Their own payment-practices filing · gov.uk
Greenshaw Learning Trust pays suppliers in 31 days on average — 17 days past its stated terms
Their H1 2026 filing puts the average 17 days past the 14-day term they state.
- Their stated terms
- 14 days
- Paid outside agreed terms
- 37% of invoices
- Paid after 61+ days
- 12%
- Reporting period
- 1 Mar 2026 – 31 Aug 2026
- Source
- their gov.uk filing, filed 30 Sept 2026
Self-reported figures from their statutory filing. How this is compiled.
Terms vs reality · their H1 2026 filing
Paid 17 days past their stated terms
Where their invoices landed · share of all invoices
The pattern · last 6 of 18 reports
Holding steady around 31 days
The read · computed from their figures
Greenshaw Learning Trust's H1 2026 filing puts their average at 31 days against stated terms of 14 days; 37% of invoices were paid outside agreed terms and 12% took 61 days or longer. Filed 30 Sept 2026.
The pattern is steady — their reported average moves within about ±3 days period to period.
On the latest reported averages: Slower than 75% 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
In their own words · from the filing
Standard payment terms
30 Days is standard. However, we have a number of build contracts which follow the JCT Standard Building Contract payment terms of 14 days
Dispute resolution
If an invoice is identified as incorrect, it must be reported as ‘In Dispute’ by the Budget Holder. The following protocol applies: The Budget Holder is responsible for rejecting the payment authorisation and providing the Shared Finance Team with comprehensive information to facilitate an investigation. All correspondence with the supplier regarding the query must be documented, with notes and supporting evidence attached directly to the invoice record in the system. Once the Budget Holder is satisfied that the discrepancy has been resolved and the invoice is accurate, they must formally approve the invoice to authorise payment. Following Budget Holder authorisation, the Shared Finance Team will release the invoice for payment through the Trust’s accounting system in the next av
Every statutory report on record
Most recent first.
| Period | Avg days | Outside terms | 61+ days | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| H1 2026 | 31 | 37% | 12% | 30 Sept 2026 |
| H1 2026 | 37 | 43% | 14% | 13 Mar 2026 |
| H1 2025 | 36 | 44% | 13% | 29 Sept 2025 |
| H1 2025 | 37 | 42% | 16% | 21 Mar 2025 |
| H1 2024 | 32 | 10% | 9% | 7 Oct 2024 |
| H1 2024 | 29 | 10% | 9% | 14 Mar 2024 |
| H1 2023 | 31 | 23% | 8% | 15 Sept 2023 |
| H1 2023 | 34 | 28% | 12% | 20 Mar 2023 |
| H1 2022 | 36 | 32% | 12% | 20 Sept 2022 |
| H1 2022 | 35 | 38% | 13% | 23 Mar 2022 |
| H1 2021 | 32 | 23% | 8% | 5 Oct 2021 |
| H1 2021 | 35 | 45% | 13% | 27 Apr 2021 |
| H1 2020 | 37 | 41% | 13% | 27 Apr 2021 |
| H1 2020 | 35 | 45% | 12% | 31 Mar 2020 |
| H1 2019 | 32 | 38% | 7% | 11 Oct 2019 |
| H1 2019 | 31 | 36% | 10% | 29 Mar 2019 |
| H1 2018 | 31 | 37% | 8% | 28 Sept 2018 |
| H1 2018 | 40 | 58% | 16% | 30 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
- 13 May 2011
- Registered office
- ORU SUTTON, SUTTON, SM1 4AF
Illustrative · working-capital arithmetic
What a 31-day cycle ties up
A worked example, not a finding. On a hypothetical £12k/month account, at a 31-day vs a 14-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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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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