Their own payment-practices filing · gov.uk
How long does Gresham's School take to pay its suppliers?
Self-reported figure from their statutory filing. How this is compiled.
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
- 3 Aug 2004
- Registered office
- GRESHAM'S SCHOOL, HOLT, NR25 6EA
Terms vs reality
Stated terms: 30–60 days. Reported average: 23.
At a glance
The key figures
Vs peers · latest reported averages
The pattern
Holding steady
Average days to pay across their last 6 statutory reports.
Where their supplier invoices land · latest period
The read · computed from their figures
Gresham's School has filed 16 statutory payment periods (earliest H1 2018). Their latest report puts the average at 23 days against stated terms of 30–60 days.
The pattern is steady — their reported average moves within about ±4 days period to period.
In the latest period 16% of invoices were paid outside their agreed terms, and 2% landed 61+ days out.
In their own words · from the filing
Standard payment terms
• Standard contractual length for payment of invoices is 30 days unless requested to be less by the supplier in which case this is considered and usually accepted. Prior to making payment authorisation from the budget holder is required. If invoice is received soon after invoice date there is sufficient time to make the payment. If the invoice is delayed in getting to us this cuts the time available to make payment within 30 days of the invoice date, but we always endeavour to meet that date.
Dispute resolution
• The business process for resolving disputes related to payment is as follows: o Purchase ledger administrator speaks with supplier to determine which invoices they deem not to have been paid. o The purchase ledger administrator will first check if the invoices are on our system. If they are not copy invoices are requested and noted with the supplier that we will not be able to pay them until the budget holder has authorised them. Also noted that future invoices should be sent via email to the purchase ledger administrator wherever possible to ensure they don’t get lost in future. o If invoices are on our system and authorised, purchase ledger administrator will see when they are due for payment. BACS runs operate mid month and end of month and if supplier is happy to wait for next
Every statutory report on record
Most recent first.
| Period | Avg days | Outside terms | 61+ days | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| H1 2026 | 23 | 16% | 2% | 9 Mar 2026 |
| H1 2025 | 23 | 16% | 2% | 29 Sept 2025 |
| H1 2025 | 30 | 17% | 2% | 4 Mar 2025 |
| H1 2024 | 23 | 15% | 2% | 24 Sept 2024 |
| H1 2024 | 22 | 18% | 2% | 7 Mar 2024 |
| H1 2023 | 22 | 12% | 2% | 29 Sept 2023 |
| H1 2023 | 27 | 24% | 4% | 2 Mar 2023 |
| H1 2022 | 29 | 22% | 4% | 14 Sept 2022 |
| H1 2022 | 28 | 23% | 5% | 2 Mar 2022 |
| H1 2021 | 33 | 45% | 6% | 25 Mar 2021 |
| H1 2020 | 33 | 49% | 6% | 21 Sept 2020 |
| H1 2020 | 28 | 31% | 4% | 10 Mar 2020 |
| H1 2019 | 25 | 26% | 2% | 27 Sept 2019 |
| H1 2019 | 10 | 5% | 0% | 21 Mar 2019 |
| H1 2018 | 11 | 7% | 0% | 18 Sept 2018 |
| H1 2018 | 28 | 7% | 7% | 20 Mar 2018 |
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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 6,185 companies with a current statutory report — every sector pooled, not an average of sector medians (how the figure is built).
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