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How long does Reach2 Academy Trust take to pay its suppliers?

CRN 08452281 · Education · 17 statutory reports on record · period to 28 Feb 2026

61days
their reported average time to pay suppliers, latest period
Well behindvs 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
19 Mar 2013
Registered office
HENHURST RIDGE PRIMARY ACADEMY, BURTON-ON-TRENT, DE13 9TQ
0 outstanding charges on the register Accounts due 31 May 2027

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Terms vs reality

Stated terms: 30 days. Reported average: 61.

Stated terms30d
+31 days
Reported avg61d

At a glance

The key figures

30d
their stated terms
77%
invoices paid outside terms
+23d
slower over the window
±5d
steady pattern

Vs peers · latest reported averages

fasterslower
Slower than 99% of the 303 large companies reporting in education.

The pattern

Getting slower

Average days to pay across their last 6 statutory reports.

terms 30d
38
53
62
55
53
61
H1 2023H1 2024H1 2024H1 2025H1 2025H1 2026

Where their supplier invoices land · latest period

within 30 days 23% 31–60 days 45% 61+ days 32%

The read · computed from their figures

Reach2 Academy Trust has filed 17 statutory payment periods (earliest H1 2018). Their latest report puts the average at 61 days against stated terms of 30 days.

The direction is slower: from 38 to 61 days over the window — about 23 days slower.

In the latest period 77% of invoices were paid outside their agreed terms, and 32% landed 61+ days out.

In their own words · from the filing

Standard payment terms

REAch2 Academy Trusts standard payment terms are 30 days from date of invoice or receipt of invoice (whichever is the latter) for all qualifying contracts during the reporting period.

Dispute resolution

Any disputes relating to supplies of goods and services, should be first directed to the School Business Manager at the Academy whom ordered the goods or services. If no resolution can be found with the School Business manager, and no explanation received why the payment has been withheld, Suppliers can raise their concerns with the Head Teacher of that Academy. Where no resolution has been found by dealing with the academy direct, the supplier may refer the matter to the central trust, by e-mailing [email protected]. Suppliers must include the following information; Academy Supplied, Statement of Account, copy of outstanding invoice(s), purchase order number given by the academy when ordering the goods or service, and who the supplier has been dealing with so far in trying to resolve

Every statutory report on record

Most recent first.

PeriodAvg daysOutside terms61+ daysFiled
H1 20266177%32%31 Mar 2026
H1 20255340%19%30 Sept 2025
H1 20255542%20%31 Mar 2025
H1 20246250%23%30 Sept 2024
H1 20245353%18%28 Mar 2024
H1 20233841%9%29 Sept 2023
H1 20233846%12%31 Mar 2023
H1 20222929%6%30 Sept 2022
H1 20223132%8%25 Mar 2022
H1 20212928%7%29 Sept 2021
H1 20212220%5%23 Mar 2021
H1 20202530%5%30 Sept 2020
H1 20202828%8%19 Mar 2020
H1 20192826%7%30 Sept 2019
H1 20193129%10%19 Mar 2019
H1 20183332%11%28 Sept 2018
H1 20182427%7%28 Mar 2018

Working-capital effect

What a 61-day cycle ties up

Illustrative. On a hypothetical £12k/month account, at a 61-day vs a 30-day payment cycle.

≈ £24,000
of invoicing outstanding at any one time on a 61-day cycle — about £12,200 more than the same account would carry at 30-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 has moved about 23 days slower over the window (38 → 61 days).
What's their typical pay point?
Their latest reports average around day 61, moving within about ±5 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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