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Croydon: spending over £500

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Croydon published 123,184 payments of £500 or more between September 2025 and August 2026, worth £1.02bn in all, to 3,677 suppliers. The largest total went to Adecco UK Ltd: £43.6m across 52 payments. These are the council's own published records; the gaps in them are listed below.

Key figures

  • £1.02bnPaid in payments of £500 or more, latest year
  • 123,184Payments
  • 3,677Suppliers
  • 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:

  • 20.9% of payments (£74,239,405) have the supplier name withheld or redacted by the council, usually because the payee is an individual.
  • 1565 credits and refunds (negative amounts, £23,091,116 in all) are included, so totals are net.

Top 50 suppliers by value

Croydon: the 50 suppliers paid most, September 2025 to August 2026
SupplierPaidPayments
Names withheld by the council
Details
£74,239,40525,768
Payments
25,768
Adecco UK Ltd
Details
£43,579,14452
Payments
52
Veolia ES (UK) Limited
Details
£37,552,19581
Payments
81
F M Conway Ltd_
Details
£26,800,26527
Payments
27
Provide Equipment Hub Limited
Details
£22,737,636102
Payments
102
Viridor Waste Management Limited t/a Viridor South London Ltd
Details
£21,229,18411
Payments
11
Teachers Pensions Agency_
Details
£15,715,07424
Payments
24
Croydon Health Services NHS Trust
Details
£15,070,18923
Payments
23
Croydon & Lewisham Lighting Services Ltd
Details
£11,759,90411
Payments
11
Transport Trading Ltd
Details
£11,255,9384
Payments
4
St Nicholas EB00000106_
Details
£8,160,80628
Payments
28
Archbishop Tenison High EB00000007_
Details
£7,612,57442
Payments
42
Serenity School Old Palace Croydon Ltd
Details
£7,572,27410
Payments
10
Bensham Manor EB00000014_
Details
£7,422,74327
Payments
27
Caring 4 Croydon Ltd
Details
£6,736,10115
Payments
15
Priory EB00000074_
Details
£6,582,17026
Payments
26
Thomas More High EB00000110_
Details
£6,268,69633
Payments
33
Caridon Property Services_
Details
£5,927,87665
Payments
65
St Marys High EB00000103_
Details
£5,899,11725
Payments
25
Redgates EB00000077_
Details
£5,728,11231
Payments
31
KAT Transport Ltd
Details
£5,637,4571,744
Payments
1,744
The Beckmead Trust
Details
£5,369,50616
Payments
16
Wates
Details
£5,159,2903,140
Payments
3,140
London Borough of Sutton_
Details
£4,953,5296
Payments
6
Homes2Let UK Ltd
Details
£4,888,56016
Payments
16
Purley Oaks Primary EB00000076_
Details
£4,826,10444
Payments
44
Addington Valley Academy
Details
£4,637,80815
Payments
15
Care Uk Community Partnerships Ltd.
Details
£4,355,29016
Payments
16
Smitham Primary EB00000090_
Details
£4,266,66440
Payments
40
Downsview Primary EB00000038_
Details
£4,231,02640
Payments
40
OCS Group UK Limited
Details
£4,116,649455
Payments
455
London Councils_
Details
£4,086,12133
Payments
33
Change Grow Live Services
Details
£4,078,40028
Payments
28
Ridgeway Primary EB00000080_
Details
£4,012,47447
Payments
47
Elmwood Junior EB00000044_
Details
£3,986,56033
Payments
33
St Giles EB00000096_
Details
£3,638,94134
Payments
34
Abel-living Ltd
Details
£3,605,82235
Payments
35
Serenity School Eltham Ltd
Details
£3,451,35212
Payments
12
Horizon Education (South London) Limited
Details
£3,429,971161
Payments
161
Ashburton Services Ltd
Details
£3,281,89035
Payments
35
NORBURY HALL
Details
£3,230,664914
Payments
914
Christchurch Primary EB00000024_
Details
£3,173,66332
Payments
32
Croydon College
Details
£3,143,50919
Payments
19
Rockmount Primary EB00000081_
Details
£3,142,66244
Payments
44
Aura Assets Management Ltd
Details
£3,126,76511
Payments
11
Winterbourne Infants EB00000122_
Details
£3,115,07837
Payments
37
Howard Primary EB00000056_
Details
£3,091,64031
Payments
31
Serenity School Crawley Ltd
Details
£3,051,46211
Payments
11
Norbury Manor Primary EB00000066_
Details
£3,025,68543
Payments
43
Elmwood Infants EB00000043_
Details
£3,015,41533
Payments
33

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.

Croydon: payments by category (our classification)
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Croydon: payments by category (our classification)
NamePaid
1. Consultancy and agency staff£59,384,855
2. Payments to other councils and public bodies£46,908,215
3. Large outsourcing and contracting firms£42,653,539
4. Travel and accommodation£26,280,530
5. IT and software£9,971,541
6. Legal fees£2,804,502
7. Communications and PR£159,298
8. Catering and hospitality£18,870
9. Conferences and events£1,400
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. Croydon Health Services NHS Trust: £15,070,189 (23 payments)
  2. London Borough of Sutton_: £4,953,529 (6 payments)
  3. London Borough Merton_: £2,736,026 (6 payments)
  4. Orchard Hill College Academy Trust: £2,715,471 (113 payments)
  5. Royal Borough of Kingston_: £1,989,362 (46 payments)
  6. Step Academy Trust: £1,459,706 (75 payments)
  7. LB Bromley Pension Fund(PENSION): £1,228,278 (4 payments)
  8. Lambeth Pension Fund(PENSION): £917,990 (13 payments)
  9. London Borough of Lambeth_: £913,869 (10 payments)
  10. Sutton Pension Fund(PENSION): £874,375 (36 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. Veolia ES (UK) Limited: £37,552,195 (81 payments)
  2. OCS Group UK Limited: £4,116,649 (455 payments)
  3. Glendale Countryside Limited: £870,946 (22 payments)
  4. Liberata UK Ltd: £75,000 (12 payments)
  5. OCS GROUP UK LTD (PM): £36,283 (7 payments)
  6. Capita Pension Solutions Ltd: £1,350 (1 payment)
  7. Eurovia Infrastructure Ltd: £1,116 (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. Browne Jacobson LLP_: £778,829 (396 payments)
  2. Four Brick Court: £262,143 (224 payments)
  3. New Court Chambers: £142,980 (127 payments)
  4. Kennedys Law LLP: £140,363 (82 payments)
  5. Dac Beachcroft Claims Ltd_: £107,253 (28 payments)
  6. Cornerstone Barristers: £100,147 (60 payments)
  7. One Crown Office Row: £84,535 (96 payments)
  8. 42 Bedford Row Barristers: £84,175 (49 payments)
  9. Mercer Ltd: £76,500 (9 payments)
  10. Copping Joyce Surveyors Limited: £75,900 (57 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.

  1. Adecco UK Ltd: £43,579,144 (52 payments)
  2. Ingeus UK Ltd: £2,963,785 (20 payments)
  3. Bloom Procurement Services Ltd: £1,764,050 (7 payments)
  4. Mazars Public Sector Internal Audit Ltd: £1,322,187 (144 payments)
  5. Grant Thornton Uk LLP_: £1,243,352 (20 payments)
  6. Coleman & company Ltd: £1,097,978 (7 payments)
  7. BPTW LLP: £1,008,697 (102 payments)
  8. Heywood Ltd: £505,071 (8 payments)
  9. Pellings LLP: £395,919 (24 payments)
  10. Reed in Partnership Ltd: £395,742 (22 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. Bytes Software Services Limited: £2,458,486 (33 payments)
  2. Littlefish (UK) lTD: £950,349 (37 payments)
  3. Oracle Corporation UK Ltd: £740,032 (9 payments)
  4. Liquid Logic: £524,021 (13 payments)
  5. NEC SOFTWARE SOLUTIONS UK LIMITED: £489,303 (27 payments)
  6. Wavenet Limited: £405,359 (42 payments)
  7. Version 1 Solutions Limited: £315,745 (34 payments)
  8. CDW LIMITED: £307,099 (24 payments)
  9. Netcall Technology Ltd: £277,198 (1 payment)
  10. Mosaic Schools Learning Trust: £245,181 (8 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. Newsquest Media Group Ltd: £68,934 (73 payments)
  2. CAN Digital Solutions Ltd: £25,000 (5 payments)
  3. Waythrough: £13,998 (1 payment)
  4. BH Live Enterprises Ltd: £12,272 (1 payment)
  5. Reach Publishing Services Limited: £10,365 (7 payments)
  6. Printwell Uk Ltd: £7,157 (1 payment)
  7. Interlace Group Limited T/A Interlace Creative Print: £5,903 (2 payments)
  8. Croydon Football Club: £5,000 (2 payments)
  9. Juice Unlimited Ltd T/A Creative Juice: £5,000 (1 payment)
  10. TVOX LTD: £2,550 (1 payment)
Conferences and events: largest suppliers

The council describes the payment as a conference, seminar, exhibition, event or venue hire.

  1. Names withheld by the council: £1,400 (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. KAT Transport Ltd: £5,514,770 (1736 payments)
  2. Hats Group Ltd: £2,082,830 (418 payments)
  3. IIM Transport Ltd: £2,012,757 (820 payments)
  4. Kendall Cars_: £1,920,301 (779 payments)
  5. Sherwood Cars (London) Ltd: £1,534,501 (626 payments)
  6. AJ Mobility & Training Services Limited: £1,293,278 (536 payments)
  7. AJMINIBUS LTD: £1,140,200 (517 payments)
  8. CHILDREN SERVICES TRANSPORT LTD: £764,387 (323 payments)
  9. Elliot Leigh TLC: £701,727 (209 payments)
  10. Croydon Private Hire Ltd: £699,591 (271 payments)
Catering and hospitality: largest suppliers

The council describes the payment as catering, hospitality or refreshments. School meals are left out.

  1. Clocktower Cafe Ltd: £6,528 (5 payments)
  2. Boxpark Trading Ltd: £6,033 (7 payments)
  3. Kinship Carers Hub C.i.c.: £3,300 (1 payment)
  4. TBXH@ Ltd: £958 (1 payment)
  5. Adass: £755 (1 payment)
  6. Nisbets Limited: £656 (1 payment)
  7. Heavers Farm Primary School_: £640 (1 payment)

Spending by the council's own service areas

Croydon: payments by service area, as the council labels them
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Croydon: payments by service area, as the council labels them
NamePaid
1. PRIMARY DELEGATED£73,205,849
2. PLACEMENTS TEAM£60,216,855
3. SEND PRE AND POST 16 INDEPENDENT PROVISION£50,316,855
4. AGENCY HOLDING ACCOUNT£43,579,144
5. MAINTAINED SPECIAL SCHOOLS£38,687,419
6. 25-65 LOCALITIES CARE PACKAGES - SOUTH£34,434,027
7. WASTE COLLECTION AND STREET CLEANSING HOLDING ACCOUNT£29,492,123
8. UNDER TWO YEAR OLD FUNDING WORKING PARENTS£29,413,254
9. CROYDON RETIREMENT BENEFIT PLAN£29,152,923
10. HIGHWAYS BUSINESS SUPPORT£27,704,469
11. ESTIMATES THREE AND FOUR YEAR OLD FUNDING£24,341,573
12. EXTERNAL PLACEMENTS - RESIDENTIAL£24,023,173
13. SPEC EDUCATION TRANSPORT£21,667,976
14. PHASE B HOLDING ACCOUNT£21,229,184
15. 25-65 LOCALITIES CARE PACKAGES - CENTRAL£19,700,999
16. 25-65 LOCALITIES CARE PACKAGES - NORTH£19,336,989
17. ESTIMATES TWO YEAR OLD FUNDING£19,327,256
18. PEHL LA CES CONTRACTS£18,409,884
19. MENTAL HEALTH CARE PACKAGES£16,226,671
20. OP LOCALITIES PACKAGES - PURLEY£16,044,096
21. TOP UP FUNDING IN-BOROUGH MAINSTREAM SCHOOLS£14,808,272
22. TEACHERS PENSIONS CROYDON PAYROLL HOLDING ACCOUNT£14,642,324
23. OP LOCALITIES PACKAGES- EAST CROYDON£14,416,283
24. CONCESSIONARY FARES£13,949,826
25. 18 – 25 TRANSITION CARE PACKAGES£12,546,814

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. Glendale Countryside Limited£637,065
2. I & J Bushell Ltd£296,887
3. ROSA LANDSCAPING AND MAINTENANCE LTD£90,350
4. Home & Dry Maintenance Ltd£40,361
5. Surrey County Council_£37,784
6. Meristem Design Limited£25,569
7. White Horse Contractors Ltd£24,863
8. DeterTech UK Limited£22,418
9. Redwood Global Limited t/a Först£19,175
10. Groundman Tools & Supplies LLP£15,506
Street cleaning: largest suppliers
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Street cleaning: largest suppliers
NamePaid
1. Veolia ES (UK) Limited£4,833,856
Waste collection: largest suppliers
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Waste collection: largest suppliers
NamePaid
1. Rams Europe Ltd£172,500
2. Tensid UK Ltd£35,741
3. Pellings LLP (PSHR)£7,279
4. London Councils_£2,000
5. Aquam Water Services£1,628
6. REXEL UK LIMITED_£1,297
7. Back Care Solutions Ltd£935
8. Currys Group Ltd£583

Consultancy and agency against the pay bill

Payments we classify as consultancy and agency staff came to 28.8% of Croydon's own staff costs in its 2025-26 revenue return, against a median of 12.4% 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

Croydon, spending over £500, published here. Licence as the council states it: Open Government Licence (site footer). Checked 2026-09-24; files read 2026-09-29.

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