Their own payment-practices filing · gov.uk

University of Chester Academies Trust paid suppliers in 40 days on average — 10 days past its stated terms

CRN 06929486 · Education · 1 statutory report on record · period to 28 Feb 2018

Dated record. The latest report covers a period ending 28 Feb 2018 and the company hasn’t filed since (it may have dropped below the reporting threshold). Treat the figures as historical.

40daysavg time to pay · H1 2018

Their H1 2018 filing put the average 10 days past the 30-day term they state.

Their stated terms: 30 days
Paid outside agreed terms: 57% of invoices
Paid after 61+ days: 15%
Reporting period: 1 Sept 2017 – 28 Feb 2018
Source: their gov.uk filing, filed 28 Mar 2018

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

Terms vs reality · their H1 2018 filing

Paid 10 days past their stated terms

PAIDLATE · terms vs the clockdays to pay · 0–45

avg 40d

0 days45 days

reported avg 40 days their filed terms 30 days UK median 31 days · n = 6,104 recent filers

Where their invoices landed · share of all invoices

within 30 days 51% 31–60 days 34% 61+ days 15%

Source: their statutory Payment Practices Report #1034, period 1 Sept 2017 – 28 Feb 2018, filed 28 Mar 2018 · gov.uk payment-practices service

University of Chester Academies Trust paid 10 days past its own stated terms. 57% of invoices still went outside agreed terms; 15% reached 61 days or more. Self-reported in their statutory H1 2018 filing.

The read · computed from their figures

University of Chester Academies Trust's H1 2018 filing put their average at 40 days against stated terms of 30 days; 57% of invoices were paid outside agreed terms and 15% took 61 days or longer. Filed 28 Mar 2018.

That is one statutory period 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

UCAT has not issued standard payment terms however the standard payment period based on our most commonly used terms for the reporting period is 30 days

Dispute resolution

A complaint will normally be addressed by individual academy based finance staff then escalated if necessary at Group Accountant or Finance Director level for resolution with a seven day target. UCAT exchequer systems prioritize prior authorization of all orders and sign off of goods received notes which helps clarify issues re any disputes quickly.

Other information

Although our standard payment terms are 30 days, a large number of payments related to agency fees with individual invoices being payable in 7 days. This has contributed to our overdue payment statistic.

Every statutory report on record

Most recent first.

Period	Avg days	Outside terms	61+ days	Filed
H1 2018	40	57%	15%	28 Mar 2018

On the public register · Companies House

Company record

Status: Active - Proposal to Strike off
Type: PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption)
Incorporated: 10 Jun 2009
Registered office: 164 WHITBY ROAD, ELLESMERE PORT, CH65 6EA

0 outstanding charges on the register Accounts due 31 Mar 2021 — overdue

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Illustrative · working-capital arithmetic

What a 40-day cycle ties up

A worked example, not a finding. On a hypothetical £12k/month account, at a 40-day vs a 30-day payment cycle.

≈ £16,000

of invoicing outstanding at any one time on a 40-day cycle — about £3,900 more than the same account would carry at 30-day terms.

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.

Quick answers · University of Chester Academies Trust

What's their typical pay point?

Their latest reports averaged around day 40. Treat that as a historical reference point, not a promise for a new invoice.

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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 6,104 companies with a current statutory report — every sector pooled, not an average of sector medians (how the figure is built).

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