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| Reporting Period | Filing Date | Average Time to Pay (days) | Paid within 30 days | Paid 31-60 days | Paid after 60 days | Not Paid within Terms |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Aug 2025 - 28 Feb 2026 | 27 Mar 2026 | 39 | 53% | 26% | 21% | 28% |
| 01 Sept 2024 - 28 Feb 2025 | 24 Apr 2025 | 38 | 60% | 15% | 25% | 29% |
| 01 Mar 2024 - 31 Aug 2024 | 30 Sept 2024 | 38 | 60% | 14% | 26% | 28% |
| 01 Sept 2023 - 29 Feb 2024 | 18 Mar 2024 | 39 | 58% | 14% | 28% | 28% |
| 01 Mar 2023 - 31 Aug 2023 | 28 Sept 2023 | 39 | 58% | 14% | 28% | 29% |
| 01 Sept 2022 - 28 Feb 2023 | 27 Mar 2023 | 39 | 58% | 14% | 28% | 29% |
| 01 Mar 2022 - 31 Aug 2022 | 27 Sept 2022 | 38 | 59% | 14% | 27% | 30% |
| 01 Sept 2021 - 28 Feb 2022 | 31 Mar 2022 | 43 | 52% | 17% | 31% | 31% |
| 01 Mar 2021 - 31 Aug 2021 | 27 Sept 2021 | 44 | 53% | 16% | 32% | 34% |
| 01 Sept 2020 - 28 Feb 2021 | 25 Mar 2021 | 46 | 47% | 16% | 37% | 33% |
| 01 Mar 2020 - 31 Aug 2020 | 13 Oct 2020 | 43 | 52% | 14% | 34% | 37% |
| 01 Sept 2019 - 29 Feb 2020 | 05 Mar 2020 | 35 | 60% | 14% | 26% | 28% |
| 01 Mar 2019 - 31 Aug 2019 | 17 Sept 2019 | 35 | 64% | 8% | 28% | 27% |
| 01 Sept 2018 - 28 Feb 2019 | 22 Mar 2019 | 35 | 60% | 14% | 26% | 28% |
This information is as reported by the business, and responses are in their own words.
Standard payment terms
The standard contractual payment terms for suppliers is 30 days however this varies for each supplier dependent on the nature of the expense.
Were there any changes to the standard payment terms in the reporting period?
No information available
Any other information about payment terms
No additional information
Maximum contractual payment period agreed
180
When a payment dispute is raised the accounts payable team deal with them as quickly as possible and escalate to the relevant contact within the business where necessary.
Has this business signed up to a code of conduct or standards on payment practices?
For example, signatories to The Prompt Payment Code must commit to paying 95% of their invoices within 60 days.
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Does this business offer e-invoicing in relation to qualifying contracts?
This is where suppliers can electronically submit and track invoices. It's not just allowing suppliers to email them an invoice.
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Does this business offer supply chain finance?
This is where a supplier who has submitted an invoice can be paid by a third-party finance provider earlier than the agreed payment date. The business would then pay the finance provider the invoiced sum.
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Under its payment practices and policies, can this business deduct sums from payments under qualifying contracts as a charge for remaining on a supplier list?
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During the reporting period, did the business deduct sums from payments as a charge for remaining on a supplier list?
No information available
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc is a British publishing house, incorporated in 1986 and registered in London. It publishes books, including fiction, non-fiction and academic titles, and also engages in other publishing activities and software publishing according to its registered business classification. The company is the parent of a wider publishing group, having acquired or held subsidiaries such as A. & C. Black, Bloomsbury Publishing Inc in the United States, Osprey Publishing, Head of Zeus and Hart Publishing among others. It operates as a public limited company and is a member of the Publishers Association. The registered entity itself functions as the group's publishing and holding company for these various imprints and international publishing operations.
Generated from the company's website and Companies House records. Sources: find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk · wikidata.org