Score of 97.46/100 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 | 9 | 96% | 3% | 1% | 4% |
| 01 Mar 2025 - 31 Aug 2025 | 22 Sept 2025 | 10 | 96% | 3% | 1% | 5% |
| 01 Sept 2024 - 28 Feb 2025 | 19 Mar 2025 | 9 | 96% | 3% | 1% | 3% |
| 01 Mar 2024 - 31 Aug 2024 | 25 Sept 2024 | 10 | 95% | 4% | 1% | 5% |
| 01 Aug 2023 - 29 Feb 2024 | 27 Mar 2024 | 10 | 95% | 4% | 1% | 7% |
| 01 Sept 2022 - 28 Feb 2023 | 15 Mar 2023 | 14 | 91% | 6% | 3% | 12% |
| 01 Mar 2022 - 31 Aug 2022 | 04 Oct 2022 | 9 | 97% | 3% | 1% | 3% |
| 01 Sept 2021 - 28 Feb 2022 | 01 Mar 2022 | 11 | 94% | 4% | 2% | 6% |
| 01 Mar 2021 - 31 Aug 2021 | 23 Sept 2021 | 12 | 95% | 4% | 1% | 5% |
This information is as reported by the business, and responses are in their own words.
Standard payment terms
30 days.
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
The Trust is committed to dealing with its suppliers in an open, honest and professional manner whilst ensuring best value for the Trust. We seek to resolve queries as quickly as possible to everyone's satisfaction prior to payment being made. In the event that a dispute cannot be resolved by Business Managers or the Finance Team it would escalate in the first instance to the Chief Financial Officer.
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
Blackdown Education Partnership is a multi-academy trust registered as a private company limited by guarantee, previously named Uffculme Academy Trust until 2023. It operates as a charitable trust running state schools across Devon and Somerset, including primary and secondary academies such as Uffculme School, Holyrood Academy, Court Fields School and several primary schools. Government records list fourteen academies within the group. The registered office is at Uffculme School in Devon. As an academy trust, its core activity is providing primary and secondary education under academy arrangements rather than trading commercially, with governance overseen by trustees and members.
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