Their own payment-practices filing · gov.uk
Kernow Learning Multi Academy Trust pays suppliers in 16 days on average — within its stated 7–30 day terms
Their H1 2026 filing puts the average 9 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
- 4% of invoices
- Paid after 61+ days
- 3%
- Reporting period
- 1 Mar 2026 – 31 Aug 2026
- Source
- their gov.uk filing, filed 28 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 — 16 against 7–30 days
Where their invoices landed · share of all invoices
The pattern · last 6 of 10 reports
Holding steady around 16 days
The read · computed from their figures
Kernow Learning Multi Academy Trust's H1 2026 filing puts their average at 16 days against stated terms of 7–30 days; 4% of invoices were paid outside agreed terms and 3% took 61 days or longer. Filed 28 Sept 2026.
The pattern is steady — their reported average moves within about ±2 days period to period.
On the latest reported averages: Faster than 85% of the 309 large companies reporting in education.
That is 10 statutory periods on record (earliest H1 2022) — a historical record, not a promise for a new invoice.
In their own words · from the filing
Standard payment terms
We have no prescribed standard payment terms as such. Our payment terms will follow those prescribed by our suppliers, which are normally 30 days
Dispute resolution
Complaints: resolution achieved through initial contact with finance staff, who will interrogate finance system to confirm payment date/payment due date. Finance staff routinely reconcile supplier statements to the finance system and request copy invoices if undisputed invoices remain unpaid. The Finance function is centralised: the Trust is continually working to ensure that the majority of invoices for payment should be sent to the central location rather than the individual schools, to maximize efficiency of receipting and processing of invoices within the 30 day period. Our finance team work with a skeleton staff during school holidays, but there is still an expectation for suppliers to acknowledge our main term time working periods. Disputes: invoices will be disputed in instances o
Every statutory report on record
Most recent first.
| Period | Avg days | Outside terms | 61+ days | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| H1 2026 | 16 | 4% | 3% | 28 Sept 2026 |
| H1 2026 | 13 | 8% | 1% | 17 May 2026 |
| H1 2025 | 14 | 10% | 2% | 28 Sept 2025 |
| H1 2025 | 15 | 12% | 2% | 9 Apr 2025 |
| H1 2024 | 17 | 16% | 3% | 11 Feb 2025 |
| H1 2024 | 15 | 13% | 3% | 11 Feb 2025 |
| H1 2023 | 14 | 14% | 3% | 15 Dec 2023 |
| H1 2023 | 15 | 9% | 1% | 24 May 2023 |
| H1 2022 | 25 | 10% | 1% | 9 Nov 2022 |
| H1 2022 | 25 | 26% | 8% | 31 Mar 2022 |
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
- 1 Oct 2010
- Registered office
- THE OLD CRICKET PAVILION, NEWQUAY, TR7 2JU
Illustrative · working-capital arithmetic
What a 16-day cycle ties up
A worked example, not a finding. On a hypothetical £12k/month account, at a 16-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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