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Compass Academy Trust paid suppliers in 23 days on average — 9 days past its stated terms

CRN 09323096 · 14 statutory reports on record · period to 31 Aug 2024

Dated record. The latest report covers a period ending 31 Aug 2024 and the company hasn’t filed since (it may have dropped below the reporting threshold). Treat the figures as historical.
23daysavg time to pay · H1 2024

Their H1 2024 filing put the average 9 days past the 14-day term they state.

Their stated terms
14 days
Paid outside agreed terms
18% of invoices
Paid after 61+ days
3%
Reporting period
1 Mar 2024 – 31 Aug 2024
Source
their gov.uk filing, filed 22 Oct 2024

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

Terms vs reality · their H1 2024 filing

Paid 9 days past their stated terms

The pattern · last 6 of 14 reports

26 → 23 days — faster across the window

The read · computed from their figures

Compass Academy Trust's H1 2024 filing put their average at 23 days against stated terms of 14 days; 18% of invoices were paid outside agreed terms and 3% took 61 days or longer. Filed 22 Oct 2024.

The direction is faster: from 26 days in H1 2022 to 23 now — 3 days faster across their last 6 reports.

That is 14 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

The aim is to make payments within 30 days of receipt of invoice

Dispute resolution

All disputes should be addressed to the Trust in writing. The Trust will aim to deal with a dispute within 14 days.

Every statutory report on record

Most recent first.

PeriodAvg daysOutside terms61+ daysFiled
H1 20242318%3%22 Oct 2024
H1 20242421%5%22 Oct 2024
H1 20232115%3%29 Jan 2024
H1 20232317%6%8 Jun 2023
H1 20222420%7%2 Nov 2022
H1 20222622%5%6 May 2022
H1 20213645%12%6 May 2022
H1 2021147%1%21 Jun 2021
H1 2020146%1%25 Mar 2021
H1 2020117%1%19 Jun 2020
H1 20191010%1%19 Dec 2019
H1 2019113%0%16 May 2019
H1 2018133%1%29 Jan 2019
H1 2018123%0%27 Mar 2018

Illustrative · working-capital arithmetic

What a 23-day cycle ties up

A worked example, not a finding. On a hypothetical £12k/month account, at a 23-day vs a 14-day payment cycle.

≈ £9,000
of invoicing outstanding at any one time on a 23-day cycle — about £3,500 more than the same account would carry at 14-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 · Compass Academy Trust

Are they getting slower or faster?
Their reported average has moved about 3 days faster over the window (26 → 23 days).
What's their typical pay point?
Their latest filed report put the average at day 23; across their last 6 reports it ranged 21–26 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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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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