Their own payment-practices filing · gov.uk
Kenton Schools Academy Trust paid suppliers in 40 days on average — within its stated 2–193 day terms
Their H1 2024 filing put the average 38 days past the shortest term they state (2 days), still within their 193-day upper term.
- Their stated terms
- 2–193 days
- Paid outside agreed terms
- 69% of invoices
- Paid after 61+ days
- 13%
- Reporting period
- 1 Mar 2024 – 31 Aug 2024
- Source
- their gov.uk filing, filed 9 Oct 2024
Self-reported figures from their statutory filing. How this is compiled.
Terms vs reality · their H1 2024 filing
Paid within their stated range — 40 against 2–193 days
Where their invoices landed · share of all invoices
The pattern · last 6 of 12 reports
36 → 40 days — slower across the window
The read · computed from their figures
Kenton Schools Academy Trust's H1 2024 filing put their average at 40 days against stated terms of 2–193 days; 69% of invoices were paid outside agreed terms and 13% took 61 days or longer. Filed 9 Oct 2024.
The direction is slower: from 36 days in H1 2022 to 40 now — 4 days slower across their last 6 reports.
That is 12 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
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.
| Period | Avg days | Outside terms | 61+ days | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| H1 2024 | 40 | 69% | 13% | 9 Oct 2024 |
| H1 2024 | 33 | 42% | 10% | 27 Mar 2024 |
| H1 2023 | 32 | 37% | 13% | 26 Sept 2023 |
| H1 2023 | 33 | 40% | 12% | 28 Mar 2023 |
| H1 2022 | 31 | 0% | 9% | 28 Sept 2022 |
| H1 2022 | 36 | 0% | 12% | 24 Mar 2022 |
| H1 2021 | 27 | 0% | 4% | 27 Sept 2021 |
| H1 2021 | 34 | 0% | 42% | 14 Apr 2021 |
| H1 2020 | 30 | 5% | 5% | 24 Sept 2020 |
| H1 2020 | 7 | 0% | 1% | 30 Mar 2020 |
| H1 2019 | 7 | 0% | 1% | 11 Sept 2019 |
| H1 2019 | 5 | 0% | 1% | 2 Apr 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
- 24 Feb 2012
- Registered office
- KENTON SCHOOL NEWCASTLE, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE3 3RU
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 2-day payment cycle.
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.
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