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LANCING COLLEGE LIMITED

PaymentCheck Score 2020
70Fair
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#2566 in UK
#84 in Care Services
#415 in South East

Company Information

Company Number
03779985
Registered Address
Lancing College, Lancing, West Sussex, BN15 0RW
Status
Active
Employee Count
434
Turnover
£31,269,000
EBITDA
£1,928,000

Additional Details

Website
https://lancingcollege.co.uk/
Company Type
Private limited Company
Incorporated On
28 May 1999
Nature of Business
85100 - Pre-primary education
85200 - Primary education
85310 - General secondary education
Industries
Care Services, Education
Region
South East
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Payment dataFinancialsLocation

Time to Pay

Average Time to Pay
33 days
Shortest Period:30 days
Longest Period:60 days
Max Contractual:365 days

Payment Timeline

Within 30 Days
54%
31-60 Days
39%
After 60 Days
6%
Not Paid Within Terms18%

Payment Features

Participates in Codes✗ No
E-Invoicing✗ No
Supply Chain Finance✗ No

Performance Reports History

Reporting Period Filed: 2020-08-07
Reporting PeriodFiling DateAverage Time to Pay (days)Paid within 30 daysPaid 31-60 daysPaid after 60 daysNot Paid within Terms
01 Sept 2019 - 29 Feb 202007 Aug 20203354%39%6%18%
01 Mar 2019 - 31 Aug 201929 Jan 20202267%27%6%17%
01 Sept 2018 - 28 Feb 201929 Jan 20203158%33%9%18%
01 Mar 2018 - 31 Aug 201822 Jul 20193547%45%8%18%
01 Sept 2017 - 28 Feb 201820 Mar 20183450%40%10%19%

Invoice Payment Practices

This information is as reported by the business, and responses are in their own words.

Payment Terms

Standard payment terms

General standard payment terms are Net 30 days i.e. month end of the invoice plus 30 days. The College operates a fair and regular payment standard with two BACS payments each month.

Were there any changes to the standard payment terms in the reporting period?

No information available

Any other information about payment terms

No additional information

Maximum contractual payment period agreed

365

Dispute Resolution Process

Any general payment query or dispute is first dealt with by the purchase ledger team in a timely manner. If the issue is specific to a department then the dispute is referred to the Head of that department for action. Unresolved issues will be referred to the Bursar.

Other Payment Information

Has this business signed up to a code of conduct or standards on payment practices?

For example, signatories to The Prompt Payment Code must commit to paying 95% of their invoices within 60 days.

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Does this business offer e-invoicing in relation to qualifying contracts?

This is where suppliers can electronically submit and track invoices. It's not just allowing suppliers to email them an invoice.

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Does this business offer supply chain finance?

This is where a supplier who has submitted an invoice can be paid by a third-party finance provider earlier than the agreed payment date. The business would then pay the finance provider the invoiced sum.

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Under its payment practices and policies, can this business deduct sums from payments under qualifying contracts as a charge for remaining on a supplier list?

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During the reporting period, did the business deduct sums from payments as a charge for remaining on a supplier list?

No information available

About this company

Lancing College Limited is the registered company operating Lancing College, an independent school in West Sussex. Companies House records classify its business under pre-primary, primary and general secondary education, and registered charges reference the college's senior school and junior school buildings and playing fields. The company acts as sole corporate trustee for associated charitable trusts, including the Lancing College Prize Fund and the Lancing Centenary Endowment Fund. It is an active private limited company incorporated in 1999. The available evidence does not include further detail on curriculum, boarding provision or pupil numbers, but confirms the entity's core role as the operator of the school and its charitable trust arrangements.

Generated from the company's website and Companies House records. Sources: find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk · find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk

Financial Metrics

Cash
£18,279,010
Net Worth
£21,007,907
Total Current Assets
£20,898,755
Total Current Liabilities
£12,475,591

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