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World of Books Limited

Registered as WORLD OF BOOKS LIMITED. Company number 06437594. 8 payment practices reports on file, the latest for the period ending 24 November 2021, filed 25 November 2021.

15days on average to pay

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

In the reporting period from 27 April 2021 to 24 November 2021, World of Books Limited reported that it took an average of 15 days to pay its suppliers' invoices. It paid 96% of invoices within 30 days, 3% in 31 to 60 days and 1% after more than 60 days. It said 10% of invoices were not paid within the agreed terms.

A year earlier, in the period to 31 October 2020, the average was 14 days, so it is 1 day slower 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 30 Apr 2018 30 Oct 2018 30 Apr 2019 30 Oct 2019 30 Apr 2020 14 Oct 2020 14 Apr 2021 15 Nov 2021

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
Apr to Nov 2021 25 Nov 2021 15 96%3%1%10% Report
Nov 2020 to Apr 2021 29 Apr 2021 14 96%3%1%19% Report
May to Oct 2020 27 Nov 2020 14 97%2%1%17% Report
Nov 2019 to Apr 2020 5 Jun 2020 30 95%4%1%18% Report
May to Oct 2019 29 Nov 2019 30 84%12%4%9% Report
Nov 2018 to Apr 2019 8 May 2019 30 83%15%2%3% Report
May to Oct 2018 27 Nov 2018 30 78%19%3%7% Report
Nov 2017 to Apr 2018 29 May 2018 30 86%12%2%3% 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.