The Universities and Colleges Admissions Service
Registered as THE UNIVERSITIES AND COLLEGES ADMISSIONS SERVICE. Company number 02839815. 18 payment practices reports on file, the latest for the period ending 30 September 2026, filed 29 October 2026.
30days on average to pay
- Within 30 days
- 31 to 60 days
- Over 60 days
In the reporting period from 1 February 2026 to 30 September 2026, The Universities and Colleges Admissions Service reported that it took an average of 30 days to pay its suppliers' invoices. It paid 77% of invoices within 30 days, 17% in 31 to 60 days and 6% after more than 60 days. It said 24% of invoices were not paid within the agreed terms.
That average is faster than 52% of the 6,220 companies whose latest report covers a period ending since May 2025. A year earlier, in the period to 31 July 2025, the average was 28 days, so it is 2 days slower now.
Average days to pay, report by report
Bars are labelled with the month the period ended. The dashed line marks 30 days.
Every report filed
| Period | Filed | Average days | Within 30 days | 31 to 60 | Over 60 | Not within terms | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb to Sep 2026 | 29 Oct 2026 | 30 | 77% | 17% | 6% | 24% | Report |
| Aug 2025 to Jan 2026 | 26 Feb 2026 | 31 | 74% | 20% | 6% | 25% | Report |
| Feb to Jul 2025 | 27 Aug 2025 | 28 | 79% | 16% | 5% | 25% | Report |
| Aug 2024 to Jan 2025 | 28 Feb 2025 | 30 | 77% | 17% | 6% | 22% | Report |
| Jan to Jul 2024 | 20 Aug 2024 | 33 | 70% | 21% | 9% | 34% | Report |
| Aug 2023 to Jan 2024 | 27 Feb 2024 | 33 | 65% | 27% | 8% | 36% | Report |
| Feb to Jul 2023 | 22 Aug 2023 | 34 | 65% | 25% | 10% | 38% | Report |
| Aug 2022 to Jan 2023 | 1 Mar 2023 | 41 | 32% | 57% | 11% | 65% | Report |
| Feb to Jul 2022 | 11 Aug 2022 | 39 | 39% | 49% | 12% | 62% | Report |
| Aug 2021 to Jan 2022 | 21 Feb 2022 | 40 | 23% | 67% | 10% | 78% | Report |
| Feb to Jul 2021 | 13 Aug 2021 | 38 | 37% | 54% | 9% | 62% | Report |
| Aug 2020 to Jan 2021 | 25 Feb 2021 | 32 | 42% | 54% | 4% | 56% | Report |
| Feb to Jul 2020 | 18 Aug 2020 | 33 | 42% | 52% | 6% | 57% | Report |
| Aug 2019 to Jan 2020 | 20 Feb 2020 | 38 | 26% | 65% | 10% | 81% | Report |
| Feb to Jul 2019 | 30 Aug 2019 | 34 | 40% | 54% | 6% | 68% | Report |
| Aug 2018 to Jan 2019 | 20 Feb 2019 | 42 | 33% | 56% | 10% | 70% | Report |
| Feb to Jul 2018 | 29 Aug 2018 | 34 | 42% | 53% | 5% | 63% | Report |
| Aug 2017 to Jan 2018 | 1 Mar 2018 | 38 | 30% | 62% | 8% | 73% | Report |
Source: the company's filings on Check payment practices. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are as filed. We do not change them.