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How long does Sidney Stringer Multi Academy Trust take to pay its suppliers?

CRN 06672920 · Education · 4 statutory reports on record · period to 28 Feb 2026

44days
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
14 Aug 2008
Registered office
SIDNEY STRINGER ACADEMY, COVENTRY, CV1 5LY
0 outstanding charges on the register Accounts due 31 May 2027

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Terms vs reality

Stated terms: 0–30 days. Reported average: 44.

Stated terms0–30d
+44 days
Reported avg44d

At a glance

The key figures

0–30d
their stated terms
39%
invoices paid outside terms
+7d
slower over the window
±16d
variable pattern

Vs peers · latest reported averages

fasterslower
Slower than 97% of the 303 large companies reporting in education.

The pattern

Getting slower

Average days to pay across their last 4 statutory reports.

37
25
57
44
H1 2024H1 2025H1 2025H1 2026

Where their supplier invoices land · latest period

within 30 days 61% 31–60 days 22% 61+ days 17%

The read · computed from their figures

Sidney Stringer Multi Academy Trust has filed 4 statutory payment periods (earliest H1 2024). Their latest report puts the average at 44 days against stated terms of 0–30 days.

The direction is slower: from 37 to 44 days over the window — about 7 days slower.

In the latest period 39% of invoices were paid outside their agreed terms, and 17% landed 61+ days out.

In their own words · from the filing

Standard payment terms

The trust does not have standard payment terms for qualifying contracts, therefore this is based on the contractual payment period of our most commonly used terms for the reporting period. This equates to a 30-day payment period. This period may change where specific payment terms are negotiated and agreed during the procurement process. Only in exceptional circumstance will the trust pay in advance of the delivery of goods and services. Where this is agreed, additional checks will be conducted on the supplier.

Dispute resolution

At all stages, the trust has regular and open communication with suppliers. Each school within the trust has a dedicated finance email address where suppliers can submit invoices and communicate in relation to payment. Where complaints or disputes arise, the trust obtain and review the facts associated with the complaint/dispute and either FastTrack payment where possible or work with the supplier to resolve the cause of the delay. Where the trust is aware of an issue that may result in delayed payment, proactive communication with suppliers take place in order to minimise this delay.

Every statutory report on record

Most recent first.

PeriodAvg daysOutside terms61+ daysFiled
H1 20264439%17%24 Mar 2026
H1 20255747%26%16 Sept 2025
H1 20252523%6%6 Mar 2025
H1 20243744%12%26 Sept 2024

Working-capital effect

What a 44-day cycle ties up

Illustrative. On a hypothetical £12k/month account, at a 44-day vs a 0-day payment cycle.

≈ £17,500
of invoicing outstanding at any one time on a 44-day cycle — about £17,300 more than the same account would carry at 0-day terms.

Late Payment Act. The Late Payment of Commercial Debts Act lets a supplier charge statutory interest and fixed compensation on invoices paid past agreed terms. Work out what a late invoice is worth → Whether it applies depends on your contract — check with an adviser.

Quick answers

Are they getting slower or faster?
Their reported average has moved about 7 days slower over the window (37 → 44 days).
What's their typical pay point?
Their latest reports average around day 44, moving within about ±16 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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