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Unity Schools Trust paid suppliers in 20 days on average — inside its 30-day stated terms

CRN 07692130 · Education · 4 statutory reports on record · period to 28 Feb 2021

Dated record. The latest report covers a period ending 28 Feb 2021 and the company hasn’t filed since (it may have dropped below the reporting threshold). Treat the figures as historical.
20daysavg time to pay · H1 2021

Their H1 2021 filing put the average 10 days inside their stated 30-day term.

Their stated terms
30 days
Paid outside agreed terms
31% of invoices
Paid after 61+ days
2%
Reporting period
1 Sept 2020 – 28 Feb 2021
Source
their gov.uk filing, filed 22 Apr 2021

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

Terms vs reality · their H1 2021 filing

Paid 10 days inside the 30-day term they state

The pattern · last 4 of 4 reports

Held steady around 20 days

The read · computed from their figures

Unity Schools Trust's H1 2021 filing put their average at 20 days against stated terms of 30 days; 31% of invoices were paid outside agreed terms and 2% took 61 days or longer. Filed 22 Apr 2021.

The pattern is steady — their reported average moves within about ±3 days period to period.

That is 4 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

We would normally expect to settle invoices within a 30 day period

Dispute resolution

Any complaints are dealt with on a case by case basis. Initially investigations would be undertaken by finance managers of individual sites and then an opportunity to escalate complaints would be made to the Chief Financial Officer

Every statutory report on record

Most recent first.

PeriodAvg daysOutside terms61+ daysFiled
H1 20212031%2%22 Apr 2021
H1 20191422%1%26 Sept 2019
H1 20191727%1%1 Oct 2019
H1 20181827%3%30 Sept 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
4 Jul 2011
Registered office
THE MAGNA CARTA SCHOOL, STAINES, TW18 3HJ
0 outstanding charges on the register Accounts due 31 May 2027

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Quick answers · Unity Schools Trust

Are they getting slower or faster?
Their reported average was steady — within about ±3 days period to period, around 20 days.
What's their typical pay point?
Their latest reports averaged around day 20, moving within about ±3 days. 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 6,104 companies with a current statutory report — every sector pooled, not an average of sector medians (how the figure is built).

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