Their own payment-practices filing · gov.uk
How long does Great Academies Education Trust 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
- 4 May 2007
- Registered office
- GREAT ACADEMIES EDUCATION TRUST (LOCATED AT GAA), ASHTON-UNDER-LYNE, OL6 8RF
Terms vs reality
Stated terms: 30 days. Reported average: 30.
At a glance
The key figures
Vs peers · latest reported averages
The pattern
Getting slower
Average days to pay across their last 6 statutory reports.
Where their supplier invoices land · latest period
The read · computed from their figures
Great Academies Education Trust has filed 7 statutory payment periods (earliest H1 2018). Their latest report puts the average at 30 days against stated terms of 30 days.
The direction is slower: from 21 to 30 days over the window — about 9 days slower.
In the latest period 37% of invoices were paid outside their agreed terms, and 1% landed 61+ days out.
In their own words · from the filing
Standard payment terms
30 Days upon receipt of invoice which is backed up by approval/receipt of goods/services or approved as an upfront payment
Dispute resolution
A complaint or concern will be considered by the Finance Department who will liaise with the Trust staff member/s who requested and receipted the orders to identify all background information. The Trust will subsequently liaise with the supplier to resolve the conflict. All complaints will be looked into once reported to the Trust. The turnaround time to arrive at a resolution will be dictated by the complexity of the issue and availability of all peoples relevant to the process both within the Trust and outside.
Every statutory report on record
Most recent first.
| Period | Avg days | Outside terms | 61+ days | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| H1 2021 | 30 | 37% | 1% | 1 Apr 2021 |
| H1 2020 | 34 | 60% | 7% | 29 Sept 2020 |
| H1 2020 | 27 | 29% | 4% | 3 Apr 2020 |
| H1 2019 | 29 | 33% | 5% | 27 Sept 2019 |
| H1 2019 | 26 | 22% | 4% | 28 Mar 2019 |
| H1 2018 | 21 | 14% | 3% | 24 Sept 2018 |
| H1 2018 | 25 | 22% | 2% | 28 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).
Report PL-06237630 · latest period to 28 Feb 2021
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