Waterstones Booksellers Limited
Registered as WATERSTONES BOOKSELLERS LIMITED. Company number 00610095. 18 payment practices reports on file, the latest for the period ending 2 May 2026, filed 26 May 2026.
68days on average to pay
- Within 30 days
- 31 to 60 days
- Over 60 days
In the reporting period from 4 November 2025 to 2 May 2026, Waterstones Booksellers Limited reported that it took an average of 68 days to pay its suppliers' invoices. It paid 24% of invoices within 30 days, 10% in 31 to 60 days and 66% after more than 60 days. It said 8% of invoices were not paid within the agreed terms.
That average is faster than 4% of the 6,220 companies whose latest report covers a period ending since May 2025. A year earlier, in the period to 3 May 2025, the average was 69 days, so it is 1 day faster now.
Average days to pay, report by report
Bars are labelled with the month the period ended. The dashed line marks 30 days.
Every report filed
| Period | Filed | Average days | Within 30 days | 31 to 60 | Over 60 | Not within terms | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 2025 to May 2026 | 26 May 2026 | 68 | 24% | 10% | 66% | 8% | Report |
| May to Nov 2025 | 1 Dec 2025 | 69 | 22% | 9% | 69% | 9% | Report |
| Oct 2024 to May 2025 | 2 Jun 2025 | 69 | 18% | 10% | 72% | 11% | Report |
| Apr to Oct 2024 | 25 Nov 2024 | 69 | 19% | 9% | 72% | 10% | Report |
| Oct 2023 to Apr 2024 | 24 May 2024 | 73 | 17% | 9% | 74% | 14% | Report |
| Apr to Oct 2023 | 24 Nov 2023 | 76 | 11% | 5% | 84% | 13% | Report |
| Nov 2022 to Apr 2023 | 25 May 2023 | 77 | 6% | 5% | 89% | 12% | Report |
| May to Oct 2022 | 23 Nov 2022 | 75 | 17% | 7% | 76% | 14% | Report |
| Oct 2021 to Apr 2022 | 30 May 2022 | 73 | 14% | 10% | 76% | 13% | Report |
| Apr to Oct 2021 | 23 Nov 2021 | 77 | 15% | 9% | 76% | 14% | Report |
| Oct 2020 to Apr 2021 | 24 May 2021 | 84 | 3% | 8% | 89% | 13% | Report |
| Apr to Oct 2020 | 8 Feb 2021 | 89 | 4% | 11% | 85% | 16% | Report |
| Oct 2019 to Apr 2020 | 22 May 2020 | 66 | 16% | 25% | 59% | 16% | Report |
| Apr to Oct 2019 | 21 Nov 2019 | 64 | 17% | 26% | 57% | 14% | Report |
| Oct 2018 to Apr 2019 | 23 May 2019 | 64 | 14% | 30% | 56% | 16% | Report |
| Apr to Oct 2018 | 8 Nov 2018 | 65 | 12% | 31% | 57% | 15% | Report |
| Oct 2017 to Apr 2018 | 25 May 2018 | 69 | 6% | 35% | 59% | 24% | Report |
| Apr to Oct 2017 | 29 Nov 2017 | 69 | 4% | 35% | 61% | 29% | Report |
Source: the company's filings on Check payment practices. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are as filed. We do not change them.