Their own payment-practices filing · gov.uk

Leverhulme Academy Church of England and Community Trust pays suppliers in 22 days on average — within its stated 14–45 day terms

CRN 10514293 · Education · 11 statutory reports on record · period to 31 Aug 2026

22daysavg time to pay · H1 2026

Their H1 2026 filing puts the average 8 days past the shortest term they state (14 days), still within their 45-day upper term.

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

Their stated terms: 14–45 days
Paid outside agreed terms: 6% of invoices
Paid after 61+ days: 2%
Reporting period: 1 Mar 2026 – 31 Aug 2026
Source: their gov.uk filing, filed 28 Sept 2026

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

Terms vs reality · their H1 2026 filing

Paid within their stated range — 22 against 14–45 days

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

avg 22d

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reported avg 22 days their filed terms 14–45 days UK median 31 days · n = 6,104 recent filers

Where their invoices landed · share of all invoices

within 30 days 90% 31–60 days 8% 61+ days 2%

Source: their statutory Payment Practices Report #117026, period 1 Mar 2026 – 31 Aug 2026, filed 28 Sept 2026 · gov.uk payment-practices service

Leverhulme Academy Church of England and Community Trust pays within its stated range, 8 days past the shortest term. 6% of invoices still went outside agreed terms; 2% reached 61 days or more. Self-reported in their statutory H1 2026 filing.

The pattern · last 6 of 11 reports

10 → 22 days — slowing down

PAIDLATE · the patternavg days per report

Last 6 of 11 filed reports · linear day scale · every period is in the table below · Source: gov.uk payment-practices service

12 days slower across the window. From 10 days in H1 2023 to 22 in the H1 2026 filing; the dashed line marks the 14-day term they state.

The read · computed from their figures

Leverhulme Academy Church of England and Community Trust's H1 2026 filing puts their average at 22 days against stated terms of 14–45 days; 6% of invoices were paid outside agreed terms and 2% took 61 days or longer. Filed 28 Sept 2026.

The direction is slower: from 10 days in H1 2023 to 22 now — 12 days slower across their last 6 reports.

On the latest reported averages: Faster than 65% of the 309 large companies reporting in education.

That is 11 statutory periods on record (earliest H1 2020) — a historical record, not a promise for a new invoice.

In their own words · from the filing

Standard payment terms

Leverhulme Church of England and Community Trust's standard contractual length of time for payment of invoices, relating to qualifying contracts, is 30 days from the date of invoice. Agreements are in place with some smaller suppliers for payment within 14 days.

Dispute resolution

Disputes relating to payments for any goods or services, under any qualifying contracts, are initially directed to the relevant finance administrator within the academy to which the goods or services were supplied or ordered. Any dispute will be investigated and resolved as quickly as possible by the Finance Manager or passed over to a member of Trust's Finance team for further investigation.

Every statutory report on record

Most recent first.

Period	Avg days	Outside terms	61+ days	Filed
H1 2026	22	6%	2%	28 Sept 2026
H1 2026	23	6%	3%	20 Mar 2026
H1 2025	21	6%	1%	20 Mar 2026
H1 2024	11	6%	1%	23 Apr 2024
H1 2023	10	7%	0%	14 Sept 2023
H1 2023	10	6%	0%	15 May 2023
H1 2022	11	0%	0%	15 Dec 2022
H1 2022	10	3%	0%	22 Mar 2022
H1 2021	13	0%	0%	2 Nov 2021
H1 2021	12	0%	1%	23 Jul 2021
H1 2020	6	0%	1%	23 Jul 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: 7 Dec 2016
Registered office: RIVINGTON AND BLACKROD HIGH SCHOOL RIVINGTON LANE, BOLTON, BL6 7RU

0 outstanding charges on the register Accounts due 31 May 2027

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Illustrative · working-capital arithmetic

What a 22-day cycle ties up

A worked example, not a finding. On a hypothetical £12k/month account, at a 22-day vs a 14-day payment cycle.

≈ £8,500

of invoicing outstanding at any one time on a 22-day cycle — about £3,200 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 · Leverhulme Academy Church of England and Community Trust

Are they getting slower or faster?

Their reported average has moved about 12 days slower over the window (10 → 22 days).

What's their typical pay point?

Their latest filed report puts the average at day 22; across their last 6 reports it ranged 10–23 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?

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