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How long does A World of Buzz Ltd take to pay its suppliers?

CRN 07464694 · Wholesale & retail trade · 8 statutory reports on record · period to 24 Nov 2021

16days
their reported average time to pay suppliers, latest period
Faster than mostvs a 31-day median across 6,185 recent filers

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

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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.

On the public register · Companies House

Company record

Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Incorporated
9 Dec 2010
Registered office
CARBON 103 SISKIN PARKWAY WEST, COVENTRY, CV3 4PW
3 outstanding charges — secured borrowing registered Accounts due 31 Jul 2027

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Terms vs reality

Stated terms: 0–60 days. Reported average: 16.

Stated terms0–60d
+16 days
Reported avg16d

At a glance

The key figures

0–60d
their stated terms
11%
invoices paid outside terms
-14d
faster over the window
±8d
variable pattern

Vs peers · latest reported averages

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

The pattern

Getting faster

Average days to pay across their last 6 statutory reports.

30
30
30
16
14
16
H1 2019H2 2019H1 2020H2 2020H1 2021H2 2021

Where their supplier invoices land · latest period

within 30 days 92% 31–60 days 7% 61+ days 1%

The read · computed from their figures

A World of Buzz Ltd has filed 8 statutory payment periods (earliest H1 2018). Their latest report puts the average at 16 days against stated terms of 0–60 days.

The direction is faster: from 30 to 16 days over the window — about 14 days faster.

In the latest period 11% of invoices were paid outside their agreed terms, and 1% landed 61+ days out.

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.

PeriodAvg daysOutside terms61+ daysFiled
H2 20211611%1%25 Nov 2021
H1 20211413%1%29 Apr 2021
H2 20201610%3%27 Nov 2020
H1 20203020%1%5 Jun 2020
H2 2019305%1%29 Nov 2019
H1 2019303%5%8 May 2019
H2 20183013%3%27 Nov 2018
H1 2018301%1%29 May 2018

Working-capital effect

What a 16-day cycle ties up

Illustrative. On a hypothetical £12k/month account, at a 16-day vs a 0-day payment cycle.

≈ £6,500
of invoicing outstanding at any one time on a 16-day cycle — about £6,300 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 14 days faster over the window (30 → 16 days).
What's their typical pay point?
Their latest reports average around day 16, moving within about ±8 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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