Their own payment-practices filing · gov.uk
The Seckford Foundation pays suppliers in 22 days on average — within its stated 1–31 day terms
Their H1 2026 filing puts the average 21 days past the shortest term they state (1 days), still within their 31-day upper term.
- Their stated terms
- 1–31 days
- Paid outside agreed terms
- 30% of invoices
- Paid after 61+ days
- 2%
- Reporting period
- 1 Mar 2026 – 31 Aug 2026
- Source
- their gov.uk filing, filed 9 Sept 2026
Self-reported figures from their statutory filing. How this is compiled.
Terms vs reality · their H1 2026 filing
Paid within their stated range — 22 against 1–31 days
Where their invoices landed · share of all invoices
The pattern · last 6 of 18 reports
26 → 22 days — getting faster
The read · computed from their figures
The Seckford Foundation's H1 2026 filing puts their average at 22 days against stated terms of 1–31 days; 30% of invoices were paid outside agreed terms and 2% took 61 days or longer. Filed 9 Sept 2026.
The direction is faster: from 26 days in H1 2024 to 22 now — 4 days faster across their last 6 reports.
On the latest reported averages: Faster than 65% 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.
What they tell their suppliers
In their own words · from the filing
Standard payment terms
Our purchase ledger is set with the individual supplier payment terms per their invoice. If there are no terms on the invoice then we assume 30 days until notified otherwise. Payments are made every 2 weeks and the system automatically picks up invoices due for payment according to the terms set.
Dispute resolution
Supplier statements are checked monthly, copies of outstanding documents requested, and passed to the appropriate department for authorisation as soon as they are received. Supplier calls and emails are dealt with in real time and as soon as possible on receipt. Purchase ledger team work with authorising departments to help understand and resolve queries. Any disputes are discussed between the supplier, purchase and accounts department to enable speedy resolution.
Every statutory report on record
Most recent first.
| Period | Avg days | Outside terms | 61+ days | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| H1 2026 | 22 | 30% | 2% | 9 Sept 2026 |
| H1 2026 | 22 | 27% | 2% | 11 Mar 2026 |
| H1 2025 | 24 | 25% | 6% | 4 Sept 2025 |
| H1 2025 | 26 | 34% | 5% | 21 Mar 2025 |
| H1 2024 | 26 | 32% | 4% | 26 Sept 2024 |
| H1 2024 | 26 | 43% | 4% | 26 Mar 2024 |
| H1 2023 | 25 | 35% | 2% | 19 Sept 2023 |
| H1 2023 | 24 | 31% | 2% | 17 Mar 2023 |
| H1 2022 | 23 | 35% | 2% | 21 Sept 2022 |
| H1 2022 | 25 | 31% | 4% | 14 Mar 2022 |
| H1 2021 | 24 | 31% | 5% | 6 Sept 2021 |
| H1 2021 | 25 | 33% | 6% | 12 Mar 2021 |
| H1 2020 | 25 | 35% | 6% | 25 Sept 2020 |
| H1 2020 | 25 | 33% | 4% | 12 Mar 2020 |
| H1 2019 | 29 | 32% | 12% | 26 Sept 2019 |
| H1 2019 | 27 | 30% | 4% | 18 Mar 2019 |
| H1 2018 | 27 | 21% | 4% | 20 Sept 2018 |
| H1 2018 | 27 | 20% | 5% | 22 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
- 29 Jul 2005
- Registered office
- MARRYOTT HOUSE, WOODBRIDGE, IP12 4JJ
Illustrative · working-capital arithmetic
What a 22-day cycle ties up
A worked example, not a finding. On a hypothetical £12k/month account, at a 22-day vs a 1-day payment cycle.
Late Payment Act. The Late Payment of Commercial Debts (Interest) Act 1998 lets a supplier charge statutory interest and fixed compensation on invoices paid past agreed terms. Work out what a late invoice is worth → Whether it applies depends on your contract — check with an adviser.
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The 31-day comparison figure is the median across 6,104 companies with a current statutory report — every sector pooled, not an average of sector medians (how the figure is built).
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