How long does The Universities and Colleges Admissions Service take to pay its suppliers?

CRN 02839815 · Education · 17 statutory payment reports on record

Source: their statutory Payment Practices Reports, filed on the gov.uk register and board-approved. Verify the latest original · Companies House file.

Average time to pay

31 days

Their stated terms

0–60 days

Paid outside terms

25%

Sector median

25 days

In the latest reporting window The Universities and Colleges Admissions Service was slower than 75% of the 297 large companies reporting in education.

Every statutory report they have filed

Their own figures, unedited, most recent first.

Period	Avg days to pay	Outside terms	Paid after 61+ days	Filed
H1 2026	31	25%	6%	26 Feb 2026
H1 2025	28	25%	5%	27 Aug 2025
H1 2025	30	22%	6%	28 Feb 2025
H1 2024	33	34%	9%	20 Aug 2024
H1 2024	33	36%	8%	27 Feb 2024
H1 2023	34	38%	10%	22 Aug 2023
H1 2023	41	65%	11%	1 Mar 2023
H1 2022	39	62%	12%	11 Aug 2022
H1 2022	40	78%	10%	21 Feb 2022
H1 2021	38	62%	9%	13 Aug 2021
H1 2021	32	56%	4%	25 Feb 2021
H1 2020	33	57%	6%	18 Aug 2020
H1 2020	38	81%	10%	20 Feb 2020
H1 2019	34	68%	6%	30 Aug 2019
H1 2019	42	70%	10%	20 Feb 2019
H1 2018	34	63%	5%	29 Aug 2018
H1 2018	38	73%	8%	1 Mar 2018

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