Their own payment-practices filing · gov.uk
Reach South Academy Trust pays suppliers in 13 days on average — inside its shortest stated term
Their H1 2026 filing puts the average 17 days inside the shortest term they state (30 days).
- Their stated terms
- 30–31 days
- Paid outside agreed terms
- 8% of invoices
- Paid after 61+ days
- 1%
- Reporting period
- 1 Mar 2026 – 31 Aug 2026
- Source
- their gov.uk filing, filed 30 Sept 2026
Self-reported figures from their statutory filing. How this is compiled.
Terms vs reality · their H1 2026 filing
Paid 17 days inside the 30-day term they state
Where their invoices landed · share of all invoices
The pattern · last 6 of 14 reports
22 → 13 days — getting faster
The read · computed from their figures
Reach South Academy Trust's H1 2026 filing puts their average at 13 days against stated terms of 30–31 days; 8% of invoices were paid outside agreed terms and 1% took 61 days or longer. Filed 30 Sept 2026.
The direction is faster: from 22 days in H1 2024 to 13 now — 9 days faster across their last 6 reports.
On the latest reported averages: Faster than 89% of the 309 large companies reporting in education.
That is 14 statutory periods on record (earliest H1 2020) — a historical record, not a promise for a new invoice.
What they tell their suppliers
In their own words · from the filing
Standard payment terms
Standard terms of 30 days from the latter of; date of invoice or receipt of invoice, for all qualifying contracts.
Dispute resolution
Suppliers wishing to query a payment should either send an email to [email protected] or phone 01752 544984. The Trust operates a Shared Service Centre (SSC) that processes invoices and payments on behalf of all schools in the Trust. The SSC team will address supplier queries within 48 hours. If the supplier is unsatisfied with the response, the supplier should communicate this back and the SSC team will escalate the dispute to the Trust’s Head of Finance, who in turn can escalate it to the Finance Director if required.
Every statutory report on record
Most recent first.
| Period | Avg days | Outside terms | 61+ days | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| H1 2026 | 13 | 8% | 1% | 30 Sept 2026 |
| H1 2026 | 15 | 9% | 1% | 8 Apr 2026 |
| H1 2025 | 13 | 7% | 1% | 25 Sept 2025 |
| H1 2025 | 14 | 6% | 1% | 1 Apr 2025 |
| H1 2024 | 16 | 7% | 2% | 30 Sept 2024 |
| H1 2024 | 22 | 7% | 3% | 22 Mar 2024 |
| H1 2023 | 14 | 6% | 1% | 3 Oct 2023 |
| H1 2023 | 16 | 9% | 1% | 29 Mar 2023 |
| H1 2022 | 13 | 4% | 1% | 28 Sept 2022 |
| H1 2022 | 14 | 3% | 1% | 24 Mar 2022 |
| H1 2021 | 14 | 2% | 1% | 28 Sept 2021 |
| H1 2021 | 15 | 3% | 1% | 31 Mar 2021 |
| H1 2020 | 16 | 3% | 1% | 30 Sept 2020 |
| H1 2020 | 13 | 3% | 1% | 25 Mar 2020 |
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
- 27 Apr 2016
- Registered office
- REACH SOUTH ACADEMY TRUST C/O SPRINGFIELDS ACADEMY, CALNE, SN11 0DS
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