Their own payment-practices filing · gov.uk

The Bath and Mendip Partnership Trust paid suppliers in 27 days on average — within its stated 7–30 day terms

CRN 07728112 · Education · 8 statutory reports on record · period to 31 Aug 2022

Dated record. The latest report covers a period ending 31 Aug 2022 and the company hasn’t filed since (it may have dropped below the reporting threshold). Treat the figures as historical.

27daysavg time to pay · H1 2022

Their H1 2022 filing put the average 20 days past the shortest term they state (7 days), still within their 30-day upper term.

Their stated terms: 7–30 days
Paid outside agreed terms: 50% of invoices
Paid after 61+ days: 5%
Reporting period: 1 Mar 2022 – 31 Aug 2022
Source: their gov.uk filing, filed 27 Sept 2022

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

Terms vs reality · their H1 2022 filing

Paid within their stated range — 27 against 7–30 days

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

avg 27d

0 days40 days

reported avg 27 days their filed terms 7–30 days UK median 31 days · n = 6,104 recent filers

Where their invoices landed · share of all invoices

within 30 days 82% 31–60 days 13% 61+ days 5%

Source: their statutory Payment Practices Report #63165, period 1 Mar 2022 – 31 Aug 2022, filed 27 Sept 2022 · gov.uk payment-practices service

The Bath and Mendip Partnership Trust paid within its stated range, 20 days past the shortest term. 50% of invoices still went outside agreed terms; 5% reached 61 days or more. Self-reported in their statutory H1 2022 filing.

The pattern · last 6 of 8 reports

22 → 27 days — slower across the window

PAIDLATE · the patternavg days per report

Last 6 of 8 filed reports · linear day scale · every period is in the table below · Source: gov.uk payment-practices service

5 days slower across the window. From 22 days in H1 2020 to 27 in the H1 2022 filing; the dashed line marks the 7-day term they state.

The read · computed from their figures

The Bath and Mendip Partnership Trust's H1 2022 filing put their average at 27 days against stated terms of 7–30 days; 50% of invoices were paid outside agreed terms and 5% took 61 days or longer. Filed 27 Sept 2022.

The direction is slower: from 22 days in H1 2020 to 27 now — 5 days slower across their last 6 reports.

That is 8 statutory periods on record (earliest H1 2019) — a historical record, not a promise for a new invoice.

In their own words · from the filing

Standard payment terms

We do not have our own standard terms but agree the supplier terms when setting up new accounts

Dispute resolution

Disputes are usually resolved by the person who placed the order with the supplier. The Business Manager will become involved if necessary. There is no set timescale but will try to resolve as soon as possible and within the suppliers' payment terms

Every statutory report on record

Most recent first.

Period	Avg days	Outside terms	61+ days	Filed
H1 2022	27	50%	5%	27 Sept 2022
H1 2022	27	45%	5%	1 Apr 2022
H1 2021	26	41%	5%	6 Oct 2021
H1 2021	26	44%	5%	4 May 2021
H1 2020	23	56%	6%	24 Sept 2020
H1 2020	22	60%	4%	30 Apr 2020
H1 2019	30	67%	8%	4 Oct 2019
H1 2019	27	76%	6%	6 Jun 2019

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: 3 Aug 2011
Registered office: FOSSE WAY SCHOOL, RADSTOCK, BA3 3AL

1 outstanding charge — secured borrowing registered Accounts due 31 May 2027

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Illustrative · working-capital arithmetic

What a 27-day cycle ties up

A worked example, not a finding. On a hypothetical £12k/month account, at a 27-day vs a 7-day payment cycle.

≈ £10,500

of invoicing outstanding at any one time on a 27-day cycle — about £7,900 more than the same account would carry at 7-day terms.

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.

Quick answers · The Bath and Mendip Partnership Trust

Are they getting slower or faster?

Their reported average has moved about 5 days slower over the window (22 → 27 days).

What's their typical pay point?

Their latest filed report put the average at day 27; across their last 6 reports it ranged 22–27 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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