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The Thinking Schools Academy Trust paid suppliers in 12 days on average — inside its shortest stated term

CRN 07359755 · Education · 4 statutory reports on record · period to 31 Aug 2019

Dated record. The latest report covers a period ending 31 Aug 2019 and the company hasn’t filed since (it may have dropped below the reporting threshold). Treat the figures as historical.
12daysavg time to pay · H1 2019

Their H1 2019 filing put the average 18 days inside the shortest term they state (30 days).

Their stated terms
30–60 days
Paid outside agreed terms
30% of invoices
Paid after 61+ days
1%
Reporting period
1 Mar 2019 – 31 Aug 2019
Source
their gov.uk filing, filed 2 Oct 2019

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

Terms vs reality · their H1 2019 filing

Paid 18 days inside the 30-day term they state

The pattern · last 4 of 4 reports

Held steady around 12 days

The read · computed from their figures

The Thinking Schools Academy Trust's H1 2019 filing put their average at 12 days against stated terms of 30–60 days; 30% of invoices were paid outside agreed terms and 1% took 61 days or longer. Filed 2 Oct 2019.

The pattern is steady — their reported average moves within about ±2 days period to period.

That is 4 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

Standard payment terms are 30 days. Some suppliers (e.g. supply agencies) may specify 7 or 14 day payment terms.

Dispute resolution

Suppliers are contacted to discuss any discrepancies or reasons why payment cannot be made immediately e.g. goods not received or faulty, awaiting confirmation of service provision. Invoices are held on dispute until resolved and once resolved paid within the next weekly payrun.

Every statutory report on record

Most recent first.

PeriodAvg daysOutside terms61+ daysFiled
H1 20191230%1%2 Oct 2019
H1 2019103%1%28 Mar 2019
H1 20181118%1%24 Sept 2018
H1 20181417%1%27 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
27 Aug 2010
Registered office
THE THINKING SCHOOLS ACADEMY TRUST, CHATHAM, ME4 6NR
0 outstanding charges on the register Accounts due 31 May 2027

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Quick answers · The Thinking Schools Academy Trust

Are they getting slower or faster?
Their reported average was steady — within about ±2 days period to period, around 12 days.
What's their typical pay point?
Their latest reports averaged around day 12, moving within about ±2 days. 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.
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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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