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South Orpington Learning Alliance Multi-Academy Trust paid suppliers in 23 days on average — within its stated 7–30 day terms

CRN 07943613 · 16 statutory reports on record · period to 31 Mar 2025

Dated record. The latest report covers a period ending 31 Mar 2025 and the company hasn’t filed since (it may have dropped below the reporting threshold). Treat the figures as historical.
23daysavg time to pay · H1 2025

Their H1 2025 filing put the average 16 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
4% of invoices
Paid after 61+ days
3%
Reporting period
1 Mar 2025 – 31 Mar 2025
Source
their gov.uk filing, filed 25 Apr 2025

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

Terms vs reality · their H1 2025 filing

Paid within their stated range — 23 against 7–30 days

The pattern · last 6 of 16 reports

31 → 23 days — faster across the window

The read · computed from their figures

South Orpington Learning Alliance Multi-Academy Trust's H1 2025 filing put their average at 23 days against stated terms of 7–30 days; 4% of invoices were paid outside agreed terms and 3% took 61 days or longer. Filed 25 Apr 2025.

The direction is faster: from 31 days in H1 2023 to 23 now — 8 days faster across their last 6 reports.

That is 16 statutory periods on record (earliest H1 2018) — a historical record, not a promise for a new invoice.

In their own words · from the filing

Standard payment terms

Most of our supplier contracts have 30 days payment terms.

Dispute resolution

Contact would be initiated by telephone/email and escalated as appropriate within the Trust.

Every statutory report on record

Most recent first.

PeriodAvg daysOutside terms61+ daysFiled
H1 2025234%3%25 Apr 2025
H1 2025244%4%17 Mar 2025
H1 20242417%5%24 Sept 2024
H1 20242826%9%25 Mar 2024
H1 20232724%6%25 Sept 2023
H1 20233136%9%10 Mar 2023
H1 20222614%2%29 Sept 2022
H1 20222720%3%22 Mar 2022
H1 2021217%1%29 Sept 2021
H1 2021231%2%23 Mar 2021
H1 20201510%2%28 Sept 2020
H1 20202310%2%28 Mar 2020
H1 2019218%1%30 Sept 2019
H1 20192511%2%26 Mar 2019
H1 20182514%2%28 Sept 2018
H1 20182918%3%28 Mar 2018

Illustrative · working-capital arithmetic

What a 23-day cycle ties up

A worked example, not a finding. On a hypothetical £12k/month account, at a 23-day vs a 7-day payment cycle.

≈ £9,000
of invoicing outstanding at any one time on a 23-day cycle — about £6,300 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 · South Orpington Learning Alliance Multi-Academy Trust

Are they getting slower or faster?
Their reported average has moved about 8 days faster over the window (31 → 23 days).
What's their typical pay point?
Their latest filed report put the average at day 23; across their last 6 reports it ranged 23–31 days. Treat that as a historical reference point, not a promise for a new invoice.
Can I see what this means for my invoices?
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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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