Their own payment-practices filing · gov.uk
Aldridge Education pays suppliers in 25 days on average — inside its 30-day stated terms
Their H1 2026 filing puts the average 5 days inside their stated 30-day term.
- Their stated terms
- 30 days
- Paid outside agreed terms
- 17% of invoices
- Paid after 61+ days
- 5%
- Reporting period
- 1 Mar 2026 – 31 Aug 2026
- Source
- their gov.uk filing, filed 2 Sept 2026
Self-reported figures from their statutory filing. How this is compiled.
Terms vs reality · their H1 2026 filing
Paid 5 days inside the 30-day term they state
Where their invoices landed · share of all invoices
The pattern · last 6 of 18 reports
17 → 25 days — slowing down
The read · computed from their figures
Aldridge Education's H1 2026 filing puts their average at 25 days against stated terms of 30 days; 17% of invoices were paid outside agreed terms and 5% took 61 days or longer. Filed 2 Sept 2026.
The direction is slower: from 17 days in H1 2024 to 25 now — 8 days slower across their last 6 reports.
On the latest reported averages: Faster than 50% 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
Next payment date after invoice is 30 days old
Dispute resolution
Talk to supplier Communicate with supplier in writing Meet supplier Reach agreement with supplier if possible If necessary, escalate to relevant authority
Every statutory report on record
Most recent first.
| Period | Avg days | Outside terms | 61+ days | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| H1 2026 | 25 | 17% | 5% | 2 Sept 2026 |
| H1 2026 | 31 | 24% | 8% | 6 Mar 2026 |
| H1 2025 | 31 | 26% | 6% | 1 Sept 2025 |
| H1 2025 | 31 | 29% | 7% | 13 Mar 2025 |
| H1 2024 | 16 | 12% | 1% | 13 Sept 2024 |
| H1 2024 | 17 | 57% | 2% | 5 Mar 2024 |
| H1 2023 | 20 | 32% | 2% | 27 Sept 2023 |
| H1 2023 | 17 | 23% | 2% | 27 Mar 2023 |
| H1 2022 | 21 | 31% | 2% | 29 Sept 2022 |
| H1 2022 | 16 | 24% | 1% | 22 Mar 2022 |
| H1 2021 | 18 | 30% | 2% | 6 Sept 2021 |
| H1 2021 | 18 | 25% | 3% | 26 Mar 2021 |
| H1 2020 | 21 | 30% | 3% | 26 Mar 2021 |
| H1 2020 | 49 | 75% | 19% | 10 Mar 2020 |
| H1 2019 | 50 | 75% | 17% | 20 Sept 2019 |
| H1 2019 | 50 | 80% | 22% | 19 Mar 2019 |
| H1 2018 | 32 | 49% | 9% | 28 Sept 2018 |
| H1 2018 | 38 | 49% | 12% | 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
- 10 Jan 2006
- Registered office
- DUKE'S ALDRIDGE ACADEMY, LONDON, N17 0PG
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