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Their own payment-practices filing · gov.uk

Athena Schools Trust pays suppliers in 4 days on average — inside its shortest stated term

CRN 08303773 · Education · 12 statutory reports on record · period to 31 Aug 2026

4daysavg time to pay · H1 2026

Their H1 2026 filing puts the average 3 days inside the shortest term they state (7 days).

Faster than mostvs a 31-day median across 6,104 recent filers
Their stated terms
7–30 days
Paid outside agreed terms
2% of invoices
Paid after 61+ days
0%
Reporting period
1 Mar 2026 – 31 Aug 2026
Source
their gov.uk filing, filed 30 Sept 2026

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

Terms vs reality · their H1 2026 filing

Paid 3 days inside the 7-day term they state

The pattern · last 6 of 12 reports

Holding steady around 4 days

The read · computed from their figures

Athena Schools Trust's H1 2026 filing puts their average at 4 days against stated terms of 7–30 days; 2% of invoices were paid outside agreed terms and 0% took 61 days or longer. Filed 30 Sept 2026.

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

On the latest reported averages: Faster than 100% of the 309 large companies reporting in education.

That is 12 statutory periods on record (earliest H1 2021) — a historical record, not a promise for a new invoice.

In their own words · from the filing

Standard payment terms

The trust undertakes to pay valid invoices within 30 days of receipt from the day of physical or electronic arrival at the nominated address of the trust. A valid invoice is one that is: - delivered in timing in accordance with the contract. - that is for the correct sum; - in respect of goods / services supplied or delivered to the required quality (or are expected to be at the required quality); - which quote the relevant purchase order / contract reference (where used) which has been delivered to the nominated address.

Dispute resolution

Disputes should be raised to local buying offices in the first instance and escalated to the trust central office as appropriate.

Every statutory report on record

Most recent first.

PeriodAvg daysOutside terms61+ daysFiled
H1 202642%0%30 Sept 2026
H1 202652%0%26 Mar 2026
H1 202532%0%25 Sept 2025
H1 202543%1%26 Mar 2025
H1 202444%1%23 Sept 2024
H1 202433%1%26 Mar 2024
H1 202345%1%26 Sept 2023
H1 202364%1%30 Mar 2023
H1 202254%1%27 Sept 2022
H1 202222%0%25 Mar 2022
H1 2021229%0%22 Sept 2021
H1 2021222%0%8 Jun 2021

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 Nov 2012
Registered office
TRUST HOUSE, KINGS COLLEGE, GUILDFORD, GU2 8DU
0 outstanding charges on the register Accounts due 31 May 2027

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Quick answers · Athena Schools Trust

Are they getting slower or faster?
Their reported average is steady — within about ±1 days period to period, around 4 days.
What's their typical pay point?
Their latest reports average around day 4, moving within about ±1 days. Treat that as a historical reference point, not a promise for a new invoice.
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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?
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Is this official government data?
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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 6,104 companies with a current statutory report — every sector pooled, not an average of sector medians (how the figure is built).

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