Their own payment-practices filing · gov.uk
How long does Sherborne School 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/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption)
- Incorporated
- 26 May 2000
- Registered office
- SHERBORNE SCHOOL, SHERBORNE, DT9 3LF
Terms vs reality
Stated terms: 30 days. Reported average: 31.
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
Sherborne School has filed 11 statutory payment periods (earliest H2 2017). Their latest report puts the average at 31 days against stated terms of 30 days.
The pattern is steady — their reported average moves within about ±3 days period to period.
In the latest period 5% of invoices were paid outside their agreed terms, and 1% landed 61+ days out.
In their own words · from the filing
Standard payment terms
Invoices are paid according to supplier payment terms, so there is no standard contractual length of time.
Dispute resolution
We have very few disputes relating to payment with suppliers, and those which do arise are quickly resolved. Telephone or email correspondence would take place in the first instance, between our Purchase Ledger Administrator and the supplier, which could involve dealing with individuals at an increasing level of seniority in the supplier organisation; if no resolution, the case would be passed to the Group Accountant, and ultimately the Bursar.
Every statutory report on record
Most recent first.
| Period | Avg days | Outside terms | 61+ days | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| H2 2022 | 31 | 5% | 1% | 2 Feb 2023 |
| H1 2022 | 26 | 3% | 1% | 22 Aug 2022 |
| H2 2021 | 32 | 7% | 1% | 7 Feb 2022 |
| H1 2021 | 27 | 7% | 2% | 23 Aug 2021 |
| H2 2020 | 28 | 5% | 2% | 29 Jan 2021 |
| H1 2020 | 33 | 21% | 1% | 31 Jul 2020 |
| H2 2019 | 27 | 9% | 2% | 30 Jan 2020 |
| H1 2019 | 26 | 24% | 1% | 25 Jul 2019 |
| H2 2018 | 36 | 26% | 5% | 29 Jan 2019 |
| H1 2018 | 37 | 51% | 4% | 30 Jul 2018 |
| H2 2017 | 34 | 73% | 5% | 19 Mar 2018 |
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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).
Report PL-04002575 · latest period to 31 Dec 2022
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