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Their own payment-practices filing · gov.uk

Woodard Academies Trust pays suppliers in 12 days on average — inside its 30-day stated terms

CRN 06415729 · Education · 4 statutory reports on record · period to 31 Aug 2025

12daysavg time to pay · H1 2025

Their H1 2025 filing puts the average 18 days inside their stated 30-day term.

Faster than mostvs a 31-day median across 6,104 recent filers
Their stated terms
30 days
Paid outside agreed terms
4% of invoices
Paid after 61+ days
0%
Reporting period
1 Mar 2025 – 31 Aug 2025
Source
their gov.uk filing, filed 28 Oct 2025

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

Terms vs reality · their H1 2025 filing

Paid 18 days inside the 30-day term they state

The pattern · last 4 of 4 reports

21 → 12 days — getting faster

The read · computed from their figures

Woodard Academies Trust's H1 2025 filing puts their average at 12 days against stated terms of 30 days; 4% of invoices were paid outside agreed terms and 0% took 61 days or longer. Filed 28 Oct 2025.

The direction is faster: from 21 days in H1 2018 to 12 now — 9 days faster across their last 4 reports.

On the latest reported averages: Faster than 92% of the 309 large companies reporting in education.

That is 4 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

Up to 30 days from date of invoice

Dispute resolution

It's first reviewed by checking the invoice details against the agreed terms and confirming discrepancies with budget holder. The finance team then liaises with the supplier to try to resolve the issue.

Every statutory report on record

Most recent first.

PeriodAvg daysOutside terms61+ daysFiled
H1 2025124%0%28 Oct 2025
H1 2025114%1%27 Jun 2025
H1 20192712%2%4 Dec 2019
H1 2018210%1%5 Apr 2018

On the public register · Companies House

Company record

Status
Active
Type
PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital)
Incorporated
1 Nov 2007
Registered office
1 ADAM STREET, LONDON, WC2N 6LE
0 outstanding charges on the register Accounts due 31 May 2027

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Quick answers · Woodard Academies Trust

Are they getting slower or faster?
Their reported average has moved about 9 days faster over the window (21 → 12 days).
What's their typical pay point?
Their latest filed report puts the average at day 12; across their last 4 reports it ranged 11–27 days. Treat that as a historical reference point, not a promise for a new invoice.
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What does "paid outside agreed terms" mean?
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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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