Their own payment-practices filing · gov.uk

Royal Conservatoire of Scotland pays suppliers in 25 days on average — within its stated 7–90 day terms

CRN SC004703 · Education · 11 statutory reports on record · period to 31 Jul 2026

25daysavg time to pay · H1 2026

Their H1 2026 filing puts the average 18 days past the shortest term they state (7 days), still within their 90-day upper term.

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

Their stated terms: 7–90 days
Paid outside agreed terms: 26% of invoices
Paid after 61+ days: 2%
Reporting period: 1 Feb 2026 – 31 Jul 2026
Source: their gov.uk filing, filed 19 Aug 2026

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

Terms vs reality · their H1 2026 filing

Paid within their stated range — 25 against 7–90 days

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reported avg 25 days their filed terms 7–90 days UK median 31 days · n = 6,104 recent filers

Where their invoices landed · share of all invoices

within 30 days 83% 31–60 days 15% 61+ days 2%

Source: their statutory Payment Practices Report #116532, period 1 Feb 2026 – 31 Jul 2026, filed 19 Aug 2026 · gov.uk payment-practices service

Royal Conservatoire of Scotland pays within its stated range, 18 days past the shortest term. 26% 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

32 → 25 days — getting faster

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

7 days faster across the window. From 32 days in H1 2021 to 25 in the H1 2026 filing; the dashed line marks the 7-day term they state.

The read · computed from their figures

Royal Conservatoire of Scotland's H1 2026 filing puts their average at 25 days against stated terms of 7–90 days; 26% of invoices were paid outside agreed terms and 2% took 61 days or longer. Filed 19 Aug 2026.

The direction is faster: from 32 days in H1 2021 to 25 now — 7 days faster across their last 6 reports.

On the latest reported averages: Faster than 50% of the 309 large companies reporting in education.

That is 11 statutory periods on record (earliest H1 2018) — a historical record, not a promise for a new invoice.

What they tell their suppliers

5% of invoices in dispute

In their own words · from the filing

Standard payment terms

30 days from invoice date

Dispute resolution

Disputes are dealt with in the first instance by the Finance Administrator. In a situation where a resolution were not to be agreed, this would be escalated to the Deputy Director of Finance in the first instance, or the Director of Finance if the Deputy is unavailable.

Every statutory report on record

Most recent first.

Period	Avg days	Outside terms	61+ days	Filed
H1 2026	25	26%	2%	19 Aug 2026
H1 2026	28	37%	3%	4 Feb 2026
H1 2025	30	51%	4%	11 Sept 2025
H1 2022	30	3%	3%	25 Aug 2022
H1 2022	30	4%	4%	17 Feb 2022
H1 2021	32	0%	2%	21 Sept 2021
H1 2021	33	2%	3%	15 Feb 2021
H1 2020	30	5%	5%	27 Apr 2020
H1 2019	30	2%	1%	15 Aug 2019
H1 2019	32	3%	2%	19 Feb 2019
H1 2018	32	3%	2%	22 Feb 2018

On the public register · Companies House

Company record

Status: Active
Type: PRIV LTD SECT. 30 (Private limited company, section 30 of the Companies Act)
Incorporated: 13 Dec 1900
Registered office: 100 RENFREW STREET, G2 3DB

1 outstanding charge — secured borrowing registered Accounts due 30 Apr 2027

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Illustrative · working-capital arithmetic

What a 25-day cycle ties up

A worked example, not a finding. On a hypothetical £12k/month account, at a 25-day vs a 7-day payment cycle.

≈ £10,000

of invoicing outstanding at any one time on a 25-day cycle — about £7,100 more than the same account would carry at 7-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 · Royal Conservatoire of Scotland

Are they getting slower or faster?

Their reported average has moved about 7 days faster over the window (32 → 25 days).

What's their typical pay point?

Their latest filed report puts the average at day 25; across their last 6 reports it ranged 25–32 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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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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