Their own payment-practices filing · gov.uk

How long does South Farnham Educational Trust take to pay its suppliers?

CRN 07652902 · Education · 1 statutory report on record · period to 28 Feb 2026

20days

their reported average time to pay suppliers, latest period

Faster than mostvs a 31-day median across 6,185 recent filers

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

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: 31 May 2011
Registered office: SOUTH FARNHAM SCHOOL, FARNHAM, GU9 8DY

0 outstanding charges on the register Accounts due 31 May 2027

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Terms vs reality

Stated terms: 7 days. Reported average: 20.

Stated terms7d

+13 days

Reported avg20d

At a glance

The key figures

their stated terms

16%

invoices paid outside terms

Vs peers · latest reported averages

fasterslower

Faster than 74% of the 303 large companies reporting in education.

Where their supplier invoices land · latest period

within 30 days 84% 31–60 days 10% 61+ days 6%

The read · computed from their figures

South Farnham Educational Trust has filed 1 statutory payment period (earliest H1 2026). Their latest report puts the average at 20 days against stated terms of 7 days.

In the latest period 16% of invoices were paid outside their agreed terms, and 6% landed 61+ days out.

In their own words · from the filing

Standard payment terms

Standard terms 30 days

Dispute resolution

A complaint or concern will be considered by the Trust in accordance with the policy published on the website: https://www.sfet.org.uk/page/?title=Trust+Policies&pid=44

Every statutory report on record

Most recent first.

Period	Avg days	Outside terms	61+ days	Filed
H1 2026	20	16%	6%	30 Mar 2026

Working-capital effect

What a 20-day cycle ties up

Illustrative. On a hypothetical £12k/month account, at a 20-day vs a 7-day payment cycle.

≈ £8,000

of invoicing outstanding at any one time on a 20-day cycle — about £5,100 more than the same account would carry at 7-day terms.

Late Payment Act. The Late Payment of Commercial Debts Act 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.

Quick answers

What's their typical pay point?

Their latest reports average around day 20. Treat that as a historical reference point, not a promise for a new invoice.

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How UK payment reporting works

What is a Payment Practices Report?

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?

The share of invoices paid later than the terms in the supplier contract. If terms are 30 days and an invoice is paid on day 45, it counts as paid outside terms, regardless of the headline average.

How often is this data updated?

Each report covers a six-month period and must be filed within 30 days of that period ending, so a company's record refreshes roughly twice a year. PaidLate re-reads the register as new reports are filed.

Is this official government data?

The underlying payment figures come from the company's own statutory filings on the gov.uk payment-practices service; company-status data comes from Companies House. PaidLate calculates trends, comparisons and summaries from those records. It does not use surveys or credit-agency scores.

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 6,185 companies with a current statutory report — every sector pooled, not an average of sector medians (how the figure is built).

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