Their own payment-practices filing · gov.uk

How long does Inspire Learning Trust take to pay its suppliers?

CRN 09482529 · Education · 5 statutory reports on record · period to 28 Feb 2026

21days

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.

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: 10 Mar 2015
Registered office: WINTERHILL SCHOOL HIGH STREET, ROTHERHAM, S61 2BD

0 outstanding charges on the register Accounts due 31 May 2027

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Terms vs reality

Stated terms: 5–31 days. Reported average: 21.

Stated terms5–31d

+16 days

Reported avg21d

At a glance

The key figures

5–31d

their stated terms

19%

invoices paid outside terms

-6d

faster over the window

±6d

variable pattern

Vs peers · latest reported averages

fasterslower

Faster than 70% of the 303 large companies reporting in education.

The pattern

Getting faster

Average days to pay across their last 5 statutory reports.

terms 5d

H1 2024H1 2024H1 2025H1 2025H1 2026

Where their supplier invoices land · latest period

within 30 days 89% 31–60 days 10% 61+ days 1%

The read · computed from their figures

Inspire Learning Trust has filed 5 statutory payment periods (earliest H1 2024). Their latest report puts the average at 21 days against stated terms of 5–31 days.

The direction is faster: from 27 to 21 days over the window — about 6 days faster.

In the latest period 19% of invoices were paid outside their agreed terms, and 1% landed 61+ days out.

What they tell their suppliers

19% of invoices in dispute

In their own words · from the filing

Standard payment terms

Most contracts have standard payment terms of 30 days, however some small businesses have an agreement to receive payment in shorter periods. We also have suppliers with 14 days payment terms these include the LEA and supply agencies (for education supply staff). We have also some smaller businesses that require payment in a shorter period of time which is short as 5 days which we try and accommodate on our weekly payment cycles that we complete each Wednesday for payment every Friday.

Dispute resolution

The Finance Department handles all supplier disputes and maintains communication to ensure a resolution is reached as soon as practically possible. Suppliers raising a dispute should provide relevant supporting documents, such as invoices, credit notes, and statements, to facilitate a prompt review. If a dispute cannot be resolved at the Finance Department level within 5 working days, it will be escalated to the Finance Lead or CFO for further review. If no resolution is reached within 10 working days, the matter will be referred to the CEO of Inspire Learning Trust for a final decision. To ensure the smooth processing of invoices and payments, suppliers must send invoices, credit notes, and statements to [email protected]. For general finance enquiries or to follow up on an outstanding

Other information

We continue to make every effort to chase suppliers for invoices and ensure payments are made as soon as reasonably possible. In July 2024, we implemented a new invoice automation system to streamline invoice matching and statement processing. This system also enabled us to proactively follow up with suppliers regarding missing invoices. As mentioned in our previous 3 reports, we have now been using this system for eighteen months, and it has significantly improved our payment processing times. We will continue to refine and enhance the system to ensure suppliers receive payments on time. This relies on the supplier following the purchase order instructions and terms when goods or services are requested to ensure timely payment.

Every statutory report on record

Most recent first.

Period	Avg days	Outside terms	61+ days	Filed
H1 2026	21	19%	1%	11 Mar 2026
H1 2025	20	19%	1%	29 Sept 2025
H1 2025	22	17%	2%	13 Mar 2025
H1 2024	31	26%	8%	29 Sept 2024
H1 2024	27	24%	4%	28 Mar 2024

Working-capital effect

What a 21-day cycle ties up

Illustrative. On a hypothetical £12k/month account, at a 21-day vs a 5-day payment cycle.

≈ £8,500

of invoicing outstanding at any one time on a 21-day cycle — about £6,300 more than the same account would carry at 5-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 6 days faster over the window (27 → 21 days).

What's their typical pay point?

Their latest reports average around day 21, moving within about ±6 days. Treat that as a historical reference point, not a promise for a new invoice.

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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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