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Their own payment-practices filing · gov.uk

South Pennine Academies paid suppliers in 9 days on average — inside its shortest stated term

CRN 07599308 · Education · 7 statutory reports on record · period to 29 Feb 2024

Dated record. The latest report covers a period ending 29 Feb 2024 and the company hasn’t filed since (it may have dropped below the reporting threshold). Treat the figures as historical.
9daysavg time to pay · H1 2024

Their H1 2024 filing put the average 5 days inside the shortest term they state (14 days).

Their stated terms
14–30 days
Paid outside agreed terms
4% of invoices
Paid after 61+ days
1%
Reporting period
1 Sept 2023 – 29 Feb 2024
Source
their gov.uk filing, filed 15 Jul 2024

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

Terms vs reality · their H1 2024 filing

Paid 5 days inside the 14-day term they state

The pattern · last 6 of 7 reports

30 → 9 days — faster across the window

The read · computed from their figures

South Pennine Academies's H1 2024 filing put their average at 9 days against stated terms of 14–30 days; 4% of invoices were paid outside agreed terms and 1% took 61 days or longer. Filed 15 Jul 2024.

The direction is faster: from 30 days in H1 2020 to 9 now — 21 days faster across their last 6 reports.

That is 7 statutory periods on record (earliest H1 2020) — a historical record, not a promise for a new invoice.

What they tell their suppliers

Offers e-invoicing

In their own words · from the filing

Standard payment terms

Unless otherwise stated in the Order, SPA shall pay the Price of the Goods and the Services within 30 days after receipt by SPA of a proper invoice or, if later, after acceptance of the Goods or Services in question by SPA.

Dispute resolution

Escalated to senior management within SPA and the management of the Supplying company.

Every statutory report on record

Most recent first.

PeriodAvg daysOutside terms61+ daysFiled
H1 202494%1%15 Jul 2024
H1 2022116%1%27 Sept 2022
H1 20222722%7%25 Apr 2022
H1 20213229%9%19 Nov 2021
H1 20213539%16%26 Mar 2021
H1 20203031%15%22 Sept 2020
H1 20203938%17%6 Apr 2020

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
11 Apr 2011
Registered office
THE GATEWAY LOWFIELDS CLOSE, ELLAND, HX5 9DX
0 outstanding charges on the register Accounts due 31 May 2027

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Quick answers · South Pennine Academies

Are they getting slower or faster?
Their reported average has moved about 21 days faster over the window (30 → 9 days).
What's their typical pay point?
Their latest filed report put the average at day 9; across their last 6 reports it ranged 9–35 days. Treat that as a historical reference point, not a promise for a new invoice.
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What does "paid outside agreed terms" mean?
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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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