How long does Ark Schools take to pay its suppliers?

CRN 05112090 · Education · 17 statutory payment reports on record

Source: their statutory Payment Practices Reports, filed on the gov.uk register and board-approved. Verify the latest original · Companies House file.

Average time to pay

33 days

Their stated terms

30 days

Paid outside terms

31%

Sector median

25 days

In the latest reporting window Ark Schools was slower than 81% of the 297 large companies reporting in education.

Every statutory report they have filed

Their own figures, unedited, most recent first.

Period	Avg days to pay	Outside terms	Paid after 61+ days	Filed
H1 2026	33	31%	9%	30 Mar 2026
H1 2025	33	33%	9%	26 Sept 2025
H1 2025	33	29%	8%	21 Mar 2025
H1 2024	34	35%	9%	26 Sept 2024
H1 2024	34	30%	10%	28 Mar 2024
H1 2023	35	33%	10%	27 Sept 2023
H1 2023	38	31%	12%	28 Mar 2023
H1 2022	39	36%	13%	28 Sept 2022
H1 2022	41	38%	15%	30 Mar 2022
H1 2021	38	35%	13%	27 Sept 2021
H1 2021	37	38%	13%	25 Mar 2021
H1 2020	37	35%	13%	1 Oct 2020
H1 2020	30	31%	10%	12 Mar 2020
H1 2019	32	35%	10%	30 Sept 2019
H1 2019	35	37%	13%	29 Mar 2019
H1 2018	34	52%	29%	27 Sept 2018
H1 2018	33	59%	10%	29 Mar 2018

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