Wellspring Academy Trust
Registered as WELLSPRING ACADEMY TRUST. Company number 08120960. 18 payment practices reports on file, the latest for the period ending 31 August 2026, filed 3 September 2026.
38days 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, Wellspring Academy Trust reported that it took an average of 38 days to pay its suppliers' invoices. It paid 60% of invoices within 30 days, 24% in 31 to 60 days and 16% after more than 60 days. It said 40% of invoices were not paid within the agreed terms.
That average is faster than 33% 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 45 days, so it is 7 days faster now. 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 | 3 Sep 2026 | 38 | 60% | 24% | 16% | 40% | Report |
| Sep 2025 to Feb 2026 | 3 Mar 2026 | 38 | 69% | 18% | 13% | 36% | Report |
| Mar to Aug 2025 | 8 Sep 2025 | 45 | 66% | 20% | 14% | 40% | Report |
| Sep 2024 to Feb 2025 | 4 Mar 2025 | 43 | 65% | 23% | 12% | 43% | Report |
| Mar to Aug 2024 | 24 Sep 2024 | 38 | 74% | 17% | 9% | 33% | Report |
| Sep 2023 to Feb 2024 | 1 Mar 2024 | 37 | 71% | 19% | 10% | 36% | Report |
| Mar to Aug 2023 | 15 Sep 2023 | 44 | 70% | 18% | 12% | 37% | Report |
| Sep 2022 to Feb 2023 | 30 Mar 2023 | 43 | 69% | 17% | 14% | 38% | Report |
| Mar to Aug 2022 | 23 Sep 2022 | 43 | 69% | 15% | 16% | 37% | Report |
| Sep 2021 to Feb 2022 | 7 Mar 2022 | 40 | 65% | 19% | 16% | 46% | Report |
| Mar to Aug 2021 | 8 Nov 2021 | 38 | 66% | 21% | 13% | 43% | Report |
| Sep 2020 to Feb 2021 | 15 Mar 2021 | 38 | 67% | 20% | 13% | 43% | Report |
| Mar to Aug 2020 | 8 Sep 2020 | 45 | 61% | 20% | 19% | 44% | Report |
| Sep 2019 to Feb 2020 | 4 Mar 2020 | 47 | 61% | 22% | 17% | 42% | Report |
| Mar to Aug 2019 | 19 Sep 2019 | 43 | 61% | 23% | 16% | 42% | Report |
| Sep 2018 to Feb 2019 | 14 Mar 2019 | 43 | 55% | 27% | 18% | 47% | Report |
| Mar to Aug 2018 | 4 Mar 2019 | 40 | 65% | 23% | 12% | 39% | Report |
| Sep 2017 to Mar 2018 | 4 Mar 2019 | 46 | 64% | 23% | 13% | 40% | 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.