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How long does The Elliot Foundation Academies Trust take to pay its suppliers?

CRN 08116706 · Education · 4 statutory reports on record · period to 31 Aug 2019

31days
their reported average time to pay suppliers, latest period
Around averagevs 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 2019 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
22 Jun 2012
Registered office
144 YORK WAY, LONDON, N1 0AX
0 outstanding charges on the register Accounts due 31 May 2027

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Terms vs reality

Stated terms: 30 days. Reported average: 31.

Stated terms30d
+1 days
Reported avg31d

At a glance

The key figures

30d
their stated terms
39%
invoices paid outside terms
±6d
variable pattern

Vs peers · latest reported averages

fasterslower
Slower than 76% of the 303 large companies reporting in education.

The pattern

Holding steady

Average days to pay across their last 4 statutory reports.

terms 30d
29
22
33
31
H1 2018H1 2018H1 2019H1 2019

Where their supplier invoices land · latest period

within 30 days 61% 31–60 days 28% 61+ days 11%

The read · computed from their figures

The Elliot Foundation Academies Trust has filed 4 statutory payment periods (earliest H1 2018). Their latest report puts the average at 31 days against stated terms of 30 days.

The pattern is steady — their reported average moves within about ±6 days period to period.

In the latest period 39% of invoices were paid outside their agreed terms, and 11% landed 61+ days out.

In their own words · from the filing

Standard payment terms

The Elliot Foundation Academies Trust (TEFAT) is a Multi Academy Trust, and registered charity, running 28 primary schools, accordingly it does not sell goods and thus there are no standard payment terms akin to those in commercial enterprises. The data provided relates to payments made by TEFAT and the most frequently used payment period term is 30 days.

Dispute resolution

Any disputes are dealt with by relevant Finance team members in the first instance. If required the matter is escalated to a member of the executive leadership team. Finally, as last resort, if required bring to attention of FD/CEO and ultimately the Finance Committee and then the Board.

Every statutory report on record

Most recent first.

PeriodAvg daysOutside terms61+ daysFiled
H1 20193139%11%5 Dec 2019
H1 20193341%12%5 Dec 2019
H1 20182225%7%27 Sept 2018
H1 20182933%8%28 Mar 2018

Quick answers

Are they getting slower or faster?
Their reported average is steady — within about ±6 days period to period, around 31 days.
What's their typical pay point?
Their latest reports average around day 31, moving within about ±6 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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