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Sherborne Schools Group

Registered as SHERBORNE SCHOOLS GROUP. Company number 04002575. 12 payment practices reports on file, the latest for the period ending 30 June 2026, filed 7 October 2026.

27days on average to pay

  • Within 30 days
  • 31 to 60 days
  • Over 60 days

In the reporting period from 1 January 2026 to 30 June 2026, Sherborne Schools Group reported that it took an average of 27 days to pay its suppliers' invoices. It paid 75% of invoices within 30 days, 15% in 31 to 60 days and 10% after more than 60 days. It said 55% of invoices were not paid within the agreed terms.

That average is faster than 61% of the 6,220 companies whose latest report covers a period ending since May 2025. It reported construction contracts in this period, and said they include retention clauses.

Average days to pay, report by report

30 34 Dec 2017 37 Jun 2018 36 Dec 2018 26 Jun 2019 27 Dec 2019 33 Jun 2020 28 Dec 2020 27 Jun 2021 32 Dec 2021 26 Jun 2022 31 Dec 2022 27 Jun 2026

Bars are labelled with the month the period ended. The dashed line marks 30 days.

Every report filed

PeriodFiledAverage daysWithin 30 days31 to 60Over 60Not within termsSource
Jan to Jun 2026 7 Oct 2026 27 75%15%10%55% Report
Jul to Dec 2022 2 Feb 2023 31 65%34%1%5% Report
Jan to Jun 2022 22 Aug 2022 26 65%34%1%3% Report
Jun to Dec 2021 7 Feb 2022 32 62%37%1%7% Report
Jan to Jun 2021 23 Aug 2021 27 60%38%2%7% Report
Jul to Dec 2020 29 Jan 2021 28 62%36%2%5% Report
Jan to Jun 2020 31 Jul 2020 33 54%45%1%21% Report
Jul to Dec 2019 30 Jan 2020 27 64%34%2%9% Report
Jan to Jun 2019 25 Jul 2019 26 64%35%1%24% Report
Jul to Dec 2018 29 Jan 2019 36 36%59%5%26% Report
Jan to Jun 2018 30 Jul 2018 37 41%55%4%51% Report
Jul to Dec 2017 19 Mar 2018 34 46%49%5%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.