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The Book Depository Limited paid suppliers in 136 days on average — 76 days past its stated terms

CRN 05124926 · Wholesale & retail trade · 13 statutory reports on record · period to 30 Jun 2024

Dated record. The latest report covers a period ending 30 Jun 2024 and the company hasn’t filed since (it may have dropped below the reporting threshold). Treat the figures as historical.
136daysavg time to pay · H1 2024

Their H1 2024 filing put the average 76 days past the 60-day term they state.

Their stated terms
60 days
Paid outside agreed terms
0% of invoices
Paid after 61+ days
27%
Reporting period
1 Jan 2024 – 30 Jun 2024
Source
their gov.uk filing, filed 30 Jul 2024

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

Terms vs reality · their H1 2024 filing

Paid 76 days past their stated terms

The pattern · last 6 of 13 reports

60 → 136 days — slower across the window

The read · computed from their figures

The Book Depository Limited's H1 2024 filing put their average at 136 days against stated terms of 60 days; 0% of invoices were paid outside agreed terms and 27% took 61 days or longer. Filed 30 Jul 2024.

The direction is slower: from 60 days in H2 2021 to 136 now — 76 days slower across their last 6 reports.

That is 13 statutory periods on record (earliest H1 2018) — a historical record, not a promise for a new invoice.

What they tell their suppliers

Offers e-invoicing Offers supply-chain finance

In their own words · from the filing

Standard payment terms

The business’ standard payment terms for all new suppliers is 60 days from the date that an invoice is received. In special circumstances or due to legacy agreements, the contractual length of time may vary from this.

Dispute resolution

Amazon actively seeks to resolve disputes through open and honest communication between the supplier, and the Amazon Accounts Payable, Procurement or Business teams responsible for the relationship with the supplier. This involves proactive email and/or phone communication with the supplier. Should this fail, disputes are escalated to the relevant Business Leader and Finance Director.

Every statutory report on record

Most recent first.

PeriodAvg daysOutside terms61+ daysFiled
H1 20241360%27%30 Jul 2024
H2 20231691%50%30 Jan 2024
H1 2023612%32%28 Jul 2023
H2 2022562%31%27 Jan 2023
H1 2022571%32%29 Jul 2022
H2 2021606%32%27 Jan 2022
H1 2021586%41%30 Jul 2021
H2 2020585%31%29 Jan 2021
H1 2020607%39%30 Jul 2020
H2 2019559%22%30 Jan 2020
H1 20195112%16%30 Jul 2019
H2 2018516%10%30 Jan 2019
H1 20184822%12%30 Jul 2018

On the public register · Companies House

Company record

Status
Liquidation
Type
Private Limited Company
Incorporated
11 May 2004
Registered office
C/O GRANT THORNTON UK ADVISORY & TAX LLP 11TH FLOOR LANDMARK ST PETER'S SQUARE, MANCHESTER, M1 4PB
1 outstanding charge — secured borrowing registered Accounts due 30 Sept 2024

Open the full record at Companies House.

Illustrative · working-capital arithmetic

What a 136-day cycle ties up

A worked example, not a finding. On a hypothetical £12k/month account, at a 136-day vs a 60-day payment cycle.

≈ £53,500
of invoicing outstanding at any one time on a 136-day cycle — about £30,000 more than the same account would carry at 60-day terms.

Late Payment Act. The Late Payment of Commercial Debts (Interest) Act 1998 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 · The Book Depository Limited

Are they getting slower or faster?
Their reported average has moved about 76 days slower over the window (60 → 136 days).
What's their typical pay point?
Their latest filed report put the average at day 136; across their last 6 reports it ranged 56–169 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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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 6,104 companies with a current statutory report — every sector pooled, not an average of sector medians (how the figure is built).

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