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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 | 02 Apr 2026 | 42 | 53% | 34% | 13% | 8% |
| 01 Mar 2025 - 31 Aug 2025 | 02 Apr 2026 | 62 | 39% | 39% | 22% | 9% |
| 01 Sept 2024 - 28 Feb 2025 | 17 Aug 2025 | 51 | 49% | 34% | 17% | 9% |
| 01 Mar 2024 - 31 Aug 2024 | 05 Feb 2025 | 9% | ||||
| 01 Sept 2022 - 29 Feb 2024 | 29 May 2024 | 56 | 48% | 30% | 22% | 5% |
| 01 Mar 2023 - 31 Aug 2023 | 15 May 2024 | 61 | 36% | 34% | 30% | 11% |
| 01 Sept 2022 - 28 Feb 2023 | 19 Feb 2024 | 52 | 45% | 29% | 26% | 14% |
| 01 Mar 2022 - 31 Aug 2022 | 19 Feb 2024 | 31 | 69% | 22% | 9% | 9% |
| 01 Sept 2021 - 28 Feb 2022 | 25 Mar 2022 | 30 | 66% | 26% | 7% | 4% |
| 01 Mar 2021 - 31 Aug 2021 | 30 Sept 2021 | 14 | 95% | 4% | 1% | 5% |
| 01 Sept 2020 - 28 Feb 2021 | 29 Mar 2021 | 12 | 92% | 7% | 1% | 3% |
This information is as reported by the business, and responses are in their own words.
Standard payment terms
Invoices that have an approved purchase order or contract in place are paid on the next available payment run after they are processed.
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
42
Disputes will be resolved between the supplier and the procurer with reference to agreed terms if applicable, and may be escalated to the central Trust finance team if a solution is not reached. Invoices will not be paid until any ongoing disputes are resolved.
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
Inspire Partnership Academy Trust is a multi-academy trust operating primary schools in England, registered in the Get Information about Schools database as a group with the same company number. It is a private company limited by guarantee, incorporated in October 2016, with its registered office at Foxfield Primary School in London. Its Companies House SIC classification is primary education. According to government schools data, the trust runs ten academies across Medway, Croydon and Greenwich, having taken on schools between 2017 and 2025. As a multi-academy trust it oversees governance, staffing and finances for its member primary schools rather than delivering any other commercial service.
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