Their own payment-practices filing · gov.uk
ST Peter'S School, York pays suppliers in 21 days on average — within its stated 7–61 day terms
Their H1 2026 filing puts the average 14 days past the shortest term they state (7 days), still within their 61-day upper term.
- Their stated terms
- 7–61 days
- Paid outside agreed terms
- 30% of invoices
- Paid after 61+ days
- 1%
- Reporting period
- 1 Mar 2026 – 31 Aug 2026
- Source
- their gov.uk filing, filed 30 Sept 2026
Self-reported figures from their statutory filing. How this is compiled.
Terms vs reality · their H1 2026 filing
Paid within their stated range — 21 against 7–61 days
Where their invoices landed · share of all invoices
The pattern · last 6 of 18 reports
24 → 21 days — getting faster
The read · computed from their figures
ST Peter'S School, York's H1 2026 filing puts their average at 21 days against stated terms of 7–61 days; 30% of invoices were paid outside agreed terms and 1% took 61 days or longer. Filed 30 Sept 2026.
The direction is faster: from 24 days in H1 2024 to 21 now — 3 days faster across their last 6 reports.
On the latest reported averages: Faster than 70% 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
The aim is to pay suppliers within a 30 day period. A number of suppliers have terms which allow for payment at the end of the month following the month the invoice was raised.
Dispute resolution
Suppliers chasing payment usually contact the finance department in the first instance who would then request a copy of the outstanding invoice. Clarification would then be sought from the budget holder placing the order to ascertain whether there is any reason the invoice has not been paid or should not be paid, or whether it is a case of the invoice not being previously received and passed for payment.
Other information
Whilst every effort is made to pay suppliers within terms, due to the termly nature of our business this is not always possible. There are periods outside of term time where this is not always possible due to the person required to authorise the payment not being available. Delays may occur over a holiday period, particularly over the longer summer holidays.
Every statutory report on record
Most recent first.
| Period | Avg days | Outside terms | 61+ days | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| H1 2026 | 21 | 30% | 1% | 30 Sept 2026 |
| H1 2026 | 24 | 30% | 1% | 31 Mar 2026 |
| H1 2025 | 24 | 31% | 1% | 29 Sept 2025 |
| H1 2025 | 23 | 29% | 1% | 31 Mar 2025 |
| H1 2024 | 23 | 35% | 1% | 27 Sept 2024 |
| H1 2024 | 24 | 25% | 2% | 26 Mar 2024 |
| H1 2023 | 23 | 32% | 1% | 29 Sept 2023 |
| H1 2023 | 24 | 28% | 1% | 28 Mar 2023 |
| H1 2022 | 13 | 12% | 1% | 30 Sept 2022 |
| H1 2022 | 21 | 16% | 1% | 25 Mar 2022 |
| H1 2021 | 20 | 26% | 0% | 29 Sept 2021 |
| H1 2021 | 14 | 22% | 1% | 31 Mar 2021 |
| H1 2020 | 18 | 53% | 1% | 13 Oct 2020 |
| H1 2020 | 21 | 8% | 1% | 29 May 2020 |
| H1 2019 | 22 | 10% | 3% | 30 Sept 2019 |
| H1 2019 | 19 | 5% | 0% | 29 Mar 2019 |
| H1 2018 | 19 | 6% | 1% | 28 Sept 2018 |
| H1 2018 | 22 | 7% | 1% | 29 Mar 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
- 8 Jun 2009
- Registered office
- ST PETER'S SCHOOL, YORK, YO30 6AB
Illustrative · working-capital arithmetic
What a 21-day cycle ties up
A worked example, not a finding. On a hypothetical £12k/month account, at a 21-day vs a 7-day payment cycle.
Late Payment Act. The Late Payment of Commercial Debts (Interest) Act 1998 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.
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