Their own payment-practices filing · gov.uk

University of Brighton Academies Trust paid suppliers in 47 days on average — 17 days past its stated terms

CRN 07185046 · Education · 12 statutory reports on record · period to 31 Aug 2023

Dated record. The latest report covers a period ending 31 Aug 2023 and the company hasn’t filed since (it may have dropped below the reporting threshold). Treat the figures as historical.

47daysavg time to pay · H1 2023

Their H1 2023 filing put the average 17 days past the 30-day term they state.

Their stated terms: 30 days
Paid outside agreed terms: 63% of invoices
Paid after 61+ days: 17%
Reporting period: 1 Mar 2023 – 31 Aug 2023
Source: their gov.uk filing, filed 26 Sept 2023

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

Terms vs reality · their H1 2023 filing

Paid 17 days past their stated terms

PAIDLATE · terms vs the clockdays to pay · 0–55

avg 47d

0 days55 days

reported avg 47 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 41% 31–60 days 42% 61+ days 17%

Source: their statutory Payment Practices Report #76069, period 1 Mar 2023 – 31 Aug 2023, filed 26 Sept 2023 · gov.uk payment-practices service

University of Brighton Academies Trust paid 17 days past its own stated terms. 63% of invoices still went outside agreed terms; 17% reached 61 days or more. Self-reported in their statutory H1 2023 filing.

The pattern · last 6 of 12 reports

43 → 47 days — slower across the window

PAIDLATE · the patternavg days per report

Last 6 of 12 filed reports · linear day scale · every period is in the table below · Source: gov.uk payment-practices service

4 days slower across the window. From 43 days in H1 2021 to 47 in the H1 2023 filing; the dashed line marks the 30-day term they state.

The read · computed from their figures

University of Brighton Academies Trust's H1 2023 filing put their average at 47 days against stated terms of 30 days; 63% of invoices were paid outside agreed terms and 17% took 61 days or longer. Filed 26 Sept 2023.

The direction is slower: from 43 days in H1 2021 to 47 now — 4 days slower across their last 6 reports.

That is 12 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

Payment within 30 days from date of invoice

Dispute resolution

[email protected] in the first instance and referred to the Financial Controller if necessary to obtain resolution.

Every statutory report on record

Most recent first.

Period	Avg days	Outside terms	61+ days	Filed
H1 2023	47	63%	17%	26 Sept 2023
H1 2023	46	60%	17%	28 Mar 2023
H1 2022	36	37%	10%	5 Oct 2022
H1 2022	47	29%	14%	25 Apr 2022
H1 2021	37	32%	10%	29 Sept 2021
H1 2021	43	33%	15%	26 Mar 2021
H1 2020	42	31%	18%	30 Sept 2020
H1 2020	38	42%	15%	30 Mar 2020
H1 2019	22	12%	4%	30 Sept 2019
H1 2019	29	42%	3%	1 Apr 2019
H1 2018	26	24%	1%	28 Sept 2018
H1 2018	29	25%	3%	28 Sept 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: 10 Mar 2010
Registered office: THE BURGESS HILL ACADEMY, BURGESS HILL, RH15 9EA

0 outstanding charges on the register Accounts due 31 May 2027

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Illustrative · working-capital arithmetic

What a 47-day cycle ties up

A worked example, not a finding. On a hypothetical £12k/month account, at a 47-day vs a 30-day payment cycle.

≈ £18,500

of invoicing outstanding at any one time on a 47-day cycle — about £6,700 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 Brighton Academies Trust

Are they getting slower or faster?

Their reported average has moved about 4 days slower over the window (43 → 47 days).

What's their typical pay point?

Their latest filed report put the average at day 47; across their last 6 reports it ranged 36–47 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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