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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 Jan 2021 - 30 Jun 2021 | 23 Nov 2021 | 46 | 29% | 58% | 13% | 75% |
| 01 Oct 2020 - 31 Dec 2020 | 12 Feb 2021 | 37 | 47% | 44% | 9% | 77% |
| 01 Jul 2020 - 30 Sept 2020 | 11 Feb 2021 | 48 | 42% | 41% | 17% | 88% |
| 01 Apr 2020 - 30 Jun 2020 | 11 Feb 2021 | 45 | 48% | 38% | 14% | 75% |
| 01 Apr 2019 - 30 Sept 2019 | 05 Nov 2019 | 42 | 64% | 24% | 12% | 41% |
| 01 Oct 2018 - 30 Mar 2019 | 19 Jul 2019 | 33 | 67% | 24% | 8% | 38% |
| 01 Apr 2018 - 30 Sept 2018 | 19 Jul 2019 | 44 | 63% | 22% | 15% | 18% |
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Maximum contractual payment period agreed
60
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D.C. Thomson & Company Limited is a Scottish, family-owned media group founded in 1905 and headquartered in Dundee. It publishes newspapers, magazines and comics, including The Courier, The Press and Journal, The Sunday Post, Beano, Commando, The People's Friend and My Weekly, alongside puzzle content under Puzzler. Beyond print, the group operates digital and technology ventures such as Findmypast and Brightsolid for genealogy and archives, Fifth Ring and Energy Voice for energy sector B2B media, and Stylist for advocacy content. It also runs events, a contract print business, and an insight consultancy, Beano Brain. Its private capital arm invests in energy transition, water technology and food security ventures. The company remains centred on newspaper, magazine and comic publishing across print and digital formats.
Generated from the company's website and Companies House records. Sources: dcthomson.co.uk · dcthomson.co.uk