Their own payment-practices filing · gov.uk
How long does Reach South Academy Trust take to pay its suppliers?
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
- 27 Apr 2016
- Registered office
- C/O UTC PLYMOUTH PARK AVENUE, PLYMOUTH, PL1 4RL
Terms vs reality
Stated terms: 30 days. Reported average: 15.
At a glance
The key figures
Vs peers · latest reported averages
The pattern
Holding steady
Average days to pay across their last 6 statutory reports.
Where their supplier invoices land · latest period
The read · computed from their figures
Reach South Academy Trust has filed 13 statutory payment periods (earliest H1 2020). Their latest report puts the average at 15 days against stated terms of 30 days.
The pattern is steady — their reported average moves within about ±2 days period to period.
In the latest period 9% of invoices were paid outside their agreed terms, and 1% landed 61+ days out.
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 | 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 |
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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 6,185 companies with a current statutory report — every sector pooled, not an average of sector medians (how the figure is built).
Report PL-10151730 · latest period to 28 Feb 2026
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