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Diverse Academies Trust

Registered as DIVERSE ACADEMIES TRUST. Company number 07664012. 9 payment practices reports on file, the latest for the period ending 31 August 2026, filed 29 September 2026.

9days 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, Diverse Academies Trust reported that it took an average of 9 days to pay its suppliers' invoices. It paid 97% of invoices within 30 days, 2% in 31 to 60 days and 1% after more than 60 days. It said 11% of invoices were not paid within the agreed terms.

That average is faster than 96% 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 11 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

30 11 Aug 2022 9 Feb 2023 7 Aug 2023 9 Feb 2024 5 Aug 2024 5 Feb 2025 11 Aug 2025 9 Feb 2026 9 Aug 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
Mar to Aug 2026 29 Sep 2026 9 97%2%1%11% Report
Sep 2025 to Feb 2026 25 Mar 2026 9 98%1%1%10% Report
Mar to Aug 2025 30 Sep 2025 11 98%1%1%8% Report
Sep 2024 to Feb 2025 7 Apr 2025 5 98%1%1%8% Report
Mar to Aug 2024 30 Sep 2024 5 99%1%0%7% Report
Sep 2023 to Feb 2024 25 Mar 2024 9 98%1%1%9% Report
Mar to Aug 2023 11 Oct 2023 7 98%1%1%8% Report
Sep 2022 to Feb 2023 27 Mar 2023 9 98%1%1%9% Report
Mar to Aug 2022 27 Sep 2022 11 97%2%1%10% 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.