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How long does Ratcliffe College take to pay its suppliers?

CRN 05900743 · Education · 9 statutory reports on record · period to 28 Feb 2026

31days
their reported average time to pay suppliers, latest period
Slower than mostvs a 31-day median across 6,185 recent filers

Self-reported figure from their statutory filing. How this is compiled.

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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
9 Aug 2006
Registered office
RATCLIFFE COLLEGE, RATCLIFFE ON THE WREAKE, LE7 4SG
3 outstanding charges — secured borrowing registered Accounts due 31 May 2027

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Terms vs reality

Stated terms: 30–60 days. Reported average: 31.

Stated terms30–60d
+1 days
Reported avg31d

At a glance

The key figures

30–60d
their stated terms
46%
invoices paid outside terms
-10d
faster over the window
±4d
steady pattern

Vs peers · latest reported averages

fasterslower
Slower than 76% of the 303 large companies reporting in education.

The pattern

Getting faster

Average days to pay across their last 6 statutory reports.

terms 30d
41
36
38
33
32
31
H1 2023H1 2024H1 2024H1 2025H1 2025H1 2026

Where their supplier invoices land · latest period

within 30 days 54% 31–60 days 43% 61+ days 3%

The read · computed from their figures

Ratcliffe College has filed 9 statutory payment periods (earliest H1 2022). Their latest report puts the average at 31 days against stated terms of 30–60 days.

The direction is faster: from 41 to 31 days over the window — about 10 days faster.

In the latest period 46% of invoices were paid outside their agreed terms, and 3% landed 61+ days out.

In their own words · from the filing

Standard payment terms

We use the payment terms on our supplier invoices If there are no credit terms, we pay within 30 days

Dispute resolution

If there is a dispute our Purchase Ledger FA will contact the specific department within the School that the invoice is addressed to for authorisation. once agreed by the budget holder of that specific department, payment will be made either on the next payment run or by fast payment if deemed necessary. No invoice will be paid unless authorised by an employee of our organisation. Our Purchase Ledger Assistant will liaise with the supplier to come to a mutually acceptable solution.

Every statutory report on record

Most recent first.

PeriodAvg daysOutside terms61+ daysFiled
H1 20263146%3%4 Mar 2026
H1 20253249%3%3 Sept 2025
H1 20253349%4%5 Mar 2025
H1 20243857%7%5 Sept 2024
H1 20243662%5%1 Mar 2024
H1 20234165%9%25 Sept 2023
H1 20233540%12%1 Mar 2023
H1 20223491%9%14 Sept 2022
H1 20224567%16%15 Sept 2022

Quick answers

Are they getting slower or faster?
Their reported average has moved about 10 days faster over the window (41 → 31 days).
What's their typical pay point?
Their latest reports average around day 31, moving within about ±4 days. Treat that as a historical reference point, not a promise for a new invoice.
Can I see what this means for my invoices?
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How UK payment reporting works

What is a Payment Practices Report?
UK companies and LLPs above a size threshold — broadly, two of: turnover over £54m, balance sheet over £27m, or more than 250 employees — must report twice a year, under the Reporting on Payment Practices and Performance Regulations 2017, how quickly they actually pay suppliers: the average time to pay, the share of invoices paid in 30 days or fewer, 31 to 60 days and 61 days or longer, and their standard payment terms. Those thresholds apply to financial years beginning on or after 6 April 2025; for earlier financial years they were £36m and £18m, with the same 250-employee test.
What does "paid outside agreed terms" mean?
The share of invoices paid later than the terms in the supplier contract. If terms are 30 days and an invoice is paid on day 45, it counts as paid outside terms, regardless of the headline average.
How often is this data updated?
Each report covers a six-month period and must be filed within 30 days of that period ending, so a company's record refreshes roughly twice a year. PaidLate re-reads the register as new reports are filed.
Is this official government data?
The underlying payment figures come from the company's own statutory filings on the gov.uk payment-practices service; company-status data comes from Companies House. PaidLate calculates trends, comparisons and summaries from those records. It does not use surveys or credit-agency scores.

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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