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How long does Gardners Books Limited take to pay its suppliers?

CRN 02010127 · Wholesale & retail trade · 16 statutory reports on record · period to 28 Feb 2026

68days
their reported average time to pay suppliers, latest period
Well behindvs a 31-day median across 6,185 recent filers

Self-reported figure from their statutory filing. How this is compiled.

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On the public register · Companies House

Company record

Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Incorporated
15 Apr 1986
Registered office
1 WHITTLE DRIVE, EASTBOURNE, BN23 6QH
0 outstanding charges on the register Accounts due 30 Nov 2026

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Terms vs reality

Stated terms: 0–120 days. Reported average: 68.

Stated terms0–120d
+68 days
Reported avg68d

At a glance

The key figures

0–120d
their stated terms
0%
invoices paid outside terms
+7d
slower over the window
±3d
steady pattern

Vs peers · latest reported averages

fasterslower
Slower than 94% of the 819 large companies reporting in wholesale & retail trade.

The pattern

Getting slower

Average days to pay across their last 6 statutory reports.

61
61
63
66
67
68
H1 2023H1 2024H1 2024H1 2025H1 2025H1 2026

Where their supplier invoices land · latest period

within 30 days 24% 31–60 days 31% 61+ days 45%

The read · computed from their figures

Gardners Books Limited has filed 16 statutory payment periods (earliest H1 2018). Their latest report puts the average at 68 days against stated terms of 0–120 days.

The direction is slower: from 61 to 68 days over the window — about 7 days slower.

In the latest period 0% of invoices were paid outside their agreed terms, and 45% landed 61+ days out.

What they tell their suppliers

3% of invoices in dispute

In their own words · from the filing

Standard payment terms

Payment terms are negotiated with each supplier and range from 0 to 120

Dispute resolution

We aim to raise a dispute on an invoice within 10 days from receiving it to allow for any delay receiving the goods. This is handled by our purchase ledger team in accounts department and any issues are raised with the relevant contact at our supplier. We aim to resolve all disputes prior to the due date of the invoice so we are able to make payment in full to our suppliers

Every statutory report on record

Most recent first.

PeriodAvg daysOutside terms61+ daysFiled
H1 2026680%45%16 Mar 2026
H1 2025670%43%24 Sept 2025
H1 2025662%42%27 Mar 2025
H1 2024634%37%24 Sept 2024
H1 2024612%36%18 Mar 2024
H1 2023614%35%22 Sept 2023
H1 2023613%35%20 Apr 2023
H1 2022614%36%16 Sept 2022
H1 2022614%36%6 Apr 2022
H1 2021624%38%16 Feb 2022
H1 2021603%33%20 Apr 2021
H1 2020624%35%21 Oct 2020
H1 2020614%33%24 Sept 2020
H1 2019639%36%13 Sept 2019
H1 2019594%30%18 Mar 2019
H1 2018573%29%25 Sept 2018

Working-capital effect

What a 68-day cycle ties up

Illustrative. On a hypothetical £12k/month account, at a 68-day vs a 0-day payment cycle.

≈ £27,000
of invoicing outstanding at any one time on a 68-day cycle — about £26,800 more than the same account would carry at 0-day terms.

Late Payment Act. The Late Payment of Commercial Debts Act lets a supplier charge statutory interest and fixed compensation on invoices paid past agreed terms. Work out what a late invoice is worth → Whether it applies depends on your contract — check with an adviser.

Quick answers

Are they getting slower or faster?
Their reported average has moved about 7 days slower over the window (61 → 68 days).
What's their typical pay point?
Their latest reports average around day 68, moving within about ±3 days. Treat that as a historical reference point, not a promise for a new invoice.
Can I see what this means for my invoices?
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How UK payment reporting works

What is a Payment Practices Report?
UK companies and LLPs above a size threshold — broadly, two of: turnover over £54m, balance sheet over £27m, or more than 250 employees — must report twice a year, under the Reporting on Payment Practices and Performance Regulations 2017, how quickly they actually pay suppliers: the average time to pay, the share of invoices paid in 30 days or fewer, 31 to 60 days and 61 days or longer, and their standard payment terms. Those thresholds apply to financial years beginning on or after 6 April 2025; for earlier financial years they were £36m and £18m, with the same 250-employee test.
What does "paid outside agreed terms" mean?
The share of invoices paid later than the terms in the supplier contract. If terms are 30 days and an invoice is paid on day 45, it counts as paid outside terms, regardless of the headline average.
How often is this data updated?
Each report covers a six-month period and must be filed within 30 days of that period ending, so a company's record refreshes roughly twice a year. PaidLate re-reads the register as new reports are filed.
Is this official government data?
The underlying payment figures come from the company's own statutory filings on the gov.uk payment-practices service; company-status data comes from Companies House. PaidLate calculates trends, comparisons and summaries from those records. It does not use surveys or credit-agency scores.

How this is compiled. Built from official records only: Companies House and the gov.uk payment-practices service. The payment figures are self-reported — companies over the size threshold must file them by law and the board signs them off. No credit-agency data. The numbers are theirs; the plain-English read is ours. This is information compiled from public records under the Open Government Licence v3.0 — not a credit rating and not advice.

The 31-day comparison figure is the median across 6,185 companies with a current statutory report — every sector pooled, not an average of sector medians (how the figure is built).

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