Penguin Books Limited
Registered as PENGUIN BOOKS LIMITED. Company number 00861590. 7 payment practices reports on file, the latest for the period ending 30 June 2025, filed 13 October 2025.
29days on average to pay
- Within 30 days
- 31 to 60 days
- Over 60 days
In the reporting period from 1 January 2025 to 30 June 2025, Penguin Books Limited reported that it took an average of 29 days to pay its suppliers' invoices. It paid 89% of invoices within 30 days, 5% in 31 to 60 days and 6% after more than 60 days. It said 25% of invoices were not paid within the agreed terms.
That average is faster than 55% of the 6,220 companies whose latest report covers a period ending since May 2025.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan to Jun 2025 | 13 Oct 2025 | 29 | 89% | 5% | 6% | 25% | Report |
| Jul to Dec 2023 | 7 May 2024 | 15 | 86% | 9% | 5% | 6% | Report |
| Jul to Dec 2020 | 16 Mar 2021 | 39 | 78% | 11% | 11% | 48% | Report |
| Jul to Dec 2019 | 5 Feb 2020 | 31 | 78% | 10% | 12% | 48% | Report |
| Jan to Jun 2019 | 6 Dec 2019 | 31 | 81% | 7% | 11% | 43% | Report |
| Jul to Dec 2018 | 22 Mar 2019 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | Report | |
| Jan to Jun 2018 | 25 Jul 2018 | 30 | 52% | 41% | 7% | 30% | 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.