Their own payment-practices filing · gov.uk

The Education Alliance pays suppliers in 18 days on average — inside its 30-day stated terms

CRN 07542211 · Education · 18 statutory reports on record · period to 31 Aug 2026

18daysavg time to pay · H1 2026

Their H1 2026 filing puts the average 12 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: 13% of invoices
Paid after 61+ days: 2%
Reporting period: 1 Mar 2026 – 31 Aug 2026
Source: their gov.uk filing, filed 25 Sept 2026

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

Terms vs reality · their H1 2026 filing

Paid 12 days inside the 30-day term they state

PAIDLATE · terms vs the clockdays to pay · 0–40

avg 18d

0 days40 days

reported avg 18 days their filed terms 30 days UK median 31 days · n = 6,104 recent filers

Where their invoices landed · share of all invoices

within 30 days 87% 31–60 days 11% 61+ days 2%

Source: their statutory Payment Practices Report #116978, period 1 Mar 2026 – 31 Aug 2026, filed 25 Sept 2026 · gov.uk payment-practices service

The Education Alliance pays 12 days inside its stated 30-day term. 13% of invoices still went outside agreed terms; 2% reached 61 days or more. Self-reported in their statutory H1 2026 filing.

The pattern · last 6 of 18 reports

22 → 18 days — getting faster

PAIDLATE · the patternavg days per report

Last 6 of 18 filed reports · linear day scale · every period is in the table below · Source: gov.uk payment-practices service

4 days faster across the window. From 22 days in H1 2024 to 18 in the H1 2026 filing; the dashed line marks the 30-day term they state.

The read · computed from their figures

The Education Alliance's H1 2026 filing puts their average at 18 days against stated terms of 30 days; 13% of invoices were paid outside agreed terms and 2% took 61 days or longer. Filed 25 Sept 2026.

The direction is faster: from 22 days in H1 2024 to 18 now — 4 days faster across their last 6 reports.

On the latest reported averages: Faster than 80% 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.

What they tell their suppliers

10% of invoices in dispute

In their own words · from the filing

Standard payment terms

Standard Terms and Conditions in place, Standard payment period is 30 days

Dispute resolution

All disputes/complaints are dealt with by school's finance departments in the first instance. If necessary the dispute/complaint is escalated to a school's Finance Manager/Assistant Director of Finance. As a last resort any disputes/complaints are investigated by the Trust's Finance Director

Every statutory report on record

Most recent first.

Period	Avg days	Outside terms	61+ days	Filed
H1 2026	18	13%	2%	25 Sept 2026
H1 2026	23	23%	5%	23 Mar 2026
H1 2025	16	9%	3%	25 Sept 2025
H1 2025	19	12%	3%	24 Mar 2025
H1 2024	20	14%	4%	25 Sept 2024
H1 2024	22	19%	6%	25 Mar 2024
H1 2023	17	13%	2%	28 Sept 2023
H1 2023	20	19%	5%	28 Mar 2023
H1 2022	17	13%	2%	22 Sept 2022
H1 2022	20	19%	5%	18 Mar 2022
H1 2021	17	12%	3%	20 Sept 2021
H1 2021	24	22%	9%	18 Mar 2021
H1 2020	23	20%	4%	29 Oct 2020
H1 2020	22	23%	5%	23 Mar 2020
H1 2019	18	17%	2%	27 Nov 2019
H1 2019	19	17%	4%	2 May 2019
H1 2018	16	10%	2%	27 Sept 2018
H1 2018	23	22%	6%	13 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: 24 Feb 2011
Registered office: SOUTH HUNSLEY SCHOOL & SIXTH FORM COLLEGE EAST DALE ROAD, NORTH FERRIBY, HU14 3HS

0 outstanding charges on the register Accounts due 31 May 2027

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Quick answers · The Education Alliance

Are they getting slower or faster?

Their reported average has moved about 4 days faster over the window (22 → 18 days).

What's their typical pay point?

Their latest filed report puts the average at day 18; across their last 6 reports it ranged 16–23 days. Treat that as a historical reference point, not a promise for a new invoice.

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