Their own payment-practices filing · gov.uk
Teach First pays suppliers in 21 days on average — inside its 30-day stated terms
Their H1 2026 filing puts the average 9 days inside their stated 30-day term.
- Their stated terms
- 30 days
- Paid outside agreed terms
- 3% of invoices
- Paid after 61+ days
- 0%
- Reporting period
- 1 Mar 2026 – 31 Aug 2026
- Source
- their gov.uk filing, filed 28 Sept 2026
Self-reported figures from their statutory filing. How this is compiled.
Terms vs reality · their H1 2026 filing
Paid 9 days inside the 30-day term they state
Where their invoices landed · share of all invoices
The pattern · last 6 of 18 reports
24 → 21 days — getting faster
The read · computed from their figures
Teach First's H1 2026 filing puts their average at 21 days against stated terms of 30 days; 3% of invoices were paid outside agreed terms and 0% took 61 days or longer. Filed 28 Sept 2026.
The direction is faster: from 24 days in H1 2024 to 21 now — 3 days faster across their last 6 reports.
On the latest reported averages: Faster than 70% of the 309 large companies reporting in education.
That is 18 statutory periods on record (earliest H1 2018) — a historical record, not a promise for a new invoice.
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.
| Period | Avg days | Outside terms | 61+ days | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| H1 2026 | 21 | 3% | 0% | 28 Sept 2026 |
| H1 2026 | 23 | 6% | 1% | 27 Mar 2026 |
| H1 2025 | 21 | 0% | 0% | 26 Sept 2025 |
| H1 2025 | 22 | 5% | 1% | 28 Mar 2025 |
| H1 2024 | 23 | 8% | 1% | 27 Sept 2024 |
| H1 2024 | 24 | 9% | 1% | 28 Mar 2024 |
| H1 2023 | 16 | 3% | 0% | 29 Sept 2023 |
| H1 2023 | 18 | 3% | 1% | 22 Mar 2023 |
| H1 2022 | 18 | 4% | 2% | 23 Sept 2022 |
| H1 2022 | 17 | 6% | 0% | 22 Mar 2022 |
| H1 2021 | 19 | 6% | 2% | 29 Sept 2021 |
| H1 2021 | 23 | 17% | 4% | 29 Mar 2021 |
| H1 2020 | 22 | 14% | 3% | 25 Sept 2020 |
| H1 2020 | 22 | 8% | 3% | 7 Apr 2020 |
| H1 2019 | 21 | 7% | 3% | 24 Sept 2019 |
| H1 2019 | 30 | 18% | 9% | 19 Mar 2019 |
| H1 2018 | 36 | 20% | 11% | 28 Sept 2018 |
| H1 2018 | 37 | 32% | 15% | 30 Nov 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
- 5 Jul 2002
- Registered office
- 6 MITRE PASSAGE, LONDON, SE10 0ER
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