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THE EDUCATION ALLIANCE

Company number: 07542211

This information is as reported by the business, and responses are in their own words.

Reporting period:

1 March 2018 to 31 August 2018

Report filed on:

27 September 2018

Approved by:

Andrew Steele

Payment statistics

Average time taken to pay invoices: 16 days

Invoices paid:

within 30 days: 90%
in 31 to 60 days: 8%
in 61 days or more: 2%

Late and disputed:

total value of payments due in the reporting period which have not been paid within the agreed period: £0
payments due in the reporting period which have not been paid within the agreed period: 10%

Payment terms

Shortest standard payment periods

30 days

Longest standard payment period

Answer not provided

Standard payment terms

No formal standard terms are in place. Most frequently used payment period is 30 days.

Were there any changes to the standard payment terms in the reporting period?

Were suppliers notified or consulted about these changes before they were made?

N/A

Maximum contractual payment period agreed

30 days

Nor formal standard terms in place. Most frequently used payment period is 30 days.

Any other information about payment terms

No further comment provided

Dispute resolution process

All disputes/complaints are dealt with by school's finance departments in the first instance. If necessary the dispute/complaint is escalated to a school's Finance Manager. As a last resort any disputes/complaints are investigated by the Trust's Finance Director.

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.

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.

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?