Their own payment-practices filing · gov.uk

The First Federation Trust paid suppliers in 6 days on average — inside its 30-day stated terms

CRN 07819870 · Education · 11 statutory reports on record · period to 29 Feb 2024

Dated record. The latest report covers a period ending 29 Feb 2024 and the company hasn’t filed since (it may have dropped below the reporting threshold). Treat the figures as historical.

6daysavg time to pay · H1 2024

Their H1 2024 filing put the average 24 days inside their stated 30-day term.

Their stated terms: 30 days
Paid outside agreed terms: 7% of invoices
Paid after 61+ days: 1%
Reporting period: 1 Sept 2023 – 29 Feb 2024
Source: their gov.uk filing, filed 6 Mar 2024

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

Terms vs reality · their H1 2024 filing

Paid 24 days inside the 30-day term they state

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

avg 6d

0 days40 days

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

Where their invoices landed · share of all invoices

within 30 days 99% 31–60 days 0% 61+ days 1%

Source: their statutory Payment Practices Report #82349, period 1 Sept 2023 – 29 Feb 2024, filed 6 Mar 2024 · gov.uk payment-practices service

The First Federation Trust paid 24 days inside its stated 30-day term. 7% of invoices still went outside agreed terms; 1% reached 61 days or more. Self-reported in their statutory H1 2024 filing.

The pattern · last 6 of 11 reports

Held steady around 6 days

PAIDLATE · the patternavg days per report

Last 6 of 11 filed reports · linear day scale · every period is in the table below · Source: gov.uk payment-practices service

Steady around 6 days. Their reported average has moved within about ±0 days period to period; the dashed line marks the 30-day term they state.

The read · computed from their figures

The First Federation Trust's H1 2024 filing put their average at 6 days against stated terms of 30 days; 7% of invoices were paid outside agreed terms and 1% took 61 days or longer. Filed 6 Mar 2024.

The pattern is steady — their reported average moves within about ±0 days period to period.

That is 11 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 pay all invoices within the standard 30 days of receipt of invoice unless we have invoices that are in dispute and then these will be monitored and followed up regularly

Dispute resolution

Disputes relating to payments for any goods or services, under any qualifying contracts, are initially directed to the relevant finance administrator within the school to which the goods or services were supplied or ordered. Any dispute will be investigated and resolved as quickly as possible by the Finance Administrator or passed over to a member of the First Federation Trust central finance team for further investigation.

Every statutory report on record

Most recent first.

Period	Avg days	Outside terms	61+ days	Filed
H1 2024	6	7%	1%	6 Mar 2024
H1 2023	6	6%	0%	26 Sept 2023
H1 2023	6	6%	0%	3 Mar 2023
H1 2022	6	6%	0%	7 Sept 2022
H1 2022	6	6%	0%	8 Mar 2022
H1 2021	6	6%	0%	2 Sept 2021
H1 2021	6	6%	0%	8 Mar 2021
H1 2020	14	0%	0%	24 Sept 2020
H1 2020	14	0%	0%	10 Mar 2020
H1 2019	14	0%	0%	15 Oct 2019
H1 2019	14	0%	0%	15 Oct 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: 21 Oct 2011
Registered office: BLACKPOOL C OF E PRIMARY SCHOOL, NEWTON ABBOT, TQ12 6JB

0 outstanding charges on the register Accounts due 31 May 2027

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Quick answers · The First Federation Trust

Are they getting slower or faster?

Their reported average was steady — within about ±0 days period to period, around 6 days.

What's their typical pay point?

Their latest reports averaged around day 6, moving within about ±0 days. Treat that as a historical reference point, not a promise for a new invoice.

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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.

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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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