Swale Academies Trust
Registered as SWALE ACADEMIES TRUST. Company number 07344732. 18 payment practices reports on file, the latest for the period ending 31 August 2026, filed 8 September 2026.
8days on average to pay
- Within 30 days
- 31 to 60 days
- Over 60 days
In the reporting period from 1 March 2026 to 31 August 2026, Swale Academies Trust reported that it took an average of 8 days to pay its suppliers' invoices. It paid 99% of invoices within 30 days, 1% in 31 to 60 days and 0% after more than 60 days. It said 8% of invoices were not paid within the agreed terms.
That average is faster than 97% of the 6,220 companies whose latest report covers a period ending since May 2025. It is unchanged on the same period a year earlier (to 31 August 2025). It reported construction contracts in this period, and said they include retention clauses at a standard rate of 5%.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar to Aug 2026 | 8 Sep 2026 | 8 | 99% | 1% | 0% | 8% | Report |
| Sep 2025 to Feb 2026 | 5 Mar 2026 | 9 | 99% | 1% | 0% | 8% | Report |
| Mar to Aug 2025 | 3 Mar 2026 | 8 | 99% | 1% | 0% | 8% | Report |
| Sep 2024 to Feb 2025 | 3 Mar 2026 | 12 | 95% | 4% | 1% | 11% | Report |
| Mar to Aug 2024 | 3 Mar 2026 | 12 | 96% | 3% | 1% | 12% | Report |
| Sep 2023 to Feb 2024 | 5 Apr 2024 | 16 | 88% | 7% | 5% | 18% | Report |
| Mar to Aug 2023 | 5 Apr 2024 | 18 | 87% | 7% | 6% | 20% | Report |
| Sep 2022 to Feb 2023 | 30 Mar 2023 | 20 | 86% | 8% | 6% | 22% | Report |
| Mar to Aug 2022 | 14 Dec 2022 | 16 | 89% | 6% | 5% | 20% | Report |
| Sep 2021 to Feb 2022 | 30 Mar 2022 | 15 | 89% | 6% | 5% | 19% | Report |
| Mar to Aug 2021 | 24 Sep 2021 | 14 | 91% | 6% | 3% | 18% | Report |
| Sep 2020 to Feb 2021 | 10 Mar 2021 | 15 | 88% | 7% | 5% | 21% | Report |
| Mar to Aug 2020 | 21 Sep 2020 | 15 | 90% | 7% | 3% | 20% | Report |
| Sep 2019 to Feb 2020 | 24 Mar 2020 | 13 | 93% | 5% | 2% | 18% | Report |
| Mar to Aug 2019 | 25 Sep 2019 | 12 | 93% | 5% | 2% | 18% | Report |
| Sep 2018 to Feb 2019 | 16 Apr 2019 | 13 | 91% | 7% | 2% | 20% | Report |
| Mar to Aug 2018 | 27 Sep 2018 | 10 | 95% | 4% | 1% | 18% | Report |
| Sep 2017 to Feb 2018 | 28 Mar 2018 | 10 | 95% | 3% | 2% | 8% | 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.