agreed terms" mean?

The share of invoices paid later than the terms in the supplier contract. If terms are 30 days and an invoice is paid on day 45, it counts as paid outside terms, regardless of the headline average.

How often is this data updated?

Each report covers a six-month period and must be filed within 30 days of that period ending, so a company's record refreshes roughly twice a year. PaidLate re-reads the register as new reports are filed.

Is this official government data?

The underlying payment figures come from the company's own statutory filings on the gov.uk payment-practices service; company-status data comes from Companies House. PaidLate calculates trends, comparisons and summaries from those records. It does not use surveys or credit-agency scores.

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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