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Sherborne School pays suppliers in 27 days on average — 20 days past its stated terms

CRN 04002575 · Education · 12 statutory reports on record · period to 30 Jun 2026

27daysavg time to pay · H1 2026

Their H1 2026 filing puts the average 20 days past the 7-day term they state.

Slower than mostvs a 31-day median across 6,104 recent filers
Their stated terms
7 days
Paid outside agreed terms
55% of invoices
Paid after 61+ days
10%
Reporting period
1 Jan 2026 – 30 Jun 2026
Source
their gov.uk filing, filed 7 Oct 2026

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

Terms vs reality · their H1 2026 filing

Paid 20 days past their stated terms

The pattern · last 6 of 12 reports

Holding steady around 27 days

The read · computed from their figures

Sherborne School's H1 2026 filing puts their average at 27 days against stated terms of 7 days; 55% of invoices were paid outside agreed terms and 10% took 61 days or longer. Filed 7 Oct 2026.

The pattern is steady — their reported average moves within about ±3 days period to period.

On the latest reported averages: Slower than 59% of the 309 large companies reporting in education.

That is 12 statutory periods on record (earliest H2 2017) — a historical record, not a promise for a new invoice.

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 team, the approver and the supplier. This could involve dealing with individuals at an increasing level of seniority in the supplier organisation; if no resolution, the case would be passed through the different levels of management depending on severity.

Every statutory report on record

Most recent first.

PeriodAvg daysOutside terms61+ daysFiled
H1 20262755%10%7 Oct 2026
H2 2022315%1%2 Feb 2023
H1 2022263%1%22 Aug 2022
H2 2021327%1%7 Feb 2022
H1 2021277%2%23 Aug 2021
H2 2020285%2%29 Jan 2021
H1 20203321%1%31 Jul 2020
H2 2019279%2%30 Jan 2020
H1 20192624%1%25 Jul 2019
H2 20183626%5%29 Jan 2019
H1 20183751%4%30 Jul 2018
H2 20173473%5%19 Mar 2018

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
2 outstanding charges — secured borrowing registered Accounts due 31 Mar 2027

Open the full record at Companies House.

Illustrative · working-capital arithmetic

What a 27-day cycle ties up

A worked example, not a finding. On a hypothetical £12k/month account, at a 27-day vs a 7-day payment cycle.

≈ £10,500
of invoicing outstanding at any one time on a 27-day cycle — about £7,900 more than the same account would carry at 7-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 · Sherborne School

Are they getting slower or faster?
Their reported average is steady — within about ±3 days period to period, around 27 days.
What's their typical pay point?
Their latest reports average around day 27, moving within about ±3 days. Treat that as a historical reference point, not a promise for a new invoice.
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What does "paid outside agreed terms" mean?
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Is this official government data?
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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 6,104 companies with a current statutory report — every sector pooled, not an average of sector medians (how the figure is built).

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