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How long does Community Schools Alliance Trust take to pay its suppliers?

CRN 08319810 · 4 statutory reports on record · period to 31 Aug 2019

28days
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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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.

Terms vs reality

Stated terms: 30 days. Reported average: 28.

Stated terms30d
-2 days
Reported avg28d

At a glance

The key figures

30d
their stated terms
3%
invoices paid outside terms
+16d
slower over the window
±9d
variable pattern

Vs peers · latest reported averages

fasterslower
Faster than 61% of large companies reporting.

The pattern

Getting slower

Average days to pay across their last 4 statutory reports.

terms 30d
12
11
12
28
H1 2018H1 2018H1 2019H1 2019

Where their supplier invoices land · latest period

within 30 days 31% 31–60 days 65% 61+ days 4%

The read · computed from their figures

Community Schools Alliance Trust has filed 4 statutory payment periods (earliest H1 2018). Their latest report puts the average at 28 days against stated terms of 30 days.

The direction is slower: from 12 to 28 days over the window — about 16 days slower.

In the latest period 3% of invoices were paid outside their agreed terms, and 4% landed 61+ days out.

In their own words · from the filing

Standard payment terms

Standard payment terms are 30 days. If that date falls within a half-term for the school, the payment is bought forward to ensure it is with the supplier on time. For the summer holidays, there is a cut off date for orders to ensure that all invoices are received and paid before the holidays. One payrun is done in August to sweep up any late receipts.

Dispute resolution

Any complaints can be received via a Finance email address or telephone. These are dealt with promptly by the Finance Assistants. Should there be any need for escalation, it is then referred to the Head of Finance and finally the CEO.

Every statutory report on record

Most recent first.

PeriodAvg daysOutside terms61+ daysFiled
H1 2019283%4%12 Dec 2019
H1 20191250%1%26 Mar 2019
H1 20181130%1%24 Sept 2018
H1 20181237%1%5 Apr 2018

Quick answers

Are they getting slower or faster?
Their reported average has moved about 16 days slower over the window (12 → 28 days).
What's their typical pay point?
Their latest reports average around day 28, moving within about ±9 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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