| 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 | 36 | 52% | 37% | 11% | 48% |
| 01 Mar 2025 - 31 Aug 2025 | 30 Sept 2025 | 34 | 50% | 42% | 8% | 50% |
| 01 Sept 2024 - 28 Feb 2025 | 06 Mar 2025 | 37 | 38% | 53% | 9% | 62% |
| 01 Mar 2024 - 31 Aug 2024 | 24 Oct 2024 | 35 | 52% | 33% | 15% | 47% |
| 01 Sept 2023 - 29 Feb 2024 | 24 Oct 2024 | 28 | 70% | 22% | 7% | 29% |
| 31 Mar 2023 - 31 Aug 2023 | 28 Nov 2023 | 25 | 71% | 22% | 7% | 29% |
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Maximum contractual payment period agreed
30
Initially all payment disputes or complaints regarding payment would be addressed to individual schools and the point of contact would be the school finance link, escalation of the process if this was ever required would be through the Headteacher, in the event of no resolution the matter would be referred to the CEO or their deputy
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Does this business offer supply chain finance?
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Eastern Learning Alliance is a multi-academy trust registered at Impington Village College, Cambridge. It operates as the trust behind schools including Athena Sixth Form College in Downham Market and Downham Market Academy. Athena Sixth Form College offers a personalised curriculum for young people transferring from local secondary schools, focusing on academic outcomes through close teaching support and individual attention. The trust's registered business classification covers general secondary education, reflecting its role in governing and running these state-funded schools rather than delivering teaching directly itself. Contact and policy pages for the college identify Eastern Learning Alliance as its governing trust.
Generated from the company's website and Companies House records. Sources: athena-college.co.uk · athena-college.co.uk