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Their own payment-practices filing · gov.uk

CFBT Schools Trust paid suppliers in 28 days on average — inside its 30-day stated terms

CRN 07468210 · Education · 11 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.
28daysavg time to pay · H1 2023

Their H1 2023 filing put the average 2 days inside their stated 30-day term.

Their stated terms
30 days
Paid outside agreed terms
21% of invoices
Paid after 61+ days
6%
Reporting period
1 Mar 2023 – 31 Aug 2023
Source
their gov.uk filing, filed 8 Sept 2023

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

Terms vs reality · their H1 2023 filing

Paid 2 days inside the 30-day term they state

The pattern · last 6 of 11 reports

34 → 28 days — faster across the window

The read · computed from their figures

CFBT Schools Trust's H1 2023 filing put their average at 28 days against stated terms of 30 days; 21% of invoices were paid outside agreed terms and 6% took 61 days or longer. Filed 8 Sept 2023.

The direction is faster: from 34 days in H1 2021 to 28 now — 6 days faster across their last 6 reports.

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

30 days from receipt of invoice

Dispute resolution

Each of our 16 schools has its own finance manager which is a supplier’s first point of contact for sending invoices and raising disputes or complaints. Should they not be able to satisfactorily settle the dispute, the supplier can escalate the issue to our central finance team which is reachable at [email protected].

Every statutory report on record

Most recent first.

PeriodAvg daysOutside terms61+ daysFiled
H1 20232821%6%8 Sept 2023
H1 20232925%8%8 Sept 2023
H1 20222519%6%8 Sept 2023
H1 20223026%9%8 Sept 2023
H1 20213328%9%8 Sept 2023
H1 20213436%10%8 Sept 2023
H1 20203330%10%8 Sept 2023
H1 20203431%10%8 Sept 2023
H1 20193024%9%8 Sept 2023
H1 20192723%6%17 Apr 2019
H1 20182619%6%10 Apr 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
13 Dec 2010
Registered office
8-10 GROSVENOR GARDENS, LONDON, SW1W 0DH
4 outstanding charges — secured borrowing registered Accounts due 31 May 2027

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Quick answers · CFBT Schools Trust

Are they getting slower or faster?
Their reported average has moved about 6 days faster over the window (34 → 28 days).
What's their typical pay point?
Their latest filed report put the average at day 28; across their last 6 reports it ranged 25–34 days. Treat that as a historical reference point, not a promise for a new invoice.
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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?
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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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