Their own payment-practices filing · gov.uk
City of London Academies Trust pays suppliers in 32 days on average — 2 days past its stated terms
Their H1 2026 filing puts the average 2 days past the 30-day term they state.
- Their stated terms
- 30 days
- Paid outside agreed terms
- 34% of invoices
- Paid after 61+ days
- 8%
- Reporting period
- 1 Mar 2026 – 31 Aug 2026
- Source
- their gov.uk filing, filed 14 Sept 2026
Self-reported figures from their statutory filing. How this is compiled.
Terms vs reality · their H1 2026 filing
Paid 2 days past their stated terms
Where their invoices landed · share of all invoices
The pattern · last 6 of 18 reports
38 → 32 days — getting faster
The read · computed from their figures
City of London Academies Trust's H1 2026 filing puts their average at 32 days against stated terms of 30 days; 34% of invoices were paid outside agreed terms and 8% took 61 days or longer. Filed 14 Sept 2026.
The direction is faster: from 38 days in H1 2024 to 32 now — 6 days faster across their last 6 reports.
On the latest reported averages: Slower than 79% 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 are 30days from the date of the invoice. However, in certain circumstances where the supplier may have cashflow challenges, we will reduce payment terms to either 7,14, 21 or 28 days by agreement.
Dispute resolution
The Trust operates a purchase order system so that, as far as is possible, invoices must be matched to an approved purchase order prior to payment. This minimises payment disputes. If the goods or services invoiced have not been received in full, are not of sufficient quality, or the invoice details are incorrect, the invoice will not be paid. Initially, and in most cases, the dispute may be resolved by the academy contacting the supplier. If the issue cannot be resolved at academy level, then the supplier can escalate their dispute to the central Trust finance team for resolution.
Every statutory report on record
Most recent first.
| Period | Avg days | Outside terms | 61+ days | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| H1 2026 | 32 | 34% | 8% | 14 Sept 2026 |
| H1 2026 | 35 | 37% | 12% | 3 Mar 2026 |
| H1 2025 | 49 | 46% | 17% | 30 Sept 2025 |
| H1 2025 | 45 | 52% | 21% | 11 Mar 2025 |
| H1 2024 | 36 | 46% | 11% | 25 Sept 2024 |
| H1 2024 | 38 | 53% | 14% | 25 Mar 2024 |
| H1 2023 | 38 | 50% | 14% | 16 Sept 2023 |
| H1 2023 | 37 | 51% | 15% | 23 Mar 2023 |
| H1 2022 | 32 | 42% | 10% | 27 Sept 2022 |
| H1 2022 | 32 | 43% | 11% | 23 Mar 2022 |
| H1 2021 | 32 | 36% | 9% | 28 Sept 2021 |
| H1 2021 | 33 | 41% | 11% | 26 Mar 2021 |
| H1 2020 | 33 | 42% | 9% | 29 Sept 2020 |
| H1 2020 | 35 | 45% | 12% | 25 Mar 2020 |
| H1 2019 | 32 | 36% | 8% | 26 Sept 2019 |
| H1 2019 | 52 | 48% | 15% | 22 Mar 2019 |
| H1 2018 | 35 | 55% | 11% | 27 Sept 2018 |
| H1 2018 | 38 | 62% | 10% | 29 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
- 6 Aug 2002
- Registered office
- NORTH WING, GUILDHALL, LONDON, EC2V 7HH
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