Their own payment-practices filing · gov.uk
The David Ross Education Trust pays suppliers in 25 days on average — inside its shortest stated term
Their H1 2026 filing puts the average 5 days inside the shortest term they state (30 days).
- Their stated terms
- 30–45 days
- Paid outside agreed terms
- 16% of invoices
- Paid after 61+ days
- 6%
- Reporting period
- 1 Mar 2026 – 31 Aug 2026
- Source
- their gov.uk filing, filed 28 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
41 → 25 days — getting faster
The read · computed from their figures
The David Ross Education Trust's H1 2026 filing puts their average at 25 days against stated terms of 30–45 days; 16% of invoices were paid outside agreed terms and 6% took 61 days or longer. Filed 28 Sept 2026.
The direction is faster: from 41 days in H1 2024 to 25 now — 16 days faster 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.
In their own words · from the filing
Standard payment terms
Standard Terms and Conditions for Goods and Services can be found on the DRET website: https://www.dret.co.uk/supplier-information/
Dispute resolution
A complaint will be considered by the supplier account manager and escalated to the CFO if necessary.
Every statutory report on record
Most recent first.
| Period | Avg days | Outside terms | 61+ days | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| H1 2026 | 25 | 16% | 6% | 28 Sept 2026 |
| H1 2026 | 28 | 14% | 8% | 20 Mar 2026 |
| H1 2025 | 24 | 17% | 6% | 9 Sept 2025 |
| H1 2025 | 32 | 22% | 10% | 19 Mar 2025 |
| H1 2024 | 29 | 17% | 9% | 27 Sept 2024 |
| H1 2024 | 41 | 27% | 14% | 29 Mar 2024 |
| H1 2023 | 50 | 38% | 21% | 22 Sept 2023 |
| H1 2023 | 54 | 55% | 31% | 3 Apr 2023 |
| H1 2022 | 32 | 35% | 13% | 30 Sept 2022 |
| H1 2022 | 38 | 38% | 16% | 18 Mar 2022 |
| H1 2021 | 35 | 50% | 9% | 28 Sept 2021 |
| H1 2021 | 46 | 42% | 16% | 10 Mar 2021 |
| H1 2020 | 50 | 42% | 19% | 1 Oct 2020 |
| H1 2020 | 50 | 53% | 25% | 16 Apr 2020 |
| H1 2019 | 49 | 64% | 24% | 20 Sept 2019 |
| H1 2019 | 53 | 66% | 29% | 27 Mar 2019 |
| H1 2018 | 42 | 48% | 14% | 3 Oct 2018 |
| H1 2018 | 47 | 48% | 20% | 16 May 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
- 26 Mar 2007
- Registered office
- CHARNWOOD COLLEGE, LOUGHBOROUGH, LE11 4SQ
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