The Works Stores Limited
Registered as THE WORKS STORES LIMITED. Company number 06557400. 18 payment practices reports on file, the latest for the period ending 3 May 2026, filed 26 May 2026.
43days on average to pay
- Within 30 days
- 31 to 60 days
- Over 60 days
In the reporting period from 3 November 2025 to 3 May 2026, The Works Stores Limited reported that it took an average of 43 days to pay its suppliers' invoices. It paid 48% of invoices within 30 days, 35% in 31 to 60 days and 17% after more than 60 days. It said 30% of invoices were not paid within the agreed terms.
That average is faster than 25% of the 6,220 companies whose latest report covers a period ending since May 2025. A year earlier, in the period to 4 May 2025, the average was 45 days, so it is 2 days 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 | 43 | 48% | 35% | 17% | 30% | Report |
| May to Nov 2025 | 2 Dec 2025 | 39 | 53% | 31% | 16% | 21% | Report |
| Nov 2024 to May 2025 | 3 Jun 2025 | 45 | 44% | 32% | 24% | 36% | Report |
| May to Nov 2024 | 4 Dec 2024 | 48 | 33% | 44% | 23% | 56% | Report |
| Nov 2023 to Apr 2024 | 28 May 2024 | 53 | 24% | 43% | 33% | 49% | Report |
| May to Oct 2023 | 27 Nov 2023 | 55 | 21% | 50% | 29% | 44% | Report |
| Nov 2022 to Apr 2023 | 24 May 2023 | 61 | 20% | 58% | 22% | 67% | Report |
| May to Oct 2022 | 28 Nov 2022 | 59 | 9% | 60% | 31% | 68% | Report |
| Oct 2021 to May 2022 | 28 Nov 2022 | 53 | 19% | 51% | 30% | 76% | Report |
| Apr to Oct 2021 | 18 Nov 2021 | 50 | 24% | 49% | 27% | 73% | Report |
| Oct 2020 to Apr 2021 | 18 Aug 2021 | 60 | 15% | 44% | 41% | 85% | Report |
| Apr to Oct 2020 | 25 Nov 2020 | 60 | 18% | 44% | 39% | 93% | Report |
| Oct 2019 to Apr 2020 | 26 May 2020 | 57 | 13% | 49% | 39% | 91% | Report |
| Apr to Oct 2019 | 27 Nov 2019 | 52 | 15% | 52% | 33% | 90% | Report |
| Oct 2018 to Apr 2019 | 31 May 2019 | 62 | 14% | 51% | 35% | 86% | Report |
| Apr to Oct 2018 | 29 Nov 2018 | 66 | 7% | 51% | 42% | 90% | Report |
| Nov 2017 to Apr 2018 | 31 May 2018 | 0 | 8% | 46% | 46% | 88% | Report |
| May to Oct 2017 | 30 Nov 2017 | 57 | 9% | 51% | 40% | 85% | 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.