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The Stationery Office Limited

Registered as THE STATIONERY OFFICE LIMITED. Company number 03049649. 4 payment practices reports on file, the latest for the period ending 31 December 2019, filed 31 January 2020.

38days on average to pay

  • Within 30 days
  • 31 to 60 days
  • Over 60 days

In the reporting period from 1 July 2019 to 31 December 2019, The Stationery Office Limited reported that it took an average of 38 days to pay its suppliers' invoices. It paid 42% of invoices within 30 days, 33% in 31 to 60 days and 26% after more than 60 days. It said 57% of invoices were not paid within the agreed terms.

A year earlier, in the period to 31 December 2018, the average was 43 days, so it is 5 days faster now.

This company has not filed a report for a period ending since May 2025, so it is not in our current tables. Companies stop reporting when they no longer meet the size test, are restructured or close.

Average days to pay, report by report

30 45 Jun 2018 43 Dec 2018 37 Jun 2019 38 Dec 2019

Bars are labelled with the month the period ended. The dashed line marks 30 days.

Every report filed

PeriodFiledAverage daysWithin 30 days31 to 60Over 60Not within termsSource
Jul to Dec 2019 31 Jan 2020 38 42%33%26%57% Report
Jan to Jun 2019 30 Jul 2019 37 65%13%22%46% Report
Jul to Dec 2018 30 Jan 2019 43 35%48%17%62% Report
Jan to Jun 2018 30 Jul 2018 45 30%46%23%74% 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.