Their own payment-practices filing · gov.uk

The Evolve Trust paid suppliers in 40 days on average — 10 days past its stated terms

CRN 07827747 · 9 statutory reports on record · period to 28 Feb 2022

Dated record. The latest report covers a period ending 28 Feb 2022 and the company hasn’t filed since (it may have dropped below the reporting threshold). Treat the figures as historical.

40daysavg time to pay · H1 2022

Their H1 2022 filing put the average 10 days past the 30-day term they state.

Their stated terms: 30 days
Paid outside agreed terms: 56% of invoices
Paid after 61+ days: 14%
Reporting period: 1 Sept 2021 – 28 Feb 2022
Source: their gov.uk filing, filed 31 Mar 2022

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

Terms vs reality · their H1 2022 filing

Paid 10 days past their stated terms

PAIDLATE · terms vs the clockdays to pay · 0–45

avg 40d

0 days45 days

reported avg 40 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 55% 31–60 days 31% 61+ days 14%

Source: their statutory Payment Practices Report #56822, period 1 Sept 2021 – 28 Feb 2022, filed 31 Mar 2022 · gov.uk payment-practices service

The Evolve Trust paid 10 days past its own stated terms. 56% of invoices still went outside agreed terms; 14% reached 61 days or more. Self-reported in their statutory H1 2022 filing.

The pattern · last 6 of 9 reports

34 → 40 days — slower across the window

PAIDLATE · the patternavg days per report

Last 6 of 9 filed reports · linear day scale · every period is in the table below · Source: gov.uk payment-practices service

6 days slower across the window. From 34 days in H1 2019 to 40 in the H1 2022 filing; the dashed line marks the 30-day term they state.

The read · computed from their figures

The Evolve Trust's H1 2022 filing put their average at 40 days against stated terms of 30 days; 56% of invoices were paid outside agreed terms and 14% took 61 days or longer. Filed 31 Mar 2022.

The direction is slower: from 34 days in H1 2019 to 40 now — 6 days slower across their last 6 reports.

That is 9 statutory periods on record (earliest H1 2018) — a historical record, not a promise for a new invoice.

What they tell their suppliers

Offers e-invoicing

In their own words · from the filing

Standard payment terms

We do not currently have standard payment terms as an organisation, the most commonly used payment terms are 30 days payment due from invoice date which we use for the majority of our supplier base. The exceptions to this are as follows: - Suppliers who provide staff cover i.e. supply agencies are generally on 14 day terms due from invoice date. This is due to the nature of their business as they are required to pay staff on a monthly basis. - Utilities such as electricity, gas and telecoms vary from 14-21 days from invoice date dependant on the supplier and agreed terms. - The payment terms with the Local Authority in relation to various contracted out services that we buy in are on 14 days from invoice date due to the nature of their business and their requirement to pay staff.

Dispute resolution

In the case of a dispute arising regarding payment of invoices, the supplier should contact the Finance office [email protected] Resolutions raised with the above, will be dealt reviewed and an explanation provided within 5 working days. Where the dispute / concern requires further investigation, this will be explained to the supplier with a suitable timescale agreed.

Every statutory report on record

Most recent first.

Period	Avg days	Outside terms	61+ days	Filed
H1 2022	40	56%	14%	31 Mar 2022
H1 2021	38	50%	11%	20 Sept 2021
H1 2021	48	64%	26%	23 Mar 2021
H1 2020	48	66%	22%	29 Sept 2020
H1 2020	39	58%	15%	26 Mar 2020
H1 2019	34	46%	12%	24 Sept 2019
H1 2019	39	51%	15%	20 Mar 2019
H1 2018	23	53%	1%	10 Sept 2018
H1 2018	23	33%	8%	26 Mar 2018

Illustrative · working-capital arithmetic

What a 40-day cycle ties up

A worked example, not a finding. On a hypothetical £12k/month account, at a 40-day vs a 30-day payment cycle.

≈ £16,000

of invoicing outstanding at any one time on a 40-day cycle — about £3,900 more than the same account would carry at 30-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 Evolve Trust

Are they getting slower or faster?

Their reported average has moved about 6 days slower over the window (34 → 40 days).

What's their typical pay point?

Their latest filed report put the average at day 40; across their last 6 reports it ranged 34–48 days. Treat that as a historical reference point, not a promise for a new invoice.

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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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