Their own payment-practices filing · gov.uk

Inspire Partnership Academy Trust pays suppliers in 42 days on average — 12 days past its stated terms

CRN 10421212 · Education · 10 statutory reports on record · period to 28 Feb 2026

42daysavg time to pay · H1 2026

Their H1 2026 filing puts the average 12 days past the 30-day term they state.

Slower than mostvs a 31-day median across 6,104 recent filers

Their stated terms: 30 days
Paid outside agreed terms: 8% of invoices
Paid after 61+ days: 13%
Reporting period: 1 Sept 2025 – 28 Feb 2026
Source: their gov.uk filing, filed 2 Apr 2026

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

Terms vs reality · their H1 2026 filing

Paid 12 days past their stated terms

PAIDLATE · terms vs the clockdays to pay · 0–50

avg 42d

0 days50 days

reported avg 42 days their filed terms 30 days UK median 31 days · n = 6,104 recent filers

Where their invoices landed · share of all invoices

within 30 days 53% 31–60 days 34% 61+ days 13%

Source: their statutory Payment Practices Report #110403, period 1 Sept 2025 – 28 Feb 2026, filed 2 Apr 2026 · gov.uk payment-practices service

Inspire Partnership Academy Trust pays 12 days past its own stated terms. 8% of invoices still went outside agreed terms; 13% reached 61 days or more. Self-reported in their statutory H1 2026 filing.

The pattern · last 6 of 10 reports

52 → 42 days — getting faster

PAIDLATE · the patternavg days per report

Last 6 of 10 filed reports · linear day scale · every period is in the table below · Source: gov.uk payment-practices service

10 days faster across the window. From 52 days in H1 2023 to 42 in the H1 2026 filing; the dashed line marks the 30-day term they state.

The read · computed from their figures

Inspire Partnership Academy Trust's H1 2026 filing puts their average at 42 days against stated terms of 30 days; 8% of invoices were paid outside agreed terms and 13% took 61 days or longer. Filed 2 Apr 2026.

The direction is faster: from 52 days in H1 2023 to 42 now — 10 days faster across their last 6 reports.

On the latest reported averages: Slower than 96% of the 309 large companies reporting in education.

That is 10 statutory periods on record (earliest H1 2021) — a historical record, not a promise for a new invoice.

In their own words · from the filing

Standard payment terms

Invoices that have an approved purchase order or contract in place are paid on the next available payment run after they are processed.

Dispute resolution

Disputes will be resolved between the supplier and the procurer with reference to agreed terms if applicable, and may be escalated to the central Trust finance team if a solution is not reached.

Every statutory report on record

Most recent first.

Period	Avg days	Outside terms	61+ days	Filed
H1 2026	42	8%	13%	2 Apr 2026
H1 2025	62	9%	22%	2 Apr 2026
H1 2025	51	9%	17%	17 Aug 2025
H1 2024	56	5%	22%	29 May 2024
H1 2023	61	11%	30%	15 May 2024
H1 2023	52	14%	26%	19 Feb 2024
H1 2022	31	9%	9%	19 Feb 2024
H1 2022	30	4%	7%	25 Mar 2022
H1 2021	14	5%	1%	30 Sept 2021
H1 2021	12	3%	1%	29 Mar 2021

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: 11 Oct 2016
Registered office: INSPIRE PARTNERSHIP ACADEMY TRUST FOXFIELD PRIMARY SCHOOL, LONDON, SE18 7EX

0 outstanding charges on the register Accounts due 31 May 2027

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Illustrative · working-capital arithmetic

What a 42-day cycle ties up

A worked example, not a finding. On a hypothetical £12k/month account, at a 42-day vs a 30-day payment cycle.

≈ £16,500

of invoicing outstanding at any one time on a 42-day cycle — about £4,700 more than the same account would carry at 30-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 · Inspire Partnership Academy Trust

Are they getting slower or faster?

Their reported average has moved about 10 days faster over the window (52 → 42 days).

What's their typical pay point?

Their latest filed report puts the average at day 42; across their last 6 reports it ranged 42–62 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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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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