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How long does Kenton Schools Academy Trust take to pay its suppliers?

CRN 07964133 · Education · 12 statutory reports on record · period to 31 Aug 2024

40days
their reported average time to pay suppliers, latest period
Well behindvs a 31-day median across 6,185 recent filers

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

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Dated record. The latest report covers a period ending 31 Aug 2024 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
24 Feb 2012
Registered office
KENTON SCHOOL NEWCASTLE, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE3 3RU
0 outstanding charges on the register Accounts due 31 May 2027

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Terms vs reality

Stated terms: 2–193 days. Reported average: 40.

Stated terms2–193d
+38 days
Reported avg40d

At a glance

The key figures

2–193d
their stated terms
69%
invoices paid outside terms
+4d
slower over the window
±4d
steady pattern

Vs peers · latest reported averages

fasterslower
Slower than 94% of the 303 large companies reporting in education.

The pattern

Getting slower

Average days to pay across their last 6 statutory reports.

terms 2d
36
31
33
32
33
40
H1 2022H1 2022H1 2023H1 2023H1 2024H1 2024

Where their supplier invoices land · latest period

within 30 days 31% 31–60 days 56% 61+ days 13%

The read · computed from their figures

Kenton Schools Academy Trust has filed 12 statutory payment periods (earliest H1 2019). Their latest report puts the average at 40 days against stated terms of 2–193 days.

The direction is slower: from 36 to 40 days over the window — about 4 days slower.

In the latest period 69% of invoices were paid outside their agreed terms, and 13% landed 61+ days out.

In their own words · from the filing

Standard payment terms

In consideration of the supply of Goods and Services by the Supplier, the Customer shall pay the invoices amounts within 30 days of the date of a correctly rendered invoice to a bank account nominated in writing by the Supplier

Dispute resolution

The Trust operates an electronic ordering system where a purchase order is raised and sent to the supplier. If suppliers do not use the PO reference on their invoices this can delay payment. If there are any queries on the invoice then finance contact the supplier to resolve. Payment is not made until the goods / service issue is resolved or a credit note is issued. This can cause payments to appear to be paid late as we will not make payment until all queries are resolved.

Every statutory report on record

Most recent first.

PeriodAvg daysOutside terms61+ daysFiled
H1 20244069%13%9 Oct 2024
H1 20243342%10%27 Mar 2024
H1 20233237%13%26 Sept 2023
H1 20233340%12%28 Mar 2023
H1 2022310%9%28 Sept 2022
H1 2022360%12%24 Mar 2022
H1 2021270%4%27 Sept 2021
H1 2021340%42%14 Apr 2021
H1 2020305%5%24 Sept 2020
H1 202070%1%30 Mar 2020
H1 201970%1%11 Sept 2019
H1 201950%1%2 Apr 2019

Working-capital effect

What a 40-day cycle ties up

Illustrative. On a hypothetical £12k/month account, at a 40-day vs a 2-day payment cycle.

≈ £16,000
of invoicing outstanding at any one time on a 40-day cycle — about £15,000 more than the same account would carry at 2-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 slower over the window (36 → 40 days).
What's their typical pay point?
Their latest reports average around day 40, moving within about ±4 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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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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