# Cornwall: spending over £500 url: https://whereyourmoneygoes.co.uk/councils/spending-over-500/cornwall/ 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) # Cornwall: spending over £500 Last updated 29 September 2026. Figures refresh every night. [How each figure is worked out](/methodology/). Cornwall published **205,170 payments** of £500 or more between March 2025 and February 2026, worth **£3.04bn** in all, to 4,572 suppliers. The largest total went to Corserv Solutions Ltd t/a Cormac Solutions: £609.9m across 28388 payments. These are the council's own published records; the gaps in them are listed below. ## Key figures - £3.04bnPaid in payments of £500 or more, latest year - 205,170Payments - 4,572Suppliers - 12 of 12Months with payments published ## What the council published - Marpublished - Aprpublished - Maypublished - Junpublished - Julpublished - Augpublished - Septpublished - Octpublished - Novpublished - Decpublished - Janpublished - Febpublished **Gaps and problems in the data, as published:** - The newest payment published is from 2026-02, 7 months before this page was built. - 20.2% of payments (£116,898,968) have the supplier name withheld or redacted by the council, usually because the payee is an individual. ## Top 50 suppliers by value Search | Supplier | Paid | Payments | | --- | --- | --- | | Corserv Solutions Ltd t/a Cormac SolutionsDetails | £609,931,365 | 28,388 | | Payments28,388 | | | | Plymouth Citybus LtdDetails | £566,885,126 | 1,515 | | Payments1,515 | | | | 24x7 LtdDetails | £160,794,945 | 852 | | Payments852 | | | | *Names withheld by the council*Details | £116,898,968 | 41,510 | | Payments41,510 | | | | A2b Taxis (Truro) LtdDetails | £83,513,765 | 698 | | Payments698 | | | | Parnells TaxisDetails | £77,017,133 | 520 | | Payments520 | | | | First Devon & Cornwall LtdDetails | £76,145,669 | 783 | | Payments783 | | | | Cornwall Energy Recovery LtdDetails | £72,774,900 | 95 | | Payments95 | | | | Biffa Environmental Municipal Services Ltd (Cory)Details | £48,599,829 | 50 | | Payments50 | | | | Alun Griffiths (Contractors) LtdDetails | £40,846,097 | 5 | | Payments5 | | | | Roselyn CoachesDetails | £30,274,181 | 336 | | Payments336 | | | | The Brandon TrustDetails | £27,672,716 | 2,801 | | Payments2,801 | | | | Enerveo LtdDetails | £26,968,531 | 591 | | Payments591 | | | | Acorn Care & Education Ltd (Sales)Details | £22,569,142 | 197 | | Payments197 | | | | Hopleys CoachesDetails | £21,788,623 | 262 | | Payments262 | | | | Lorne Stewart PlcDetails | £19,235,632 | 152 | | Payments152 | | | | A2b Newquay Travel LtdDetails | £18,375,438 | 249 | | Payments249 | | | | Corserv Solutions Ltd t/a Corserv CareDetails | £17,563,223 | 1,404 | | Payments1,404 | | | | Network Rail Infrastructure LtdDetails | £14,685,883 | 30 | | Payments30 | | | | Comensura LtdDetails | £14,138,695 | 110 | | Payments110 | | | | Kerrier CabsDetails | £12,948,637 | 177 | | Payments177 | | | | Cornwall Care LtdDetails | £12,840,915 | 2,434 | | Payments2,434 | | | | Cornwall Airport LtdDetails | £12,781,507 | 133 | | Payments133 | | | | Medequip Assistive Technology LtdDetails | £12,416,164 | 15 | | Payments15 | | | | We Are With YouDetails | £10,338,331 | 19 | | Payments19 | | | | NHS Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly ICBDetails | £10,012,852 | 1,186 | | Payments1,186 | | | | Pyramid Schools (Cornwall) LtdDetails | £9,943,916 | 46 | | Payments46 | | | | GB/121 CabsDetails | £9,760,815 | 155 | | Payments155 | | | | Arcadis LLPDetails | £9,102,375 | 290 | | Payments290 | | | | United Response Services LtdDetails | £8,228,680 | 711 | | Payments711 | | | | WBJ Cars LtdDetails | £7,945,991 | 244 | | Payments244 | | | | Keys PCE LtdDetails | £7,880,171 | 2,248 | | Payments2,248 | | | | Penhellis Community Care LtdDetails | £7,485,332 | 4,215 | | Payments4,215 | | | | Cornwallis Care Services Ltd Godrevy HouseDetails | £7,401,942 | 97 | | Payments97 | | | | Wave Multi Academy TrustDetails | £6,975,965 | 52 | | Payments52 | | | | Special Partnership TrustDetails | £6,952,053 | 61 | | Payments61 | | | | Transforming Futures MAT LtdDetails | £6,618,513 | 11 | | Payments11 | | | | Sanctuary Care LtdDetails | £6,197,304 | 1,205 | | Payments1,205 | | | | Royal Mencap SocietyDetails | £6,172,275 | 858 | | Payments858 | | | | Bowden Derra ParkDetails | £6,091,521 | 511 | | Payments511 | | | | Salutem Shared ServicesDetails | £5,906,780 | 375 | | Payments375 | | | | Clarke WillmottDetails | £5,889,828 | 89 | | Payments89 | | | | MWJVDetails | £5,591,846 | 175 | | Payments175 | | | | Elborough Care Services LtdDetails | £5,546,110 | 603 | | Payments603 | | | | Post Office LtdDetails | £5,521,531 | 18 | | Payments18 | | | | Morgan Sindall Construction & Infrastructure LtdDetails | £5,473,916 | 8 | | Payments8 | | | | Rainbow Support LtdDetails | £5,465,253 | 2,244 | | Payments2,244 | | | | Cornwall CollegeDetails | £5,262,052 | 45 | | Payments45 | | | | Phoenix Software LtdDetails | £5,079,156 | 20 | | Payments20 | | | | First Call Care Solutions Ltd T/A Continuum Care (Cornwall)Details | £4,959,736 | 314 | | Payments314 | | | ## 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). **Cornwall: payments by category (our classification)** - 1. Large outsourcing and contracting firms £54,673,025 179 payments - 2. Payments to other councils and public bodies £39,802,153 3912 payments - 3. Consultancy and agency staff £14,696,163 153 payments - 4. IT and software £13,558,258 670 payments - 5. Legal fees £2,584,668 275 payments - 6. Travel and accommodation £646,824 104 payments - 7. Communications and PR £22,545 15 payments **Show as a table** | Name | Paid | | --- | --- | | 1. Large outsourcing and contracting firms | £54,673,025 | | 2. Payments to other councils and public bodies | £39,802,153 | | 3. Consultancy and agency staff | £14,696,163 | | 4. IT and software | £13,558,258 | | 5. Legal fees | £2,584,668 | | 6. Travel and accommodation | £646,824 | | 7. Communications and PR | £22,545 | **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. - NHS Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly ICB: £10,012,852 (1186 payments) - Wave Multi Academy Trust: £6,975,965 (52 payments) - Laser Energy Buying Group (Kent County Council): £4,797,952 (1026 payments) - St Barnabas C of E Multi Academy Trust: £1,673,596 (225 payments) - Plymouth City Council: £1,565,811 (20 payments) - Devon County Council: £1,214,913 (26 payments) - Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust: £1,057,631 (14 payments) - Crofty Multi Academy Trust: £824,277 (10 payments) - An Daras Multi Academy Trust: £684,329 (88 payments) - University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust: £666,011 (37 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. - Biffa Environmental Municipal Services Ltd (Cory): £48,599,829 (50 payments) - Morgan Sindall Construction & Infrastructure Ltd: £5,473,916 (8 payments) - Kier Construction Ltd: £440,301 (3 payments) - G4s Cash Solutions (Uk) Ltd: £70,629 (63 payments) - Biffa Waste Services Ltd: £37,955 (42 payments) - Colas Ltd: £20,900 (4 payments) - Biffa Environmental Municipal Services Ltd: £9,780 (2 payments) - Capita Business Services Ltd: £7,467 (2 payments) - Glendale Countryside Ltd: £6,900 (1 payment) - Churchill Contract Services: £3,376 (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. - Thurstan Hoskin Solicitors: £500,171 (2 payments) - Walters & Barbary Solicitors LLP: £415,000 (1 payment) - G&I Chisholm Solicitors: £326,857 (2 payments) - Maclachlan Solicitors Limited: £284,847 (1 payment) - Sharpe Pritchard LLP: £254,901 (121 payments) - Freeths LLP: £174,422 (58 payments) - Pinsent Masons: £138,035 (25 payments) - DGB Solicitors LLP: £120,000 (1 payment) - Alister Pilling Solicitors: £63,562 (1 payment) - Capsticks Solicitors LLP: £43,837 (2 payments) **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. - Comensura Ltd: £14,138,695 (110 payments) - Grant Thornton Ltd: £479,992 (7 payments) - Hays Specialist Recruitment Ltd: £55,777 (31 payments) - Matthew Reed KC: £11,200 (1 payment) - Penna Plc: £10,500 (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. - Phoenix Software Ltd: £5,079,156 (20 payments) - Daisy Fays Falmouth: £1,158,692 (45 payments) - Daisy Fays Nursery - St Ives: £1,075,363 (51 payments) - British Telecom: £889,641 (127 payments) - Daisy Fays Truro: £773,478 (63 payments) - Oracle Corporation UK Ltd: £771,465 (19 payments) - Daisy Fays Nursery: £709,733 (56 payments) - Daisy Fays Nursery Tresillian: £625,528 (40 payments) - Civica Election Services: £503,387 (14 payments) - Civica Uk Ltd: £285,220 (16 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. - Global Media Group Services Ltd: £10,087 (6 payments) - Bauer Radio Ltd: £8,593 (6 payments) - Fernbank Advertising Ltd: £1,855 (1 payment) - Idenna Ltd: £1,310 (1 payment) - Flying Pig Publishing: £700 (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. - Corserv Solutions Ltd t/a Cormac Solutions: £603,324 (103 payments) - Sustrans Ltd: £43,500 (1 payment) ## Spending by the council's own service areas **Cornwall: payments by service area, as the council labels them** - 1. Sustainable Growth & Development Directorate £811,389,251 11775 payments - 2. Sustainable Growth & Development £330,226,171 8934 payments - 3. Safe and Caring Communities Directorate £286,087,193 66251 payments - 4. Connectivity and Environment. £282,275,621 4658 payments - 5. Together for Families Directorate £236,564,326 19378 payments - 6. Sustainable Growth and Place Directorate £207,931,309 11070 payments - 7. Community Wellbeing Directorate £103,564,915 4160 payments - 8. Together for Families Directorate. £103,554,669 12236 payments - 9. Care and Wellbeing Directorate £101,545,851 18268 payments - 10. Transport and Infrastructure £96,370,138 3070 payments - 11. Education and Community Health Services £82,247,337 4527 payments - 12. Adult Care and Support. £79,588,931 18964 payments - 13. Neighbourhoods Directorate £65,778,297 3386 payments - 14. Customer and Corporate Services Directorate £48,128,572 2478 payments - 15. Children and Family Services £34,560,114 3037 payments **Show as a table** | Name | Paid | | --- | --- | | 1. Sustainable Growth & Development Directorate | £811,389,251 | | 2. Sustainable Growth & Development | £330,226,171 | | 3. Safe and Caring Communities Directorate | £286,087,193 | | 4. Connectivity and Environment. | £282,275,621 | | 5. Together for Families Directorate | £236,564,326 | | 6. Sustainable Growth and Place Directorate | £207,931,309 | | 7. Community Wellbeing Directorate | £103,564,915 | | 8. Together for Families Directorate. | £103,554,669 | | 9. Care and Wellbeing Directorate | £101,545,851 | | 10. Transport and Infrastructure | £96,370,138 | | 11. Education and Community Health Services | £82,247,337 | | 12. Adult Care and Support. | £79,588,931 | | 13. Neighbourhoods Directorate | £65,778,297 | | 14. Customer and Corporate Services Directorate | £48,128,572 | | 15. Children and Family Services | £34,560,114 | | 16. Adult Social Care Directorate | £26,753,560 | | 17. Regulatory Services | £21,264,831 | | 18. Adult Commissioning and Partnerships | £20,309,245 | | 19. Customer and Support Services Directorate | £20,237,656 | | 20. Community Services | £13,857,046 | | 21. Education and Early Years | £8,414,366 | | 22. CASS Holding Accounts | £7,197,511 | | 23. Assets Capital and Commercial Services | £6,834,080 | | 24. Adult Care and Support | £6,535,764 | | 25. Environment and Connectivity | £4,820,871 | ## 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. Corserv Solutions Ltd t/a Cormac Solutions £6,951,016 1261 payments - 2. First Devon & Cornwall Ltd £1,355,749 12 payments - 3. Enerveo Ltd £708,437 12 payments - 4. Solar Century Holdings Ltd £243,911 34 payments - 5. The Parochial Church Council of Sheviock £129,000 1 payment - 6. Laser Energy Buying Group (Kent County Council) £88,118 40 payments - 7. Arcadis LLP £76,176 7 payments - 8. Corserv Facilities Ltd £58,343 6 payments **Show as a table** | Name | Paid | | --- | --- | | 1. Corserv Solutions Ltd t/a Cormac Solutions | £6,951,016 | | 2. First Devon & Cornwall Ltd | £1,355,749 | | 3. Enerveo Ltd | £708,437 | | 4. Solar Century Holdings Ltd | £243,911 | | 5. The Parochial Church Council of Sheviock | £129,000 | | 6. Laser Energy Buying Group (Kent County Council) | £88,118 | | 7. Arcadis LLP | £76,176 | | 8. Corserv Facilities Ltd | £58,343 | | 9. MWJV | £48,568 | | 10. Source for Business | £36,341 | **Street cleaning: largest suppliers** - 1. Corserv Solutions Ltd t/a Cormac Solutions £173,597 75 payments **Show as a table** | Name | Paid | | --- | --- | | 1. Corserv Solutions Ltd t/a Cormac Solutions | £173,597 | **Road and bridge maintenance: largest suppliers** - 1. Corserv Solutions Ltd t/a Cormac Solutions £8,374,040 1031 payments - 2. Enerveo Ltd £263,873 1 payment - 3. Stephens & Scown £6,800 1 payment **Show as a table** | Name | Paid | | --- | --- | | 1. Corserv Solutions Ltd t/a Cormac Solutions | £8,374,040 | | 2. Enerveo Ltd | £263,873 | | 3. Stephens & Scown | £6,800 | ## Consultancy and agency against the pay bill Payments we classify as consultancy and agency staff came to **3.6%** of Cornwall's own staff costs in its 2025-26 revenue return, against a median of 7.4% for the other unitary councils in England 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/E06000052.json). Every payment, as the council published it, is in [one JSON file](/data/spend500/tx/E06000052.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 Cornwall, spending over £500, [published here](https://www.cornwall.gov.uk/the-council-and-democracy/council-spending-and-finance/payments-to-suppliers-where-the-invoiced-payments-are-greater-than-or-equal-to-500/). Licence as the council states it: not stated. Checked 2026-09-24; files read 2026-09-29. **Every file read (13)** - [February 2026 CSV](https://www.cornwall.gov.uk/media/qunlvrlu/february-2026-csv.csv) (2026-02), file dated 2026-04-07: 13,134 payments of £500 or more. Read 2026-09-29. - [January 2026 CSV](https://www.cornwall.gov.uk/media/jvolzwjc/january-2026-csv.csv) (2026-01), file dated 2026-04-01: 12,946 payments of £500 or more. Read 2026-09-29. - [December 2025 CSV](https://www.cornwall.gov.uk/media/51gb2gzl/december-2025-csv.csv) (2025-12), file dated 2026-03-18: 14,152 payments of £500 or more. Read 2026-09-29. - [November 2025 CSV](https://www.cornwall.gov.uk/media/2cganrna/november-2025-csv.csv) (2025-11), file dated 2026-03-18: 12,043 payments of £500 or more. Read 2026-09-29. - [October 2025 CSV](https://www.cornwall.gov.uk/media/l1bdt1eb/october-2025-csv.csv) (2025-10), file dated 2026-03-18: 13,814 payments of £500 or more. Read 2026-09-29. - [September 2025 CSV](https://www.cornwall.gov.uk/media/wjepncif/september-2025-csv.csv) (2025-09), file dated 2026-03-18: 13,964 payments of £500 or more. Read 2026-09-29. - [August 2025 CSV](https://www.cornwall.gov.uk/media/ic5hch5c/august-2025-csv.csv) (2025-08), file dated 2026-03-18: 11,146 payments of £500 or more. Read 2026-09-29. - [July 2025 CSV](https://www.cornwall.gov.uk/media/sygf0twt/july-2025-csv.csv) (2025-07), file dated 2026-03-18: 14,428 payments of £500 or more. Read 2026-09-29. - [June 2025 CSV](https://www.cornwall.gov.uk/media/reveqq3k/june-2025-csv.csv) (2025-06), file dated 2025-08-19: 11,312 payments of £500 or more. Read 2026-09-29. - [May 2025 CSV](https://www.cornwall.gov.uk/media/h3bdj23o/may-2025-csv.csv) (2025-05), file dated 2025-08-11: 28,845 payments of £500 or more. Read 2026-09-29. - [April 2025 CSV](https://www.cornwall.gov.uk/media/3jjocjv0/april-2025-csv.csv) (2025-04), file dated 2025-07-29: 22,536 payments of £500 or more. Read 2026-09-29. - [March 2025 CSV](https://www.cornwall.gov.uk/media/yw0b1mrn/march-2025-csv.csv) (2025-03), file dated 2025-07-09: 36,850 payments of £500 or more. Read 2026-09-29. - [February 2025 CSV](https://www.cornwall.gov.uk/media/rwtgxskg/february-2025-csv.csv) (2025-02), file dated 2025-06-02: 16,780 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). 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