Bedfordshire Schools Trust Limited
Registered as BEDFORDSHIRE SCHOOLS TRUST LIMITED. Company number 07546141. 17 payment practices reports on file, the latest for the period ending 31 August 2026, filed 2 September 2026.
27days 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, Bedfordshire Schools Trust Limited reported that it took an average of 27 days to pay its suppliers' invoices. It paid 83% of invoices within 30 days, 13% in 31 to 60 days and 4% after more than 60 days. It said 18% 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. A year earlier, in the period to 31 August 2025, the average was 29 days, so it is 2 days faster now. It reported construction contracts in this period, and said they include retention clauses at a standard rate of 3%.
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 | 2 Sep 2026 | 27 | 83% | 13% | 4% | 18% | Report |
| Sep 2025 to Feb 2026 | 17 Mar 2026 | 27 | 79% | 15% | 6% | 21% | Report |
| Mar to Aug 2025 | 15 Sep 2025 | 29 | 83% | 11% | 6% | 15% | Report |
| Sep 2024 to Feb 2025 | 3 Apr 2025 | 26 | 79% | 16% | 5% | 15% | Report |
| Mar to Aug 2024 | 27 Sep 2024 | 27 | 81% | 13% | 6% | 24% | Report |
| Sep 2023 to Feb 2024 | 3 Apr 2024 | 30 | 75% | 17% | 8% | 23% | Report |
| Mar to Aug 2023 | 13 Oct 2023 | 27 | 78% | 15% | 6% | 18% | Report |
| Sep 2022 to Feb 2023 | 7 Mar 2023 | 31 | 70% | 22% | 8% | 19% | Report |
| Mar to Aug 2022 | 2 Nov 2022 | 26 | 79% | 16% | 5% | 42% | Report |
| Sep 2021 to Feb 2022 | 15 Mar 2022 | 29 | 74% | 18% | 8% | 44% | Report |
| Mar to Aug 2021 | 20 Oct 2021 | 29 | 77% | 16% | 7% | 42% | Report |
| Mar to Aug 2020 | 9 Nov 2020 | 27 | 77% | 17% | 6% | 48% | Report |
| Sep 2019 to Feb 2020 | 9 Nov 2020 | 33 | 70% | 21% | 9% | 53% | Report |
| Mar to Aug 2019 | 17 Oct 2019 | 34 | 72% | 19% | 9% | 51% | Report |
| Sep 2018 to Feb 2019 | 29 Mar 2019 | 36 | 69% | 22% | 9% | 31% | Report |
| Mar to Aug 2018 | 28 Sep 2018 | 13 | 94% | 5% | 1% | 6% | Report |
| Sep 2017 to Feb 2018 | 28 Mar 2018 | 13 | 94% | 5% | 1% | 6% | 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.