Their own payment-practices filing · gov.uk
Midsomer Norton Schools Partnership pays suppliers in 19 days on average — within its stated 7–30 day terms
Their H1 2026 filing puts the average 12 days past the shortest term they state (7 days), still within their 30-day upper term.
- Their stated terms
- 7–30 days
- Paid outside agreed terms
- 17% of invoices
- Paid after 61+ days
- 5%
- Reporting period
- 1 Mar 2026 – 31 Aug 2026
- Source
- their gov.uk filing, filed 15 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 — 19 against 7–30 days
Where their invoices landed · share of all invoices
The pattern · last 6 of 11 reports
24 → 19 days — getting faster
The read · computed from their figures
Midsomer Norton Schools Partnership's H1 2026 filing puts their average at 19 days against stated terms of 7–30 days; 17% of invoices were paid outside agreed terms and 5% took 61 days or longer. Filed 15 Sept 2026.
The direction is faster: from 24 days in H1 2024 to 19 now — 5 days faster across their last 6 reports.
On the latest reported averages: Faster than 78% of the 309 large companies reporting in education.
That is 11 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
We have our own standard terms, but will often have to agree to the supplier terms when they are set up. We run a weekly BACS supplier payment run and once the invoice has been matched and approved, the payment will be made within 7 days of the receipt of a valid invoice.
Dispute resolution
Disputes are initially raised with either the person who raised the order or the Purchase Ledger Team Lead, involving the Finance Director as required. Timescales are dependent on the dispute in progress but contact is made with the supplier who is kept regularly informed and updated until resolved.
Every statutory report on record
Most recent first.
| Period | Avg days | Outside terms | 61+ days | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| H1 2026 | 19 | 17% | 5% | 15 Sept 2026 |
| H1 2026 | 20 | 13% | 5% | 10 Mar 2026 |
| H1 2025 | 21 | 15% | 5% | 9 Sept 2025 |
| H1 2025 | 21 | 15% | 6% | 9 Apr 2025 |
| H1 2024 | 21 | 85% | 6% | 29 Oct 2024 |
| H1 2024 | 24 | 16% | 7% | 20 Aug 2024 |
| H1 2020 | 21 | 17% | 6% | 16 Mar 2020 |
| H1 2019 | 24 | 0% | 5% | 30 Sept 2019 |
| H1 2019 | 29 | 31% | 9% | 26 Mar 2019 |
| H1 2018 | 28 | 6% | 6% | 8 Oct 2018 |
| H1 2018 | 24 | 6% | 5% | 16 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
- 3 Sept 2010
- Registered office
- MIDSOMER NORTON SCHOOLS PARTNERSHIP HEAD OFFICE KNOBSBURY LANE, RADSTOCK, BA3 3NQ
Illustrative · working-capital arithmetic
What a 19-day cycle ties up
A worked example, not a finding. On a hypothetical £12k/month account, at a 19-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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