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How long does Teach First take to pay its suppliers?

CRN 04478840 · Education · 17 statutory reports on record · period to 28 Feb 2026

23days
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.

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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
5 Jul 2002
Registered office
6 MITRE PASSAGE, LONDON, SE10 0ER
0 outstanding charges on the register Accounts due 31 May 2027

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Terms vs reality

Stated terms: 30 days. Reported average: 23.

Stated terms30d
-7 days
Reported avg23d

At a glance

The key figures

30d
their stated terms
6%
invoices paid outside terms
+7d
slower over the window
±1d
steady pattern

Vs peers · latest reported averages

fasterslower
Faster than 63% of the 303 large companies reporting in education.

The pattern

Getting slower

Average days to pay across their last 6 statutory reports.

terms 30d
16
24
23
22
21
23
H1 2023H1 2024H1 2024H1 2025H1 2025H1 2026

Where their supplier invoices land · latest period

within 30 days 94% 31–60 days 5% 61+ days 1%

The read · computed from their figures

Teach First has filed 17 statutory payment periods (earliest H1 2018). Their latest report puts the average at 23 days against stated terms of 30 days.

The direction is slower: from 16 to 23 days over the window — about 7 days slower.

In the latest period 6% of invoices were paid outside their agreed terms, and 1% landed 61+ days out.

What they tell their suppliers

1% of invoices in dispute

In their own words · from the filing

Standard payment terms

Standard payment terms for supply of services: "6.2 The Supplier shall invoice the Charity for the charges that are payable as set out in Schedule 2. The Charity shall pay each invoice which is properly due and submitted by the Supplier, within 30 days of receipt, to a bank account nominated in writing by the Supplier. 6.3 The Charity shall be entitled to deduct from the Charges and any other sums due to the Supplier any sums that the Supplier may owe to the Charity at any time. The Charity shall also be entitled to withhold payment of the Charges (or any part of the Charges) in the event it is not satisfied (acting reasonably) with the quality of delivery of the Services, until such time as it is satisfied." Standard payment terms for consultancy agreements: "4b) Provided Teach First is s

Dispute resolution

Initial queries about payments should be directed to [email protected] Teach First aims to pay all invoices with a valid Purchase Order within 30 days of receipt as standard. Invoices without a Purchase Order number may be queried internally and/or returned to the supplier. Disputes from Teach First will be raised to a contact name listed on the invoice to us. Disputes raised by a supplier over missing or late payment may be raised to Ujerekre Okaro, Financial Controller in the first instance or to the Regulatory and Legal team. Should a dispute arise related to satisfactory quality of services the parties shall attempt to settle it by negotiation. The process will be handled by the Regulatory and Legal team who are contactable at [email protected]. Alternatively

Every statutory report on record

Most recent first.

PeriodAvg daysOutside terms61+ daysFiled
H1 2026236%1%27 Mar 2026
H1 2025210%0%26 Sept 2025
H1 2025225%1%28 Mar 2025
H1 2024238%1%27 Sept 2024
H1 2024249%1%28 Mar 2024
H1 2023163%0%29 Sept 2023
H1 2023183%1%22 Mar 2023
H1 2022184%2%23 Sept 2022
H1 2022176%0%22 Mar 2022
H1 2021196%2%29 Sept 2021
H1 20212317%4%29 Mar 2021
H1 20202214%3%25 Sept 2020
H1 2020228%3%7 Apr 2020
H1 2019217%3%24 Sept 2019
H1 20193018%9%19 Mar 2019
H1 20183620%11%28 Sept 2018
H1 20183732%15%30 Nov 2018

Quick answers

Are they getting slower or faster?
Their reported average has moved about 7 days slower over the window (16 → 23 days).
What's their typical pay point?
Their latest reports average around day 23, 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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