Score of 80.05/100 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 | 27 Mar 2026 | 27 | 88% | 8% | 4% | 25% |
| 01 Mar 2024 - 31 Aug 2024 | 23 Sept 2024 | 29 | 81% | 14% | 5% | 31% |
| 01 Sept 2023 - 29 Feb 2024 | 23 Sept 2024 | 29 | 81% | 14% | 5% | 32% |
| 01 Mar 2023 - 31 Aug 2023 | 31 Oct 2023 | 31 | 73% | 21% | 6% | 37% |
| 01 Sept 2022 - 28 Feb 2023 | 31 Oct 2023 | 31 | 75% | 18% | 7% | 35% |
| 01 Mar 2022 - 31 Aug 2022 | 17 Oct 2022 | 29 | 75% | 20% | 5% | 33% |
| 01 Sept 2021 - 28 Feb 2022 | 17 Oct 2022 | 30 | 78% | 16% | 6% | 31% |
| 01 Mar 2021 - 31 Aug 2021 | 08 Oct 2021 | 32 | 78% | 16% | 6% | 29% |
This information is as reported by the business, and responses are in their own words.
Standard payment terms
All suppliers are on payment terms not exceeding 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
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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
Penrose Learning Trust is a company by guarantee registered at East Bergholt High School in Suffolk. Its stated business activities are primary and general secondary education, indicating it operates as a multi-academy trust running one or more schools. The company was originally incorporated in 2011 as East Bergholt High School, later renamed South Suffolk Learning Trust in 2017, and then renamed again to Penrose Learning Trust in 2023. It remains an active company. As an academy trust, it is a not-for-profit body established to run state-funded schools rather than a commercial trading business, and no further detail on pupil numbers or specific schools operated is available from the evidence supplied.
Generated from the company's website and Companies House records. Sources: find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk