Their own payment-practices filing · gov.uk

Lionheart Academies Trust pays suppliers in 32 days on average — 2 days past its stated terms

CRN 08473899 · Education · 18 statutory reports on record · period to 31 Aug 2026

32daysavg time to pay · H1 2026

Their H1 2026 filing puts the average 2 days past the 30-day term they state.

Around averagevs a 31-day median across 6,104 recent filers

Their stated terms: 1–30 days
Paid outside agreed terms: 8% of invoices
Paid after 61+ days: 7%
Reporting period: 1 Mar 2026 – 31 Aug 2026
Source: their gov.uk filing, filed 7 Sept 2026

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

Terms vs reality · their H1 2026 filing

Paid 2 days past their stated terms

PAIDLATE · terms vs the clockdays to pay · 0–40

avg 32d

0 days40 days

reported avg 32 days their filed terms 1–30 days UK median 31 days · n = 6,104 recent filers

Where their invoices landed · share of all invoices

within 30 days 78% 31–60 days 15% 61+ days 7%

Source: their statutory Payment Practices Report #116809, period 1 Mar 2026 – 31 Aug 2026, filed 7 Sept 2026 · gov.uk payment-practices service

Lionheart Academies Trust pays 2 days past its own stated terms. 8% of invoices still went outside agreed terms; 7% reached 61 days or more. Self-reported in their statutory H1 2026 filing.

The pattern · last 6 of 18 reports

17 → 32 days — slowing down

PAIDLATE · the patternavg days per report

Last 6 of 18 filed reports · linear day scale · every period is in the table below · Source: gov.uk payment-practices service

15 days slower across the window. From 17 days in H1 2024 to 32 in the H1 2026 filing; the dashed line marks the 1-day term they state.

The read · computed from their figures

Lionheart Academies Trust's H1 2026 filing puts their average at 32 days against stated terms of 1–30 days; 8% of invoices were paid outside agreed terms and 7% took 61 days or longer. Filed 7 Sept 2026.

The direction is slower: from 17 days in H1 2024 to 32 now — 15 days slower across their last 6 reports.

On the latest reported averages: Slower than 79% of the 309 large companies reporting in education.

That is 18 statutory periods on record (earliest H1 2018) — a historical record, not a promise for a new invoice.

In their own words · from the filing

Standard payment terms

Net 30 days from invoice date

Dispute resolution

1. Informal Resolution - parties will meet to discuss the issue promptly 2. Formal Complaint or Referral - if not resolved informally a written statement will outline the nature of dispute, parties involved, supporting evidence, desired resolution (involvement from the board depending on circumstances) 3. Investigation 4. Mediation 5. Trustee Review 6. Escalation

Every statutory report on record

Most recent first.

Period	Avg days	Outside terms	61+ days	Filed
H1 2026	32	8%	7%	7 Sept 2026
H1 2026	28	6%	5%	8 May 2026
H1 2025	27	7%	4%	8 May 2026
H1 2025	18	7%	3%	8 May 2026
H1 2024	18	14%	3%	15 Nov 2024
H1 2024	17	13%	4%	12 Mar 2024
H1 2023	19	15%	4%	8 Nov 2023
H1 2023	19	13%	6%	6 Apr 2023
H1 2022	19	0%	5%	13 Sept 2022
H1 2022	19	0%	5%	21 Mar 2022
H1 2021	21	13%	5%	1 Oct 2021
H1 2021	31	27%	10%	17 Mar 2021
H1 2020	32	40%	11%	21 Sept 2020
H1 2020	25	31%	7%	17 Mar 2020
H1 2019	26	31%	5%	23 Sept 2019
H1 2019	29	38%	7%	25 Mar 2019
H1 2018	35	48%	9%	14 Sept 2018
H1 2018	35	60%	9%	23 Mar 2018

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: 4 Apr 2013
Registered office: BEAUCHAMP CITY SIXTH FORM, LEICESTER, LE1 6JL

0 outstanding charges on the register Accounts due 31 May 2027

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Illustrative · working-capital arithmetic

What a 32-day cycle ties up

A worked example, not a finding. On a hypothetical £12k/month account, at a 32-day vs a 1-day payment cycle.

≈ £12,500

of invoicing outstanding at any one time on a 32-day cycle — about £12,200 more than the same account would carry at 1-day terms.

Late Payment Act. The Late Payment of Commercial Debts (Interest) Act 1998 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 · Lionheart Academies Trust

Are they getting slower or faster?

Their reported average has moved about 15 days slower over the window (17 → 32 days).

What's their typical pay point?

Their latest filed report puts the average at day 32; across their last 6 reports it ranged 17–32 days. Treat that as a historical reference point, not a promise for a new invoice.

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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?

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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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