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The Compass Partnership of Schools

Registered as THE COMPASS PARTNERSHIP OF SCHOOLS. Company number 10360957. 6 payment practices reports on file, the latest for the period ending 31 August 2026, filed 9 October 2026.

22days 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, The Compass Partnership of Schools reported that it took an average of 22 days to pay its suppliers' invoices. It paid 84% of invoices within 30 days, 14% in 31 to 60 days and 2% after more than 60 days. It said 21% of invoices were not paid within the agreed terms.

That average is faster than 75% of the 6,220 companies whose latest report covers a period ending since May 2025. It reported construction contracts in this period, and said they include retention clauses.

Average days to pay, report by report

30 46 Feb 2019 34 Aug 2019 28 Feb 2020 26 Aug 2020 24 Feb 2021 22 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 9 Oct 2026 22 84%14%2%21% Report
Sep 2020 to Feb 2021 15 Mar 2021 24 80%14%6%27% Report
Mar to Aug 2020 28 Sep 2020 26 78%14%8%31% Report
Sep 2019 to Feb 2020 28 Mar 2020 28 70%21%9%27% Report
Mar to Aug 2019 30 Jan 2020 34 65%21%14%35% Report
Sep 2018 to Feb 2019 30 Jan 2020 46 49%27%24%51% 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.