Penguin Books Limited payment practices report
PennyFetch rating based on government data:
Mostly on timeCompanies House no. 00861590
This rating is PennyFetch’s own assessment derived from data self-reported by Penguin Books Limited to the UK government.
Avg. days to pay
29
UK median: 32
Outside agreed terms
25%
UK average: 24%
Trend
Stable
6 reports filed
Payment terms
30 to 120 days
Standard terms
Invoice payment breakdown
How Penguin Books Limited compares
Penguin Books Limited takes an average of 29 days to pay its suppliers, which is 3 days faster than the UK median of 32 days across 9,336 reporting companies. 25% of their invoices fall outside the agreed payment terms, compared to a national average of 24%.
The “outside agreed terms” percentage measures how often the company pays after its own agreed payment terms (30 to 120 days), not against a fixed 30-day standard. A company with long payment terms can still be rated “Good payer” if it consistently meets those terms.
Payment history
| Period | Avg. days | % outside terms | % in 30d | % over 60d |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 2025 to Jun 2025 | 29 | 25% | 89% | 6% |
| Jul 2023 to Dec 2023 | 15 | 6% | 86% | 5% |
| Jul 2020 to Dec 2020 | 39 | 48% | 78% | 11% |
| Jul 2019 to Dec 2019 | 31 | 48% | 78% | 12% |
| Jan 2019 to Jun 2019 | 31 | 43% | 81% | 11% |
| Jan 2018 to Jun 2018 | 30 | 30% | 52% | 7% |
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All payment statistics on this page are self-reported by Penguin Books Limited to the UK Government Payment Practices Reporting service . The government publishes this data but does not independently verify the figures. Published under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Most recent report filed: Oct 2025. The rating labels on this page (e.g. “Good payer”, “Often outside terms”) are PennyFetch’s own classifications based on the reported data. They are not government ratings. This page is for informational purposes and does not constitute legal or financial advice.
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