Industry ranking
Score of 82.13/100 qualifies for PaymentCheck Certification
| 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 | 30 Mar 2026 | 29 | 74% | 20% | 6% | 11% |
| 01 Mar 2025 - 31 Aug 2025 | 23 Sept 2025 | 28 | 74% | 20% | 6% | 12% |
| 01 Sept 2024 - 28 Feb 2025 | 28 Mar 2025 | 27 | 77% | 16% | 7% | 5% |
| 01 Mar 2024 - 31 Aug 2024 | 27 Sept 2024 | 26 | 77% | 17% | 6% | 5% |
| 01 Sept 2023 - 29 Feb 2024 | 11 Oct 2024 | 30 | 74% | 17% | 9% | 6% |
| 01 Sept 2022 - 28 Feb 2023 | 24 Mar 2023 | 39 | 71% | 16% | 13% | 32% |
| 01 Mar 2022 - 31 Aug 2022 | 28 Sept 2022 | 29 | 84% | 9% | 7% | 20% |
| 01 Sept 2021 - 28 Feb 2022 | 25 Mar 2022 | 25 | 83% | 11% | 6% | 20% |
| 01 Mar 2021 - 31 Aug 2021 | 28 Sept 2021 | 23 | 85% | 9% | 6% | 19% |
| 01 Sept 2020 - 28 Feb 2021 | 23 Mar 2021 | 26 | 80% | 13% | 7% | 27% |
| 01 Mar 2020 - 31 Aug 2020 | 30 Sept 2020 | 27 | 78% | 12% | 10% | 30% |
| 01 Sept 2019 - 29 Feb 2020 | 06 Apr 2020 | 37 | 59% | 27% | 14% | 47% |
| 01 Mar 2019 - 31 Aug 2019 | 26 Sept 2019 | 26 | 74% | 20% | 6% | 34% |
| 01 Sept 2018 - 28 Feb 2019 | 27 Mar 2019 | 26 | 75% | 19% | 6% | 34% |
| 01 Sept 2017 - 28 Feb 2018 | 29 Mar 2018 | 30 | 70% | 22% | 8% | 30% |
This information is as reported by the business, and responses are in their own words.
Standard payment terms
Unless otherwise stated in the Order Lift Schools shall pay the price of the goods and the services within 30 days after receipt by Lift Schools of a proper invoice or, if later, after acceptance of the goods or services in question by Lift Schools.
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
30
Escalated to senior management within Lift Schools and the management of the supplying company.
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
LIFT SCHOOLS is a multi-academy trust operating primary, secondary and special academies across England. Companies House records show it was previously registered as Academies Enterprise Trust, changing its name to Lift Schools in August 2024. As a company limited by guarantee, it acts as the sponsoring body responsible for governing and running its network of over sixty academy schools, covering primary, secondary, technical and vocational, and post-secondary non-tertiary education. Government schools data confirms it as a registered multi-academy trust group with dozens of academies joined across various local authorities in England, including sites in Essex, London, Gloucestershire, Hull and elsewhere.
Generated from the company's website and Companies House records. Sources: find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk · get-information-schools.service.gov.uk