Their own payment-practices filing · gov.uk

Eastern Learning Alliance pays suppliers in 41 days on average — 11 days past its stated terms

CRN 07899393 · Education · 7 statutory reports on record · period to 31 Aug 2026

41daysavg time to pay · H1 2026

Their H1 2026 filing puts the average 11 days past the 30-day term they state.

Slower than mostvs a 31-day median across 6,104 recent filers

Their stated terms: 30 days
Paid outside agreed terms: 59% of invoices
Paid after 61+ days: 13%
Reporting period: 1 Mar 2026 – 31 Aug 2026
Source: their gov.uk filing, filed 29 Sept 2026

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

Terms vs reality · their H1 2026 filing

Paid 11 days past their stated terms

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

avg 41d

0 days45 days

reported avg 41 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 50% 31–60 days 37% 61+ days 13%

Source: their statutory Payment Practices Report #117116, period 1 Mar 2026 – 31 Aug 2026, filed 29 Sept 2026 · gov.uk payment-practices service

Eastern Learning Alliance pays 11 days past its own stated terms. 59% of invoices still went outside agreed terms; 13% reached 61 days or more. Self-reported in their statutory H1 2026 filing.

The pattern · last 6 of 7 reports

28 → 41 days — slowing down

PAIDLATE · the patternavg days per report

Last 6 of 7 filed reports · linear day scale · every period is in the table below · Source: gov.uk payment-practices service

13 days slower across the window. From 28 days in H1 2024 to 41 in the H1 2026 filing; the dashed line marks the 30-day term they state.

The read · computed from their figures

Eastern Learning Alliance's H1 2026 filing puts their average at 41 days against stated terms of 30 days; 59% of invoices were paid outside agreed terms and 13% took 61 days or longer. Filed 29 Sept 2026.

The direction is slower: from 28 days in H1 2024 to 41 now — 13 days slower across their last 6 reports.

On the latest reported averages: Slower than 96% of the 309 large companies reporting in education.

That is 7 statutory periods on record (earliest H1 2023) — a historical record, not a promise for a new invoice.

In their own words · from the filing

Standard payment terms

Standard Payment terms are 30 days of the date of a correctly rendered invoice

Dispute resolution

Initially all payment disputes or complaints regarding payment would be addressed to individual schools and the point of contact would be the school finance link, escalation of the process if this was ever required would be through the Headteacher, in the event of no resolution the matter would be referred to the Trust Chief Financial Officer.

Every statutory report on record

Most recent first.

Period	Avg days	Outside terms	61+ days	Filed
H1 2026	41	59%	13%	29 Sept 2026
H1 2026	36	48%	11%	27 Mar 2026
H1 2025	34	50%	8%	30 Sept 2025
H1 2025	37	62%	9%	6 Mar 2025
H1 2024	35	47%	15%	24 Oct 2024
H1 2024	28	29%	7%	24 Oct 2024
H1 2023	25	29%	7%	28 Nov 2023

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: 5 Jan 2012
Registered office: IMPINGTON VILLAGE COLLEGE NEW ROAD, CAMBRIDGE, CB24 9LX

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

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Illustrative · working-capital arithmetic

What a 41-day cycle ties up

A worked example, not a finding. On a hypothetical £12k/month account, at a 41-day vs a 30-day payment cycle.

≈ £16,000

of invoicing outstanding at any one time on a 41-day cycle — about £4,300 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 · Eastern Learning Alliance

Are they getting slower or faster?

Their reported average has moved about 13 days slower over the window (28 → 41 days).

What's their typical pay point?

Their latest filed report puts the average at day 41; across their last 6 reports it ranged 28–41 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?

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?

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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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