# Barnet: spending over £500 url: https://whereyourmoneygoes.co.uk/councils/spending-over-500/barnet/ updated: 29 September 2026 licence: Our words, analysis, charts and derived calculations: CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), credit [Tekstak Ltd](https://tek-stak.co.uk). Figures: each source's own licence, listed under Sources. publisher: [Tekstak Ltd](https://tek-stak.co.uk) # Barnet: spending over £500 Last updated 29 September 2026. Figures refresh every night. [How each figure is worked out](/methodology/). Barnet published **82,473 payments** of £500 or more between September 2025 and August 2026, worth **£714.9m** in all, to 2,340 suppliers. The largest total went to The Barnetgroup Limited: £124.9m across 257 payments. These are the council's own published records; the gaps in them are listed below. ## Key figures - £714.9mPaid in payments of £500 or more, latest year - 82,473Payments - 2,340Suppliers - 12 of 12Months with payments published ## What the council published - Septpublished - Octpublished - Novpublished - Decpublished - Janpublished - Febpublished - Marpublished - Aprpublished - Maypublished - Junpublished - Julpublished - Augpublished **Gaps and problems in the data, as published:** - The council publishes every payment, whatever its size; payments under £500 are left out here so councils compare on the same footing. - 21.2% of payments (£36,341,949) have the supplier name withheld or redacted by the council, usually because the payee is an individual. - 2086 credits and refunds (negative amounts, £22,203,510 in all) are included, so totals are net. ## Top 50 suppliers by value Search | Supplier | Paid | Payments | | --- | --- | --- | | The Barnetgroup LimitedDetails | £124,881,458 | 257 | | Payments257 | | | | *Names withheld by the council*Details | £36,341,949 | 17,448 | | Payments17,448 | | | | GLA LeviesDetails | £28,963,504 | 12 | | Payments12 | | | | Capita Business Services LimitedDetails | £25,599,348 | 109 | | Payments109 | | | | Barnet Education and Learning Service LimitedDetails | £23,890,643 | 140 | | Payments140 | | | | Tarmackier Joint VentureDetails | £17,623,453 | 2,000 | | Payments2,000 | | | | Matrix Scm LimitedDetails | £14,154,634 | 11,449 | | Payments11,449 | | | | Mclaughlin and Harvey LimitedDetails | £10,084,759 | 17 | | Payments17 | | | | Greater London AuthorityDetails | £10,051,130 | 9 | | Payments9 | | | | Whittington Hospital NHS TrustDetails | £8,326,240 | 28 | | Payments28 | | | | TBG MosaicDetails | £8,323,462 | 2,984 | | Payments2,984 | | | | North London Waste AuthorityDetails | £8,283,793 | 20 | | Payments20 | | | | St Michael's Catholic Grammar SchoolDetails | £7,999,538 | 110 | | Payments110 | | | | Marlborough Highways LimitedDetails | £6,811,545 | 89 | | Payments89 | | | | London Borough of HarrowDetails | £6,297,067 | 28 | | Payments28 | | | | Barnet Lighting Services LimitedDetails | £6,210,681 | 12 | | Payments12 | | | | London Borough of Barnet Pension FuDetails | £6,148,109 | 8 | | Payments8 | | | | Affinity Water LimitedDetails | £5,447,491 | 6 | | Payments6 | | | | Dimensions UKDetails | £5,208,263 | 465 | | Payments465 | | | | Danegrove Primary SchoolDetails | £4,778,235 | 48 | | Payments48 | | | | Norwood Ravenswood Schools LimitedDetails | £4,630,208 | 642 | | Payments642 | | | | Oak Lodge School AcademyDetails | £4,490,123 | 20 | | Payments20 | | | | Provide Care Solutions LimitedDetails | £4,208,168 | 9 | | Payments9 | | | | TBG Open Door LimitedDetails | £4,090,670 | 220 | | Payments220 | | | | Change Grow Live Services LimitedDetails | £3,854,190 | 13 | | Payments13 | | | | Midco Care LimitedDetails | £3,450,013 | 346 | | Payments346 | | | | Barnet and Southgate CollegeDetails | £3,257,739 | 42 | | Payments42 | | | | APCOA Parking UK LtdDetails | £3,224,859 | 8 | | Payments8 | | | | Arthur J GallagherDetails | £3,151,650 | 11 | | Payments11 | | | | Transport For LondonDetails | £3,141,166 | 27 | | Payments27 | | | | Jewish CareDetails | £2,926,789 | 697 | | Payments697 | | | | Central and North West London NHS FtDetails | £2,687,988 | 46 | | Payments46 | | | | NSL LimitedDetails | £2,607,340 | 6 | | Payments6 | | | | Caretech Community Services LimitedDetails | £2,606,770 | 444 | | Payments444 | | | | London Borough of IslingtonDetails | £2,513,121 | 15 | | Payments15 | | | | Next Steps LimitedDetails | £2,472,185 | 113 | | Payments113 | | | | NHS North Central London IcbDetails | £2,454,982 | 13 | | Payments13 | | | | Wates Property Services LimitedDetails | £2,392,178 | 23 | | Payments23 | | | | Self Unlimited-London RegionDetails | £2,160,075 | 362 | | Payments362 | | | | Wernick ConstructionDetails | £2,120,666 | 2 | | Payments2 | | | | Kisharon Day SchoolDetails | £2,110,654 | 24 | | Payments24 | | | | Gentle Hands Care Homes LimitedDetails | £2,009,108 | 267 | | Payments267 | | | | FM Conway LimitedDetails | £1,976,950 | 8 | | Payments8 | | | | Barnet Special Education TrustDetails | £1,945,589 | 23 | | Payments23 | | | | Nwando Care LimitedDetails | £1,942,526 | 378 | | Payments378 | | | | Saracens BroadfieldsDetails | £1,889,727 | 72 | | Payments72 | | | | Volkerfitzpatrick LimitedDetails | £1,713,611 | 3 | | Payments3 | | | | Langdon Community LimitedDetails | £1,663,157 | 516 | | Payments516 | | | | THE GESHER TRUSTDetails | £1,651,505 | 10 | | Payments10 | | | | Nancy Reuben Primary SchoolDetails | £1,638,136 | 38 | | Payments38 | | | ## Spending by category (our classification) Payments this site classifies into each category from the supplier and the council's description; most payments fall into none. The rules are on the [methodology page](/methodology/#spend-over-500). **Barnet: payments by category (our classification)** - 1. Payments to other councils and public bodies £37,422,440 972 payments - 2. Large outsourcing and contracting firms £26,294,755 174 payments - 3. Consultancy and agency staff £17,847,308 11784 payments - 4. IT and software £12,762,257 3304 payments - 5. Legal fees £1,057,648 218 payments - 6. Travel and accommodation £935,863 838 payments - 7. Communications and PR £660,503 85 payments - 8. Conferences and events £150,982 35 payments - 9. Catering and hospitality £7,930 5 payments **Show as a table** | Name | Paid | | --- | --- | | 1. Payments to other councils and public bodies | £37,422,440 | | 2. Large outsourcing and contracting firms | £26,294,755 | | 3. Consultancy and agency staff | £17,847,308 | | 4. IT and software | £12,762,257 | | 5. Legal fees | £1,057,648 | | 6. Travel and accommodation | £935,863 | | 7. Communications and PR | £660,503 | | 8. Conferences and events | £150,982 | | 9. Catering and hospitality | £7,930 | **Payments to other councils and public bodies: largest suppliers** The supplier is another council, a police, fire or NHS body, a government department or agency, or a pension fund. - Whittington Hospital NHS Trust: £8,326,240 (28 payments) - London Borough of Harrow: £6,297,067 (28 payments) - London Borough of Barnet Pension Fu: £6,148,109 (8 payments) - Central and North West London NHS Ft: £2,687,988 (46 payments) - London Borough of Islington: £2,513,121 (15 payments) - NHS North Central London Icb: £2,454,982 (13 payments) - Kent County Council (Kcs): £1,493,750 (569 payments) - London Borough of Camden: £1,329,588 (10 payments) - London Borough of Brent: £1,135,030 (32 payments) - London Borough of Enfield: £936,748 (14 payments) **Large outsourcing and contracting firms: largest suppliers** The supplier is one of a named list of large firms that run council services under contract. A payment to one is often a routine instalment on a long contract. - Capita Business Services Limited: £25,599,348 (109 payments) - Liberata UK Limited: £378,209 (12 payments) - Equans E and S Infrastructure UK L: £212,594 (20 payments) - Glendale Countryside Limited: £79,419 (15 payments) - Compass contract services(uk) ltd: £12,989 (3 payments) - Tarmac Trading Limited: £7,412 (10 payments) - Serco Group plc: £1,850 (1 payment) - G4S Investigation Solutions (UK) Ltd trading as Allied Universal: £1,450 (2 payments) - Sopra Steria Limited: £750 (1 payment) - Lafarge Tarmac Trading Limited: £733 (1 payment) **Legal fees: largest suppliers** The supplier is a law firm or chambers, or the council describes the payment as legal fees, counsel or court fees. - Weightmans LLP: £219,898 (71 payments) - Browne Jacobson Sols: £185,468 (40 payments) - Morrish Solicitors LLP: £94,107 (1 payment) - McKeag & Co Solicitors LLP: £57,449 (2 payments) - Eversheds LLP: £52,477 (13 payments) - Fletchers Solicitors Ltd: £45,289 (4 payments) - The Barnetgroup Limited: £40,413 (1 payment) - Prince Evans Solicitors LLP: £38,640 (1 payment) - Jowett Kennedy Fidler LLP T/A Tyr Law: £30,202 (2 payments) - Copyright Licensing Agency Limited: £27,391 (1 payment) **Consultancy and agency staff: largest suppliers** The supplier is a recruitment agency or consultancy on a named list, or the council describes the payment as consultancy, agency or interim staff, or professional fees. - Matrix Scm Limited: £14,154,634 (11449 payments) - Grant Thornton UK LLP: £685,897 (9 payments) - Peopletoo Limited: £636,795 (11 payments) - Pricewaterhouse Coopers: £277,424 (13 payments) - WSP UK Limited: £266,367 (52 payments) - Groundwork London: £140,000 (1 payment) - Young Barnet Foundation: £140,000 (1 payment) - The Barnetgroup Limited: £125,211 (13 payments) - Concerto Support Services Ltd: £118,150 (14 payments) - Lazari Investments Limited: £106,297 (4 payments) **IT and software: largest suppliers** The supplier is on a named list of IT and telecoms firms, or the council describes the payment as software, licences, IT, hardware, hosting or telephony. - TBG Mosaic: £8,323,462 (2984 payments) - Oracle Corporation UK Limited: £909,214 (23 payments) - Marston (Holdings) Ltd: £644,338 (4 payments) - Chipside Ltd: £610,950 (56 payments) - Softcat PLC: £372,656 (31 payments) - Idox Software Limited: £268,608 (3 payments) - British Telecommunications Plc: £180,072 (15 payments) - Mastek Systems Company Limited: £125,275 (2 payments) - Access UK Limited: £108,810 (12 payments) - Version 1 Solutions Limited: £96,523 (4 payments) **Communications and PR: largest suppliers** The council describes the payment as advertising, marketing, publicity or public relations. Recruitment and statutory notices are left out. - Financial Data Management Limited: £467,952 (21 payments) - Can Digital Solutions Limited: £38,500 (8 payments) - Royal Airforce Museum Enterprises Limited: £37,500 (2 payments) - Global Media Group Services Limited: £25,491 (9 payments) - Good Impressions Limited: £20,295 (18 payments) - CNS Media Ltd: £10,200 (3 payments) - Meltwater (UK) Ltd: £9,838 (1 payment) - Brickwall Films Limited: £9,105 (2 payments) - Bay Media Limited: £7,080 (1 payment) - Starr Brothers Films Limited: £4,389 (1 payment) **Conferences and events: largest suppliers** The council describes the payment as a conference, seminar, exhibition, event or venue hire. - Learning Pool: £59,756 (1 payment) - Barnet Education and Learning Service Limited: £24,000 (3 payments) - Cyber Centre of Excellence Limited: £16,800 (1 payment) - ASE Corporate Eyecare Limited: £12,226 (12 payments) - South East Employers: £9,000 (2 payments) - Association of Electoral Administra: £7,615 (2 payments) - University of Westminster: £5,500 (2 payments) - Link Support Services (UK) Limited Link Support Services (UK) Limited: £3,350 (1 payment) - Act Now Training Limited: £2,399 (1 payment) - The Care Leaders Online Ltd: £1,920 (1 payment) **Travel and accommodation: largest suppliers** The council describes the payment as travel, fares, flights, subsistence or hotels. Homeless and temporary accommodation, and home to school and client transport, are left out. - Names withheld by the council: £706,221 (671 payments) - Prospero Teaching: £27,424 (6 payments) - CTM (North) Limited: £25,652 (28 payments) - Your Family Services Ltd: £25,021 (18 payments) - Avc Wise Limited: £19,668 (10 payments) - Resurrection Life Centre Ltd: £18,670 (13 payments) - CHANCES GIVES CHOICES: £11,862 (10 payments) - Precious Child Contact Services Limited: £10,910 (7 payments) - Lnrs Data Services Limited: £10,780 (1 payment) - Hing Kuen Man Esq: £10,596 (10 payments) **Catering and hospitality: largest suppliers** The council describes the payment as catering, hospitality or refreshments. School meals are left out. - ISS Mediclean: £4,669 (3 payments) - Royal Airforce Museum Enterprises Limited: £2,661 (1 payment) - Bread N Butter London Cic: £600 (1 payment) ## Spending by the council's own service areas **Barnet: payments by service area, as the council labels them** - 1. L5 Adults & Health (B2020D) £176,979,983 44746 payments - 2. L5 Childrens Services DSG (B3000D) £134,735,492 10644 payments - 3. L5 LBB Capital (B1300D) £106,304,088 2189 payments - 4. L5 Childrens Family Services (B2004D) £72,375,323 12072 payments - 5. L5 Growth (B4000D) £60,643,207 2660 payments - 6. L5 LBB Collection Fund (B1000D) £37,401,950 15 payments - 7. L5 HRA (B3021D) £35,637,893 107 payments - 8. L5 Environment (B4002D) £34,777,539 6863 payments - 9. L5 Strategy & Innovation (B4001D) £27,459,264 583 payments - 10. L5 Strategy & Resources (B2660D) £25,826,807 863 payments - 11. L5 Assurance (B2001D) £8,919,190 610 payments - 12. L5 LBB Control Accounts (B1200D) £2,404,841 389 payments - 13. L5 LBB Balance Sheet (B0000D) £1,642,656 700 payments - 14. L5 Unknown - No Hierachy (B2000D) £35,147 2 payments - 15. L5 SCHOOLDM (B3010D) −£10,238,859 30 payments **Show as a table** | Name | Paid | | --- | --- | | 1. L5 Adults & Health (B2020D) | £176,979,983 | | 2. L5 Childrens Services DSG (B3000D) | £134,735,492 | | 3. L5 LBB Capital (B1300D) | £106,304,088 | | 4. L5 Childrens Family Services (B2004D) | £72,375,323 | | 5. L5 Growth (B4000D) | £60,643,207 | | 6. L5 LBB Collection Fund (B1000D) | £37,401,950 | | 7. L5 HRA (B3021D) | £35,637,893 | | 8. L5 Environment (B4002D) | £34,777,539 | | 9. L5 Strategy & Innovation (B4001D) | £27,459,264 | | 10. L5 Strategy & Resources (B2660D) | £25,826,807 | | 11. L5 Assurance (B2001D) | £8,919,190 | | 12. L5 LBB Control Accounts (B1200D) | £2,404,841 | | 13. L5 LBB Balance Sheet (B0000D) | £1,642,656 | | 14. L5 Unknown - No Hierachy (B2000D) | £35,147 | | 15. L5 SCHOOLDM (B3010D) | −£10,238,859 | ## Who is paid for grounds, street cleaning, roads and bins? The suppliers paid most for each kind of work, where the council's own labels say what the payment was for (our matching). A council that does the work with its own staff pays mostly wages, which are not in this data, so a short list here can mean the work is done in-house. **Parks and open spaces (including play areas): largest suppliers** - 1. Gristwood and Tom Limited £956,362 97 payments - 2. Bush Wheeler Services Limited £138,978 43 payments - 3. Woodvale Tree Care Ltd £123,664 34 payments - 4. Thor's Trees £123,131 23 payments - 5. Glendale Countryside Limited £79,419 15 payments - 6. CSG (Ushers) Ltd £65,508 5 payments - 7. Liam McGough Tree Services £61,347 4 payments - 8. Anglo Trees LTD £43,777 3 payments **Show as a table** | Name | Paid | | --- | --- | | 1. Gristwood and Tom Limited | £956,362 | | 2. Bush Wheeler Services Limited | £138,978 | | 3. Woodvale Tree Care Ltd | £123,664 | | 4. Thor's Trees | £123,131 | | 5. Glendale Countryside Limited | £79,419 | | 6. CSG (Ushers) Ltd | £65,508 | | 7. Liam McGough Tree Services | £61,347 | | 8. Anglo Trees LTD | £43,777 | | 9. HTRB Services LTD | £38,190 | | 10. Integrated Water Services Limited | £36,808 | **Waste collection: largest suppliers** - 1. IPL Plastics (UK) Ltd £376,468 12 payments - 2. North London Waste Authority £274,508 4 payments - 3. Storm Environmental Limited £221,452 36 payments - 4. Softcat PLC £171,608 29 payments - 5. Wastestream Services Limited £102,341 13 payments - 6. SSI Schaefer Plastics UK £88,602 15 payments - 7. Permiserv Limited £51,173 6 payments - 8. City of London £39,798 6 payments **Show as a table** | Name | Paid | | --- | --- | | 1. IPL Plastics (UK) Ltd | £376,468 | | 2. North London Waste Authority | £274,508 | | 3. Storm Environmental Limited | £221,452 | | 4. Softcat PLC | £171,608 | | 5. Wastestream Services Limited | £102,341 | | 6. SSI Schaefer Plastics UK | £88,602 | | 7. Permiserv Limited | £51,173 | | 8. City of London | £39,798 | | 9. Ridley Recycling Limited T/A Peter Ridley Waste Systems | £26,111 | | 10. Ricardo Aea Limited | £24,935 | ## Consultancy and agency against the pay bill Payments we classify as consultancy and agency staff came to **3.9%** of Barnet's own staff costs in its 2025-26 revenue return, against a median of 14.0% for the other London boroughs read so far. The payments and the staff costs come from different sources and periods, so this is a guide to scale. ## Search every payment Searching needs JavaScript. Every payment is in [one JSON file](/data/spend500/tx/E09000003.json). Every payment, as the council published it, is in [one JSON file](/data/spend500/tx/E09000003.json); the search can download any selection as CSV. ## What this data does and doesn't show - It is the council's own record of payments of £500 or more. It leaves out salaries, most staff costs and many internal costs, so it is not the council's whole spending. - Descriptions are the council's own and vary in quality; some are codes, some are blank, and some supplier names are withheld to protect individuals. - A large payment to one supplier is often a routine instalment on a long contract that was tendered openly. - The categories and the matching to services are this site's classification from keywords, not the council's. The rules are on the [methodology page](/methodology/#spend-over-500). ## Sources Barnet, spending over £500, [published here](https://open.barnet.gov.uk/dataset/expenditure-reporting-202627-2ywz8). Licence as the council states it: not stated. Checked 2026-09-24; files read 2026-09-29. **Every file read (13)** - [https://open.barnet.gov.uk/download/2ywz8/40b/Expenditure%20Report%20August%202026.csv](https://open.barnet.gov.uk/download/2ywz8/40b/Expenditure%20Report%20August%202026.csv) (2026-08), file dated 2026-09-24: 6,274 payments of £500 or more. Read 2026-09-29. - [https://open.barnet.gov.uk/download/2ywz8/f1f/Expenditure%20Report%20July%202026.csv](https://open.barnet.gov.uk/download/2ywz8/f1f/Expenditure%20Report%20July%202026.csv) (2026-07), file dated 2026-09-03: 6,620 payments of £500 or more. Read 2026-09-29. - [https://open.barnet.gov.uk/download/2ywz8/72m/Expenditure%20Report%20June%202026.csv](https://open.barnet.gov.uk/download/2ywz8/72m/Expenditure%20Report%20June%202026.csv) (2026-06), file dated 2026-07-16: 6,886 payments of £500 or more. Read 2026-09-29. - [https://open.barnet.gov.uk/download/2ywz8/v38/Expenditure%20Report%20May%202026.csv](https://open.barnet.gov.uk/download/2ywz8/v38/Expenditure%20Report%20May%202026.csv) (2026-05), file dated 2026-06-05: 5,969 payments of £500 or more. Read 2026-09-29. - [https://open.barnet.gov.uk/download/2ywz8/7q2/Expenditure%20Report%20April%202026.csv](https://open.barnet.gov.uk/download/2ywz8/7q2/Expenditure%20Report%20April%202026.csv) (2026-04), file dated 2026-05-21: 7,194 payments of £500 or more. Read 2026-09-29. - [https://open.barnet.gov.uk/download/e6p4n/mzw/Expenditure%20Report%20March%202026.csv](https://open.barnet.gov.uk/download/e6p4n/mzw/Expenditure%20Report%20March%202026.csv) (2026-03), file dated 2026-04-23: 7,913 payments of £500 or more. Read 2026-09-29. - [https://open.barnet.gov.uk/download/e6p4n/kt2/Expenditure%20Report%20February%202026.csv](https://open.barnet.gov.uk/download/e6p4n/kt2/Expenditure%20Report%20February%202026.csv) (2026-02), file dated 2026-03-11: 6,061 payments of £500 or more. Read 2026-09-29. - [https://open.barnet.gov.uk/download/e6p4n/04d/Expenditure%20Report%20January%202026.csv](https://open.barnet.gov.uk/download/e6p4n/04d/Expenditure%20Report%20January%202026.csv) (2026-01), file dated 2026-03-02: 5,781 payments of £500 or more. Read 2026-09-29. - [https://open.barnet.gov.uk/download/e6p4n/s3p/Expenditure%20Report%20December%202025.csv](https://open.barnet.gov.uk/download/e6p4n/s3p/Expenditure%20Report%20December%202025.csv) (2025-12), file dated 2026-01-19: 8,566 payments of £500 or more. Read 2026-09-29. - [https://open.barnet.gov.uk/download/e6p4n/tdy/Expenditure%20Report%20November%202025.csv](https://open.barnet.gov.uk/download/e6p4n/tdy/Expenditure%20Report%20November%202025.csv) (2025-11), file dated 2025-12-10: 6,072 payments of £500 or more. Read 2026-09-29. - [https://open.barnet.gov.uk/download/e6p4n/hbm/Expenditure%20Report%20October%202025.csv](https://open.barnet.gov.uk/download/e6p4n/hbm/Expenditure%20Report%20October%202025.csv) (2025-10), file dated 2025-11-18: 8,268 payments of £500 or more. Read 2026-09-29. - [https://open.barnet.gov.uk/download/e6p4n/enn/Expenditure%20Report%20September%202025.csv](https://open.barnet.gov.uk/download/e6p4n/enn/Expenditure%20Report%20September%202025.csv) (2025-09), file dated 2025-10-17: 6,869 payments of £500 or more. Read 2026-09-29. - [https://open.barnet.gov.uk/download/e6p4n/m2n/Expenditure%20Report%20August%202025.csv](https://open.barnet.gov.uk/download/e6p4n/m2n/Expenditure%20Report%20August%202025.csv) (2025-08), file dated 2025-09-18: 6,139 payments of £500 or more. Read 2026-09-29. ## Related pages - [Back to Council spending over £500](https://whereyourmoneygoes.co.uk/councils/spending-over-500/) - [How much is council tax and what does it pay for?](https://whereyourmoneygoes.co.uk/council-tax/) - [Who is my MP, and what does their office cost?](https://whereyourmoneygoes.co.uk/mps/) - [Where does my tax money actually go?](https://whereyourmoneygoes.co.uk/for-every-100-pounds-of-tax/) ## More from this publisher - [UK tax calculators](https://howlongisit.co.uk) Published by [Tekstak Ltd](https://tek-stak.co.uk). Our words, analysis, charts and derived calculations: CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), credit [Tekstak Ltd](https://tek-stak.co.uk). 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