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Their own payment-practices filing · gov.uk

Swale Academies Trust pays suppliers in 8 days on average — inside its 30-day stated terms

CRN 07344732 · Education · 18 statutory reports on record · period to 31 Aug 2026

8daysavg time to pay · H1 2026

Their H1 2026 filing puts the average 22 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
8% of invoices
Paid after 61+ days
0%
Reporting period
1 Mar 2026 – 31 Aug 2026
Source
their gov.uk filing, filed 8 Sept 2026

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

Terms vs reality · their H1 2026 filing

Paid 22 days inside the 30-day term they state

The pattern · last 6 of 18 reports

16 → 8 days — getting faster

The read · computed from their figures

Swale Academies Trust's H1 2026 filing puts their average at 8 days against stated terms of 30 days; 8% of invoices were paid outside agreed terms and 0% took 61 days or longer. Filed 8 Sept 2026.

The direction is faster: from 16 days in H1 2024 to 8 now — 8 days faster across their last 6 reports.

On the latest reported averages: Faster than 97% 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

30 days

Dispute resolution

Suppliers to contact the finance department in the first instance to discuss the issue. If the matter cannot be satisfactorily resolved, it can be escalated to Trust Board.

Every statutory report on record

Most recent first.

PeriodAvg daysOutside terms61+ daysFiled
H1 202688%0%8 Sept 2026
H1 202698%0%5 Mar 2026
H1 202588%0%3 Mar 2026
H1 20251211%1%3 Mar 2026
H1 20241212%1%3 Mar 2026
H1 20241618%5%5 Apr 2024
H1 20231820%6%5 Apr 2024
H1 20232022%6%30 Mar 2023
H1 20221620%5%14 Dec 2022
H1 20221519%5%30 Mar 2022
H1 20211418%3%24 Sept 2021
H1 20211521%5%10 Mar 2021
H1 20201520%3%21 Sept 2020
H1 20201318%2%24 Mar 2020
H1 20191218%2%25 Sept 2019
H1 20191320%2%16 Apr 2019
H1 20181018%1%27 Sept 2018
H1 2018108%2%28 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
12 Aug 2010
Registered office
ASHDOWN HOUSE, SITTINGBOURNE, ME10 1JS
0 outstanding charges on the register Accounts due 31 May 2027

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Quick answers · Swale Academies Trust

Are they getting slower or faster?
Their reported average has moved about 8 days faster over the window (16 → 8 days).
What's their typical pay point?
Their latest filed report puts the average at day 8; across their last 6 reports it ranged 8–16 days. Treat that as a historical reference point, not a promise for a new invoice.
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