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How long does River Learning Trust take to pay its suppliers?

CRN 07966500 · Education · 16 statutory reports on record · period to 31 Mar 2026

11days
their reported average time to pay suppliers, latest period
Faster than mostvs a 31-day median across 6,185 recent filers

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

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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
27 Feb 2012
Registered office
RIVER LEARNING TRUST CENTRAL OFFICE C/O ROSE HILL PRIMARY SCHOOL, OXFORD, OX4 4SF
0 outstanding charges on the register Accounts due 31 May 2027

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Terms vs reality

Stated terms: 0 days. Reported average: 11.

Stated terms0d
+11 days
Reported avg11d

At a glance

The key figures

0d
their stated terms
25%
invoices paid outside terms
±1d
steady pattern

Vs peers · latest reported averages

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

The pattern

Holding steady

Average days to pay across their last 6 statutory reports.

11
10
10
10
11
11
H1 2023H1 2024H1 2024H1 2025H1 2025H1 2026

Where their supplier invoices land · latest period

within 30 days 99% 31–60 days 0% 61+ days 1%

The read · computed from their figures

River Learning Trust has filed 16 statutory payment periods (earliest H1 2018). Their latest report puts the average at 11 days against stated terms of 0 days.

The pattern is steady — their reported average moves within about ±1 days period to period.

In the latest period 25% of invoices were paid outside their agreed terms, and 1% landed 61+ days out.

In their own words · from the filing

Standard payment terms

We have 30 days standard payment terms.

Dispute resolution

In all instances we seek to communicate with suppliers and resolve any issues to mutual satisfaction in a professional manner. Initially, complaints are dealt with either by individual schools or by the Central Finance Team. Where they cannot be resolved locally, they are escalated either to the CFO, COO or Operations Director. We also follow dispute terms in contracts where applicable.

Every statutory report on record

Most recent first.

PeriodAvg daysOutside terms61+ daysFiled
H1 20261125%1%2 Apr 2026
H1 20251126%1%19 Sept 2025
H1 20251030%1%7 Mar 2025
H1 20241031%0%3 Sept 2024
H1 20241032%1%8 Mar 2024
H1 20231128%1%28 Sept 2023
H1 2023927%1%2 Mar 2023
H1 20221026%1%29 Sept 2022
H1 20221029%1%14 Mar 2022
H1 20211133%1%21 Sept 2021
H1 20211034%1%29 Mar 2021
H1 20201242%1%4 Mar 2020
H1 20191423%1%12 Sept 2019
H1 20191155%2%23 Sept 2019
H1 20182141%2%1 Oct 2018
H1 20182835%7%29 Mar 2018

Working-capital effect

What a 11-day cycle ties up

Illustrative. On a hypothetical £12k/month account, at a 11-day vs a 0-day payment cycle.

≈ £4,500
of invoicing outstanding at any one time on a 11-day cycle — about £4,300 more than the same account would carry at 0-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 is steady — within about ±1 days period to period, around 11 days.
What's their typical pay point?
Their latest reports average around day 11, moving within about ±1 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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