NORTHERN EDUCATION TRUST
Company number: 07189647
Reporting period:
1 September 2025 to 28 February 2026
Report filed on:
17 March 2026
Approved by:
Gary Lee
Contracts and payments
Do any of this business's construction contracts with its suppliers include retention clauses? No
Payment statistics
Average time taken to pay invoices: 39 days
Total value paid:
- within 30 days: £15,168,013 (49%)
- in 31 to 60 days: £10,957,239 (36%)
- in 61 days or more: £4,525,181 (15%)
Invoices paid:
- within 30 days: 56%
- in 31 to 60 days: 35%
- in 61 days or more: 9%
Late and disputed:
- total value of payments due in the reporting period which have not been paid within the agreed period: £15,622,150
- payments due in the reporting period which have not been paid within the agreed period: 44%
- not made in the reporting period due to a dispute: 0%
Payment terms
Shortest standard payment periods
0 days
Longest standard payment period
32 days
Standard payment terms
In consideration of the supply of Goods and/or Services by the Supplier,the Customer shall pay the invoiced amounts within 30 days of the date of a correctly rendered invoice to a bank account nominated in writing by the Supplier.
Were there any changes to the standard payment terms in the reporting period?
No
Were suppliers notified or consulted about these changes before they were made?
N/A
Maximum contractual payment period agreed
32 days
No further comment provided
Any other information about payment terms
No further comment provided
Dispute resolution process
6.1. If the Supplier fails to deliver the Goods and/or perform the Services by theapplicable date, the Customer shall, without limiting or affecting other rights orremedies available to it, have one or more of the following rights: 6.1.1. toterminate the Contract with immediate effect by giving written notice to theSupplier; 6.1.2. to refuse to accept any subsequent performance of theServices and/or delivery of the Goods which the Supplier attempts to make;
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6.1.3. to recover from the Supplier any costs incurred by the Customer inobtaining substitute goods and/or services from a third party; 6.1.4. to require arefund from the Supplier of sums paid in advance for Services that the Supplierhas not provided and/or Goods that it has not delivered; and 6.1.5. to claimdamages for any additional costs, loss or expenses incurred by the Customerwhich are in any way attributable to the Supplier's failure to meet such dates.6.2. If the Supplier has delivered Goods that do not comply with theundertakings set out in clause 3.1, then, without limiting or affecting other rightsor remedies available to it, the Customer shall have one or more of thefollowing rights, whether or not it has accepted the Goods: 6.2.1. to terminatethe Contract with immediate effect by giving written notice to the Supplier; 6.2.2.to reject the Goods (in whole or in part) whether or not title has passed and toreturn them to the Supplier at the Supplier's own risk and expense; 6.2.3. torequire the Supplier to repair or replace the rejected Goods, or to provide a fullrefund of the price of the rejected Goods (if paid); 6.2.4. to refuse to accept anysubsequent delivery of the Goods which the Supplier attempts to make; 6.2.5.to recover from the Supplier any expenditure incurred by the Customer inobtaining substitute goods from a third party; and 6.2.6. to claim damages forany additional costs, loss or expenses incurred by the Customer arising fromthe Supplier's failure to supply Goods in accordance with clause 3.1. 6.3. TheseConditions shall extend to any substituted or remedial services and/or repairedor replacement goods supplied by the Supplier. 6.4. The Customer's rightsunder the Contract are in addition to its rights and remedies implied by statuteand common law.
Other payment information
Has this business signed up to a code of conduct or standards on payment practices? If so, which?
For example, signatories to The Fair Payment Code must commit to paying 95% of their invoices within 60 days.
No, this business has not signed up to a code of conduct or standards on payment practices.
Does this business offer e-invoicing in relation to qualifying contracts?
This is where suppliers can electronically submit and track invoices. It's not just allowing suppliers to email them an invoice.
No
Does this business offer supply chain finance?
This is where a supplier who has submitted an invoice can be paid by a third-party finance provider earlier than the agreed payment date. The business would then pay the finance provider the invoiced sum.
No
Under its payment practices and policies, can this business deduct sums from payments under qualifying contracts as a charge for remaining on a supplier list?
No
During the reporting period, did the business deduct sums from payments as a charge for remaining on a supplier list?
No