Their own payment-practices filing · gov.uk

How long does The Leys and ST Faith's Schools Foundation take to pay its suppliers?

CRN 07748737 · Education · 3 statutory reports on record · period to 31 Jul 2019

22days

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.

Dated record. The latest report covers a period ending 31 Jul 2019 and the company hasn’t filed since (it may have dropped below the reporting threshold). Treat the figures as historical.

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: 22 Aug 2011
Registered office: THE LEYS SCHOOL, CAMBRIDGE, CB2 7AD

1 outstanding charge — secured borrowing registered Accounts due 30 Apr 2027

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Terms vs reality

Stated terms: 5–60 days. Reported average: 22.

Stated terms5–60d

+17 days

Reported avg22d

At a glance

The key figures

5–60d

their stated terms

15%

invoices paid outside terms

-4d

faster over the window

±2d

steady pattern

Vs peers · latest reported averages

fasterslower

Faster than 67% of the 303 large companies reporting in education.

The pattern

Getting faster

Average days to pay across their last 3 statutory reports.

terms 5d

H1 2018H1 2019H1 2019

Where their supplier invoices land · latest period

within 30 days 67% 31–60 days 33% 61+ days 0%

The read · computed from their figures

The Leys and ST Faith's Schools Foundation has filed 3 statutory payment periods (earliest H1 2018). Their latest report puts the average at 22 days against stated terms of 5–60 days.

The direction is faster: from 26 to 22 days over the window — about 4 days faster.

In the latest period 15% of invoices were paid outside their agreed terms, and 0% landed 61+ days out.

In their own words · from the filing

Standard payment terms

Supplier or product invoices we aim to pay 30 days after the date of invoice unless the standard supplier terms are longer The Foundation has different payment terms which are agreed with contracts at the start of a major building contract. On vehicle travel invoices we pay once the travel using the vehicle has taken place as greed with the supplier. Where a direct debit arrangement has been set up with a supplier, it is the supplier's responsibility to make sure payment is taken at the correct time.

Dispute resolution

In the first instance the accounts department will contact the supplier to discuss the problem, this will happen as soon as it Is established there is a complaint or dispute on either side. The accounts team will liaise with the internal department within the Foundation whom asked for the goods or service to confirm any issues they may have, a further communication will then take place with the supplier, a simple query will be sorted out within a short period of time. A more complicated dispute with a contract may take longer depending on the nature of the dispute and ultimately could be referred to The Foundations solicitors.

Every statutory report on record

Most recent first.

Period	Avg days	Outside terms	61+ days	Filed
H1 2019	22	15%	0%	23 Dec 2019
H1 2019	24	15%	1%	17 Jul 2019
H1 2018	26	12%	2%	8 Mar 2018

Working-capital effect

What a 22-day cycle ties up

Illustrative. On a hypothetical £12k/month account, at a 22-day vs a 5-day payment cycle.

≈ £8,500

of invoicing outstanding at any one time on a 22-day cycle — about £6,700 more than the same account would carry at 5-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

Are they getting slower or faster?

Their reported average has moved about 4 days faster over the window (26 → 22 days).

What's their typical pay point?

Their latest reports average around day 22, moving within about ±2 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 6,185 companies with a current statutory report — every sector pooled, not an average of sector medians (how the figure is built).

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