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Barnet: spending over £500

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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

  1. Septpublished
  2. Octpublished
  3. Novpublished
  4. Decpublished
  5. Janpublished
  6. Febpublished
  7. Marpublished
  8. Aprpublished
  9. Maypublished
  10. Junpublished
  11. Julpublished
  12. 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

Barnet: the 50 suppliers paid most, September 2025 to August 2026
SupplierPaidPayments
The Barnetgroup Limited
Details
£124,881,458257
Payments
257
Names withheld by the council
Details
£36,341,94917,448
Payments
17,448
GLA Levies
Details
£28,963,50412
Payments
12
Capita Business Services Limited
Details
£25,599,348109
Payments
109
Barnet Education and Learning Service Limited
Details
£23,890,643140
Payments
140
Tarmackier Joint Venture
Details
£17,623,4532,000
Payments
2,000
Matrix Scm Limited
Details
£14,154,63411,449
Payments
11,449
Mclaughlin and Harvey Limited
Details
£10,084,75917
Payments
17
Greater London Authority
Details
£10,051,1309
Payments
9
Whittington Hospital NHS Trust
Details
£8,326,24028
Payments
28
TBG Mosaic
Details
£8,323,4622,984
Payments
2,984
North London Waste Authority
Details
£8,283,79320
Payments
20
St Michael's Catholic Grammar School
Details
£7,999,538110
Payments
110
Marlborough Highways Limited
Details
£6,811,54589
Payments
89
London Borough of Harrow
Details
£6,297,06728
Payments
28
Barnet Lighting Services Limited
Details
£6,210,68112
Payments
12
London Borough of Barnet Pension Fu
Details
£6,148,1098
Payments
8
Affinity Water Limited
Details
£5,447,4916
Payments
6
Dimensions UK
Details
£5,208,263465
Payments
465
Danegrove Primary School
Details
£4,778,23548
Payments
48
Norwood Ravenswood Schools Limited
Details
£4,630,208642
Payments
642
Oak Lodge School Academy
Details
£4,490,12320
Payments
20
Provide Care Solutions Limited
Details
£4,208,1689
Payments
9
TBG Open Door Limited
Details
£4,090,670220
Payments
220
Change Grow Live Services Limited
Details
£3,854,19013
Payments
13
Midco Care Limited
Details
£3,450,013346
Payments
346
Barnet and Southgate College
Details
£3,257,73942
Payments
42
APCOA Parking UK Ltd
Details
£3,224,8598
Payments
8
Arthur J Gallagher
Details
£3,151,65011
Payments
11
Transport For London
Details
£3,141,16627
Payments
27
Jewish Care
Details
£2,926,789697
Payments
697
Central and North West London NHS Ft
Details
£2,687,98846
Payments
46
NSL Limited
Details
£2,607,3406
Payments
6
Caretech Community Services Limited
Details
£2,606,770444
Payments
444
London Borough of Islington
Details
£2,513,12115
Payments
15
Next Steps Limited
Details
£2,472,185113
Payments
113
NHS North Central London Icb
Details
£2,454,98213
Payments
13
Wates Property Services Limited
Details
£2,392,17823
Payments
23
Self Unlimited-London Region
Details
£2,160,075362
Payments
362
Wernick Construction
Details
£2,120,6662
Payments
2
Kisharon Day School
Details
£2,110,65424
Payments
24
Gentle Hands Care Homes Limited
Details
£2,009,108267
Payments
267
FM Conway Limited
Details
£1,976,9508
Payments
8
Barnet Special Education Trust
Details
£1,945,58923
Payments
23
Nwando Care Limited
Details
£1,942,526378
Payments
378
Saracens Broadfields
Details
£1,889,72772
Payments
72
Volkerfitzpatrick Limited
Details
£1,713,6113
Payments
3
Langdon Community Limited
Details
£1,663,157516
Payments
516
THE GESHER TRUST
Details
£1,651,50510
Payments
10
Nancy Reuben Primary School
Details
£1,638,13638
Payments
38

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.

Barnet: payments by category (our classification)
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Barnet: payments by category (our classification)
NamePaid
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.

  1. Whittington Hospital NHS Trust: £8,326,240 (28 payments)
  2. London Borough of Harrow: £6,297,067 (28 payments)
  3. London Borough of Barnet Pension Fu: £6,148,109 (8 payments)
  4. Central and North West London NHS Ft: £2,687,988 (46 payments)
  5. London Borough of Islington: £2,513,121 (15 payments)
  6. NHS North Central London Icb: £2,454,982 (13 payments)
  7. Kent County Council (Kcs): £1,493,750 (569 payments)
  8. London Borough of Camden: £1,329,588 (10 payments)
  9. London Borough of Brent: £1,135,030 (32 payments)
  10. 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.

  1. Capita Business Services Limited: £25,599,348 (109 payments)
  2. Liberata UK Limited: £378,209 (12 payments)
  3. Equans E and S Infrastructure UK L: £212,594 (20 payments)
  4. Glendale Countryside Limited: £79,419 (15 payments)
  5. Compass contract services(uk) ltd: £12,989 (3 payments)
  6. Tarmac Trading Limited: £7,412 (10 payments)
  7. Serco Group plc: £1,850 (1 payment)
  8. G4S Investigation Solutions (UK) Ltd trading as Allied Universal: £1,450 (2 payments)
  9. Sopra Steria Limited: £750 (1 payment)
  10. 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.

  1. Weightmans LLP: £219,898 (71 payments)
  2. Browne Jacobson Sols: £185,468 (40 payments)
  3. Morrish Solicitors LLP: £94,107 (1 payment)
  4. McKeag & Co Solicitors LLP: £57,449 (2 payments)
  5. Eversheds LLP: £52,477 (13 payments)
  6. Fletchers Solicitors Ltd: £45,289 (4 payments)
  7. The Barnetgroup Limited: £40,413 (1 payment)
  8. Prince Evans Solicitors LLP: £38,640 (1 payment)
  9. Jowett Kennedy Fidler LLP T/A Tyr Law: £30,202 (2 payments)
  10. 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.

  1. Matrix Scm Limited: £14,154,634 (11449 payments)
  2. Grant Thornton UK LLP: £685,897 (9 payments)
  3. Peopletoo Limited: £636,795 (11 payments)
  4. Pricewaterhouse Coopers: £277,424 (13 payments)
  5. WSP UK Limited: £266,367 (52 payments)
  6. Groundwork London: £140,000 (1 payment)
  7. Young Barnet Foundation: £140,000 (1 payment)
  8. The Barnetgroup Limited: £125,211 (13 payments)
  9. Concerto Support Services Ltd: £118,150 (14 payments)
  10. 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.

  1. TBG Mosaic: £8,323,462 (2984 payments)
  2. Oracle Corporation UK Limited: £909,214 (23 payments)
  3. Marston (Holdings) Ltd: £644,338 (4 payments)
  4. Chipside Ltd: £610,950 (56 payments)
  5. Softcat PLC: £372,656 (31 payments)
  6. Idox Software Limited: £268,608 (3 payments)
  7. British Telecommunications Plc: £180,072 (15 payments)
  8. Mastek Systems Company Limited: £125,275 (2 payments)
  9. Access UK Limited: £108,810 (12 payments)
  10. 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.

  1. Financial Data Management Limited: £467,952 (21 payments)
  2. Can Digital Solutions Limited: £38,500 (8 payments)
  3. Royal Airforce Museum Enterprises Limited: £37,500 (2 payments)
  4. Global Media Group Services Limited: £25,491 (9 payments)
  5. Good Impressions Limited: £20,295 (18 payments)
  6. CNS Media Ltd: £10,200 (3 payments)
  7. Meltwater (UK) Ltd: £9,838 (1 payment)
  8. Brickwall Films Limited: £9,105 (2 payments)
  9. Bay Media Limited: £7,080 (1 payment)
  10. 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.

  1. Learning Pool: £59,756 (1 payment)
  2. Barnet Education and Learning Service Limited: £24,000 (3 payments)
  3. Cyber Centre of Excellence Limited: £16,800 (1 payment)
  4. ASE Corporate Eyecare Limited: £12,226 (12 payments)
  5. South East Employers: £9,000 (2 payments)
  6. Association of Electoral Administra: £7,615 (2 payments)
  7. University of Westminster: £5,500 (2 payments)
  8. Link Support Services (UK) Limited Link Support Services (UK) Limited: £3,350 (1 payment)
  9. Act Now Training Limited: £2,399 (1 payment)
  10. 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.

  1. Names withheld by the council: £706,221 (671 payments)
  2. Prospero Teaching: £27,424 (6 payments)
  3. CTM (North) Limited: £25,652 (28 payments)
  4. Your Family Services Ltd: £25,021 (18 payments)
  5. Avc Wise Limited: £19,668 (10 payments)
  6. Resurrection Life Centre Ltd: £18,670 (13 payments)
  7. CHANCES GIVES CHOICES: £11,862 (10 payments)
  8. Precious Child Contact Services Limited: £10,910 (7 payments)
  9. Lnrs Data Services Limited: £10,780 (1 payment)
  10. 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.

  1. ISS Mediclean: £4,669 (3 payments)
  2. Royal Airforce Museum Enterprises Limited: £2,661 (1 payment)
  3. 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
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Barnet: payments by service area, as the council labels them
NamePaid
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
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Parks and open spaces (including play areas): largest suppliers
NamePaid
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
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Waste collection: largest suppliers
NamePaid
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.

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.

Sources

Barnet, spending over £500, published here. Licence as the council states it: not stated. Checked 2026-09-24; files read 2026-09-29.

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