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Cygnus Academies Trust

Registered as CYGNUS ACADEMIES TRUST. Company number 09950137. 4 payment practices reports on file, the latest for the period ending 31 August 2026, filed 28 September 2026.

19days 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, Cygnus Academies Trust reported that it took an average of 19 days to pay its suppliers' invoices. It paid 98% of invoices within 30 days, 2% in 31 to 60 days and 0% after more than 60 days. It said 2% of invoices were not paid within the agreed terms.

That average is faster than 82% of the 6,220 companies whose latest report covers a period ending since May 2025. A year earlier, in the period to 30 September 2025, the average was 16 days, so it is 3 days slower now. It reported construction contracts in this period, with no retention clauses.

Average days to pay, report by report

30 14 Feb 2025 16 Sep 2025 16 Feb 2026 19 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 28 Sep 2026 19 98%2%0%2% Report
Sep 2025 to Feb 2026 26 May 2026 16 98%2%0%2% Report
Mar to Sep 2025 30 Sep 2025 16 98%2%0%2% Report
Sep 2024 to Feb 2025 28 Jul 2025 14 98%1%1%1% 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.