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| Reporting Period | Filing Date | Average Time to Pay (days) | Paid within 30 days | Paid 31-60 days | Paid after 60 days | Not Paid within Terms |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 Sept 2025 - 28 Feb 2026 | 26 Mar 2026 | 32 | 70% | 21% | 9% | 7% |
| 01 Mar 2025 - 31 Aug 2025 | 23 Sept 2025 | 33 | 69% | 20% | 11% | 31% |
| 01 Sept 2024 - 28 Feb 2025 | 19 Mar 2025 | 31 | 71% | 19% | 10% | 29% |
| 01 Mar 2024 - 31 Aug 2024 | 21 Sept 2024 | 36 | 72% | 18% | 10% | 28% |
| 01 Sept 2023 - 29 Feb 2024 | 20 Mar 2024 | 31 | 72% | 19% | 9% | 28% |
| 01 Sept 2022 - 28 Feb 2023 | 28 Mar 2023 | 28 | 80% | 13% | 7% | 20% |
| 01 Mar 2022 - 31 Aug 2022 | 27 Sept 2022 | 29 | 73% | 16% | 11% | 27% |
| 01 Sept 2021 - 28 Feb 2022 | 14 Mar 2022 | 28 | 75% | 17% | 8% | 25% |
| 01 Mar 2021 - 31 Aug 2021 | 23 Sept 2021 | 34 | 72% | 19% | 9% | 28% |
| 01 Sept 2020 - 28 Feb 2021 | 16 Mar 2021 | 33 | 71% | 17% | 12% | 29% |
| 01 Mar 2020 - 31 Aug 2020 | 15 Dec 2020 | 35 | 68% | 19% | 13% | 32% |
| 01 Sept 2019 - 29 Feb 2020 | 23 Mar 2020 | 31 | 71% | 19% | 10% | 29% |
| 01 Mar 2019 - 31 Aug 2019 | 26 Sept 2019 | 32 | 67% | 23% | 10% | 33% |
| 01 Sept 2018 - 28 Feb 2019 | 28 Mar 2019 | 26 | 73% | 20% | 7% | 27% |
| 01 Sept 2017 - 28 Feb 2018 | 29 Mar 2018 | 30 | 68% | 25% | 7% | 32% |
This information is as reported by the business, and responses are in their own words.
Standard payment terms
Majority of our suppliers are on 30 day payment terms. Certain smaller sole trader suppliers are on 14 day payment terms where agreed in advance with the Finance Director. In very exceptional circumstances immediate payment is agreed.
Were there any changes to the standard payment terms in the reporting period?
No information available
Any other information about payment terms
Information above is relevant
Maximum contractual payment period agreed
30
In the first instance disputes/ complaints are raised with the purchase ledger administrator who refers to the budget holder responsible for authorising the invoice. Typically disputes are resolved within 5 working days. If not resolved then the dispute/ complaint is escalated to the Finance Director.
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
Christ's Hospital is an independent boarding and day school in Horsham, West Sussex, educating students aged 11 to 18 on a co-educational basis. Founded in 1552, it offers a broad academic curriculum alongside music, sport, drama and community action programmes, and provides boarding and day places with means-tested fees enabling students from varied backgrounds to attend alongside full fee payers. The school describes itself as offering an academically ambitious education combined with tradition and innovation, and reports strong GCSE and A level results with most leavers progressing to university. The registered company operates the school itself rather than a wider corporate group.
Generated from the company's website and Companies House records. Sources: christs-hospital.org.uk · christs-hospital.org.uk