Their own payment-practices filing · gov.uk

World of Books Limited paid suppliers in 15 days on average — inside its 60-day stated terms

CRN 06437594 · Wholesale & retail trade · 8 statutory reports on record · period to 24 Nov 2021

Dated record. The latest report covers a period ending 24 Nov 2021 and the company hasn’t filed since (it may have dropped below the reporting threshold). Treat the figures as historical.

15daysavg time to pay · H2 2021

Their H2 2021 filing put the average 45 days inside their stated 60-day term.

Their stated terms: 60 days
Paid outside agreed terms: 10% of invoices
Paid after 61+ days: 1%
Reporting period: 27 Apr 2021 – 24 Nov 2021
Source: their gov.uk filing, filed 25 Nov 2021

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

Terms vs reality · their H2 2021 filing

Paid 45 days inside the 60-day term they state

PAIDLATE · terms vs the clockdays to pay · 0–65

avg 15d

0 days65 days

reported avg 15 days their filed terms 0–60 days UK median 31 days · n = 6,104 recent filers

Where their invoices landed · share of all invoices

within 30 days 96% 31–60 days 3% 61+ days 1%

Source: their statutory Payment Practices Report #51777, period 27 Apr 2021 – 24 Nov 2021, filed 25 Nov 2021 · gov.uk payment-practices service

World of Books Limited paid 45 days inside its stated 60-day term. 10% of invoices still went outside agreed terms; 1% reached 61 days or more. Self-reported in their statutory H2 2021 filing.

The pattern · last 6 of 8 reports

30 → 15 days — faster across the window

PAIDLATE · the patternavg days per report

Last 6 of 8 filed reports · linear day scale · every period is in the table below · Source: gov.uk payment-practices service

15 days faster across the window. From 30 days in H1 2019 to 15 in the H2 2021 filing; the dashed line marks the 60-day term they state.

The read · computed from their figures

World of Books Limited's H2 2021 filing put their average at 15 days against stated terms of 60 days; 10% of invoices were paid outside agreed terms and 1% took 61 days or longer. Filed 25 Nov 2021.

The direction is faster: from 30 days in H1 2019 to 15 now — 15 days faster across their last 6 reports.

That is 8 statutory periods on record (earliest H1 2018) — a historical record, not a promise for a new invoice.

In their own words · from the filing

Standard payment terms

The standard payment terms relating to the supply of books for resale is 60 days from the date of invoice. However due to the nature of the business there are also non-standard supplier payment terms which are shorter and longer than our preferred standard terms. Excluding books, the standard terms relating to the supply of operations and logistical services to the company are 60 days from date of invoice. However there are non-standard supplier payment terms which are shorter and longer than the standard terms. The company standard payment terms are 60 days. However, in certain circumstances, a supplier will seek to impose its own payment terms, and in other circumstances, a bespoke contract will be agreed.

Dispute resolution

Resolution of disputes is handled on a case-by-case basis. The company seeks to resolve disputes as quickly as possible.

Every statutory report on record

Most recent first.

Period	Avg days	Outside terms	61+ days	Filed
H2 2021	15	10%	1%	25 Nov 2021
H1 2021	14	19%	1%	29 Apr 2021
H2 2020	14	17%	1%	27 Nov 2020
H1 2020	30	18%	1%	5 Jun 2020
H2 2019	30	9%	4%	29 Nov 2019
H1 2019	30	3%	2%	8 May 2019
H2 2018	30	7%	3%	27 Nov 2018
H1 2018	30	3%	2%	29 May 2018

On the public register · Companies House

Company record

Status: Active
Type: Private Limited Company
Incorporated: 26 Nov 2007
Registered office: CARBON 103 SISKIN PARKWAY WEST, COVENTRY, CV3 4PW

2 outstanding charges — secured borrowing registered Accounts due 31 Jul 2027

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Quick answers · World of Books Limited

Are they getting slower or faster?

Their reported average has moved about 15 days faster over the window (30 → 15 days).

What's their typical pay point?

Their latest filed report put the average at day 15; across their last 6 reports it ranged 14–30 days. Treat that as a historical reference point, not a promise for a new invoice.

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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 6,104 companies with a current statutory report — every sector pooled, not an average of sector medians (how the figure is built).

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