THE UNIVERSITIES AND COLLEGES ADMISSIONS SERVICE
Company number 02839815. View on Companies House.
For the reporting period 1 February 2026 to 30 September 2026 (filed 29 October 2026), THE UNIVERSITIES AND COLLEGES ADMISSIONS SERVICE reported paying invoices in an average of 30 days, and that 24% of invoices were not paid within agreed terms.
Read the original report on GOV.UK.
Average time to pay as reported in the last 4 reports, oldest first: 30 days (period ending 31 January 2025), 28 days (period ending 31 July 2025), 31 days (period ending 31 January 2026), 30 days (period ending 30 September 2026).
Across all 6,117 reports on GOV.UK with a period ending in January to June 2026, the latest completed half-year, the simple average reported was 34.5 days to pay and 21.8% of invoices not paid within agreed terms. The half-year of this report, July to December 2026, is not used until it has closed and settled. This is an unweighted average of reports, not of invoices. It mixes all sectors and company sizes.
Reports as filed
| Period | Filed | Average time to pay | Paid within 30 days | 31 to 60 days | Over 60 days | Not paid within agreed terms | Standard terms | Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 February 2026 to 30 September 2026 | 29 October 2026 | 30 days | 77% | 17% | 6% | 24% | 0 to 60 days | GOV.UK |
| 1 August 2025 to 31 January 2026 | 26 February 2026 | 31 days | 74% | 20% | 6% | 25% | 0 to 60 days | GOV.UK |
| 1 February 2025 to 31 July 2025 | 27 August 2025 | 28 days | 79% | 16% | 5% | 25% | 0 to 60 days | GOV.UK |
| 1 August 2024 to 31 January 2025 | 28 February 2025 | 30 days | 77% | 17% | 6% | 22% | 0 to 60 days | GOV.UK |
| 31 January 2024 to 31 July 2024 | 20 August 2024 | 33 days | 70% | 21% | 9% | 34% | 0 to 60 days | GOV.UK |
| 1 August 2023 to 31 January 2024 | 27 February 2024 | 33 days | 65% | 27% | 8% | 36% | 0 to 60 days | GOV.UK |
| 1 February 2023 to 31 July 2023 | 22 August 2023 | 34 days | 65% | 25% | 10% | 38% | 0 to 60 days | GOV.UK |
Showing the latest 7 of 18 reports. Earlier reports are on GOV.UK.
These figures are as reported by the company to GOV.UK under the Reporting on Payment Practices and Performance Regulations. They are self-reported and have not been checked by InvoiceCollect or by GOV.UK. They describe the reporting period shown, not how the company pays today, and they do not describe any single invoice or supplier.
Contains public sector information from GOV.UK Check Payment Practices (Department for Business and Trade), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: GOV.UK Check Payment Practices. Imported 6 November 2026.
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