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Hackney: spending over £500

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Hackney published 59,495 payments of £500 or more between August 2025 and July 2026, worth £1.16bn in all, to 3,769 suppliers. The largest total went to ARDMORE CONSTRUCTION GROUP LIMITED: £68.3m across 10 payments. These are the council's own published records; the gaps in them are listed below.

Key figures

  • £1.16bnPaid in payments of £500 or more, latest year
  • 59,495Payments
  • 3,769Suppliers
  • 12 of 12Months with payments published

What the council published

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

Gaps and problems in the data, as published:

  • The council publishes payments over £250; those under £500 are left out here so councils compare on the same footing.
  • 29.7% of payments (£30,504,218) have the supplier name withheld or redacted by the council, usually because the payee is an individual.
  • 1 file could not be read: a PDF, not a data file.

Top 50 suppliers by value

Hackney: the 50 suppliers paid most, August 2025 to July 2026
SupplierPaidPayments
ARDMORE CONSTRUCTION GROUP LIMITED
Details for ARDMORE CONSTRUCTION GROUP LIMITED
£68,271,94710
Payments
10
GREATER LONDON AUT
Details for GREATER LONDON AUT
£65,319,42435
Payments
35
HACKNEY AND KENT COMMERCIAL SERVICES LLP
Details for HACKNEY AND KENT COMMERCIAL SERVICES LLP
£44,459,63112
Payments
12
Names withheld by the council
Details for Names withheld by the council
£30,504,21817,674
Payments
17,674
GREENWICH LEISURE LIMITED
Details for GREENWICH LEISURE LIMITED
£19,981,19039
Payments
39
MARLBOROUGH SURFACING LIMITED
Details for MARLBOROUGH SURFACING LIMITED
£19,569,270271
Payments
271
HOLY TRINITY PRIMARY SCHOOL
Details for HOLY TRINITY PRIMARY SCHOOL
£19,283,437136
Payments
136
HOMERTON UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL NHS TRUST
Details for HOMERTON UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL NHS TRUST
£18,043,18371
Payments
71
NEW WAVE FEDERATION
Details for NEW WAVE FEDERATION
£16,766,31193
Payments
93
STOKE NEWINGTON SCHOOL
Details for STOKE NEWINGTON SCHOOL
£16,545,53246
Payments
46
TOTAL ENERGIES
Details for TOTAL ENERGIES
£15,610,56925
Payments
25
ASSET PLUS ENERGY PERFORMANCE
Details for ASSET PLUS ENERGY PERFORMANCE
£13,963,56118
Payments
18
HIGGINS PARTNERSHIPS 1961 PLC
Details for HIGGINS PARTNERSHIPS 1961 PLC
£12,998,28148
Payments
48
ORCHARD PRIMARY SCHOOL
Details for ORCHARD PRIMARY SCHOOL
£11,857,97651
Payments
51
S&P CONVEYA F/FLOW
Details for S&P CONVEYA F/FLOW
£10,951,49310
Payments
10
THE GARDEN
Details for THE GARDEN
£10,876,58338
Payments
38
KIER CONSTRUCTION LTD T/A KIER CONST LDN
Details for KIER CONSTRUCTION LTD T/A KIER CONST LDN
£10,828,8587
Payments
7
LEAP FEDERATION
Details for LEAP FEDERATION
£10,232,44782
Payments
82
BEIS ROCHEL D'SATMAR GIRLS' SCHOOL
Details for BEIS ROCHEL D'SATMAR GIRLS' SCHOOL
£9,461,16973
Payments
73
THE URSWICK SCHOOL
Details for THE URSWICK SCHOOL
£9,018,52442
Payments
42
CIS SECURITY LTD
Details for CIS SECURITY LTD
£8,901,282461
Payments
461
ICKBURGH SCHOOL
Details for ICKBURGH SCHOOL
£8,584,32435
Payments
35
MULALLEY & CO LTD
Details for MULALLEY & CO LTD
£7,992,97936
Payments
36
S&P CONVEYANCING
Details for S&P CONVEYANCING
£6,986,2655
Payments
5
KIER CONSTRUCTION LTD
Details for KIER CONSTRUCTION LTD
£6,878,0664
Payments
4
MILLFIELDS COMMUNITY SCHOOL
Details for MILLFIELDS COMMUNITY SCHOOL
£6,310,27169
Payments
69
ELLIOT LEIGH PROPERTY MANAGEMENT LTD
Details for ELLIOT LEIGH PROPERTY MANAGEMENT LTD
£6,175,23635
Payments
35
MORGAN SINDALL CONSTRUCTION AND INFRASTR
Details for MORGAN SINDALL CONSTRUCTION AND INFRASTR
£6,102,26513
Payments
13
NU TECHNOLOGY AND LEARNING CENTERS(HACKN
Details for NU TECHNOLOGY AND LEARNING CENTERS(HACKN
£5,919,63020
Payments
20
TRANSPORT TRADING
Details for TRANSPORT TRADING
£5,914,1022
Payments
2
TURNING POINT (SERVICES) LTD
Details for TURNING POINT (SERVICES) LTD
£5,912,92111
Payments
11
FOSTER PROPERTY MAINTENANCE LTD
Details for FOSTER PROPERTY MAINTENANCE LTD
£5,905,551172
Payments
172
J.C MICHAEL GROUPS LTD
Details for J.C MICHAEL GROUPS LTD
£5,474,969472
Payments
472
LETTINGS INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
Details for LETTINGS INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
£5,465,93218
Payments
18
QUEENSBRIDGE PRIMARY SCHOOL
Details for QUEENSBRIDGE PRIMARY SCHOOL
£5,412,65690
Payments
90
STORMONT HOUSE SCHOOL
Details for STORMONT HOUSE SCHOOL
£4,963,95428
Payments
28
SEBRIGHT PRIMARY SCHOOL
Details for SEBRIGHT PRIMARY SCHOOL
£4,917,22478
Payments
78
OUTWARD HOUSING
Details for OUTWARD HOUSING
£4,876,081188
Payments
188
HUTTON CONSTRUCTION LTD
Details for HUTTON CONSTRUCTION LTD
£4,807,29813
Payments
13
JUBILEE PRIMARY SCHOOL
Details for JUBILEE PRIMARY SCHOOL
£4,744,56388
Payments
88
BERGER PRIMARY SCHOOL
Details for BERGER PRIMARY SCHOOL
£4,661,76760
Payments
60
ACORN LODGE
Details for ACORN LODGE
£4,525,091181
Payments
181
DAUBENEY PRIMARY SCHOOL
Details for DAUBENEY PRIMARY SCHOOL
£4,412,38564
Payments
64
SHOREDITCH PARK SCHOOL
Details for SHOREDITCH PARK SCHOOL
£4,378,70959
Payments
59
SIDE BY SIDE (CHILDREN) LTD
Details for SIDE BY SIDE (CHILDREN) LTD
£4,370,06246
Payments
46
EAST LONDON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST
Details for EAST LONDON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST
£4,334,23346
Payments
46
GOLDSMITH PERSONNEL LTD
Details for GOLDSMITH PERSONNEL LTD
£4,283,244540
Payments
540
NEW REGENTS COLLEGE
Details for NEW REGENTS COLLEGE
£4,250,53133
Payments
33
ALL SAINTS CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL
Details for ALL SAINTS CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL
£4,170,45529
Payments
29
HOLMLEIGH PRIMARY SCHOOL
Details for HOLMLEIGH PRIMARY SCHOOL
£4,091,53361
Payments
61

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.

Hackney: payments by category (our classification)
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Hackney: payments by category (our classification)
NamePaid
1. Consultancy and agency staff£64,700,377
2. Payments to other councils and public bodies£33,031,803
3. Large outsourcing and contracting firms£26,647,291
4. IT and software£18,573,457
5. Legal fees£13,030,157
6. Conferences and events£4,505,430
7. Catering and hospitality£1,641,804
8. Communications and PR£612,101
9. Travel and accommodation£24,795
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. HOMERTON UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL NHS TRUST: £18,043,183 (71 payments)
  2. EAST LONDON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST: £4,334,233 (46 payments)
  3. LONDON BOROUGH OF ISLINGTON: £3,172,037 (20 payments)
  4. LUX MUNDI ACADEMY TRUST: £2,217,593 (9 payments)
  5. CHELSEA AND WESTMINSTER HOSPITAL NHS FOU: £974,740 (23 payments)
  6. HACKNEY COUNCIL FOR VOLUNTARY SERVICE: £634,886 (9 payments)
  7. NHS NORTH EAST LONDON INTEGRATED CARE BO: £542,589 (6 payments)
  8. LONDON BOROUGH OF CAMDEN: £519,026 (11 payments)
  9. CENTRAL & NORTH WEST LONDON NHS FOUNDATI: £420,769 (15 payments)
  10. LONDON BOROUGH OF TOWER HAMLETS: £296,921 (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. KIER CONSTRUCTION LTD T/A KIER CONST LDN: £10,828,858 (7 payments)
  2. KIER CONSTRUCTION LTD: £6,878,066 (4 payments)
  3. MORGAN SINDALL CONSTRUCTION AND INFRASTR: £6,102,265 (13 payments)
  4. KIER CONST LDN: £1,527,159 (1 payment)
  5. EQUANS REGENERATION LIMITED: £1,014,375 (34 payments)
  6. OCS GROUP UK LTD: £201,916 (25 payments)
  7. KIER BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED: £81,087 (2 payments)
  8. VEOLIA ES (UK): £7,414 (1 payment)
  9. GAS SAFE REGISTER (CAPITA BUSINESS SERVI: £3,092 (1 payment)
  10. CAPITA BUSINESS SERVICES BBCTV LICENSING: £1,745 (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. TROWERS & HAMLINS: £1,537,563 (29 payments)
  2. RHEK SOLICITORS LIMITED CLIENT ACCOUNT: £776,503 (2 payments)
  3. BEVAN BRITTAN: £628,132 (39 payments)
  4. PELLINGS LLP: £564,932 (134 payments)
  5. CAPSTICKS SOLICITORS: £548,796 (142 payments)
  6. MORGAN HAS SOLICITORS: £507,557 (1 payment)
  7. ANTHONY COLLINS SOLICITORS LLP: £492,918 (2 payments)
  8. SAL & CO SOLICITORS LIMITED: £469,587 (1 payment)
  9. PLS SOLICITORS: £466,001 (1 payment)
  10. CAULKER & CO. SOLICITORS: £464,800 (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. HACKNEY AND KENT COMMERCIAL SERVICES LLP: £44,459,631 (12 payments)
  2. GOLDSMITH PERSONNEL LTD: £4,283,244 (540 payments)
  3. MATRIX SCM LIMITED: £1,623,631 (31 payments)
  4. BLOOM PROCUREMENT SERVICES LTD: £1,353,737 (9 payments)
  5. ATKINSRÉALIS PPS LIMITED: £867,329 (40 payments)
  6. FORVIS MAZARS LLP: £667,217 (8 payments)
  7. NEC SOFTWARE SOLUTIONS UK LTD: £619,247 (27 payments)
  8. BLOOM PROCUREMENT: £578,137 (5 payments)
  9. HOPE SUPER JOBS: £565,754 (18 payments)
  10. 23 CONSULT LTD: £492,953 (48 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. NU TECHNOLOGY AND LEARNING CENTERS(HACKN: £5,916,069 (19 payments)
  2. APPLE RETAIL UK LIMITED: £2,123,115 (53 payments)
  3. AMAZON WEB SERVICES EMEA SARL, UK BRANCH: £1,076,837 (26 payments)
  4. NETPREMACY LIMITED: £905,547 (3 payments)
  5. PERMANENT FUTURES LIMITED: £762,300 (32 payments)
  6. ADVANCED BUSINESS SOLUTIONS: £734,498 (43 payments)
  7. RINGCENTRAL UK LTD: £466,642 (23 payments)
  8. CDW LIMITED: £408,488 (58 payments)
  9. ACCESS UK LTD: £402,828 (9 payments)
  10. MRI COMMUNITY SOFTWARE LIMITED: £347,211 (10 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. CITIZEN NEWS & MEDIA LIMITED: £195,322 (70 payments)
  2. FOUR COMMUNICATIONS LTD: £160,899 (17 payments)
  3. JLL LIMITED: £95,875 (21 payments)
  4. VIGOUR CARE & RECRUITMENT LTD: £33,267 (3 payments)
  5. STRETTONS: £27,805 (2 payments)
  6. KAUFFMANS: £25,825 (1 payment)
  7. HITCHED LIMITED: £8,636 (1 payment)
  8. NEWSTEER LTD: £7,500 (1 payment)
  9. CIVIC COMMUNICATIONS LTD: £7,180 (1 payment)
  10. NEWSQUEST MEDIA GROUP LTD: £6,796 (5 payments)
Conferences and events: largest suppliers

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

  1. STRIVE TRAINING (LONDON) LIMITED: £714,035 (5 payments)
  2. LAMBERT SMITH HAMPTON GROUP LTD: £625,389 (68 payments)
  3. HUGGG LIMITED: £500,000 (1 payment)
  4. WORK SKILLS LEARNING: £293,193 (6 payments)
  5. EAST LONDON ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY TRAINING: £263,802 (3 payments)
  6. ALLIA IMPACT LTD: £247,700 (4 payments)
  7. POLICY IN PRACTICE LTD: £181,096 (4 payments)
  8. SHINEVISION LTD: £142,099 (15 payments)
  9. BIG CREATIVE TRAINING: £139,191 (2 payments)
  10. RISE INSPIRED LTD: £126,149 (6 payments)
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. BLINDSPOT TRAVEL LTD: £24,795 (21 payments)
Catering and hospitality: largest suppliers

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

  1. REWARD GATEWAY LIMITED: £750,276 (3 payments)
  2. ASHLYNS CATERING LIMITED: £526,013 (75 payments)
  3. HOT LINE MEALS SERVICE (LONDON): £37,649 (1 payment)
  4. J.SCOTT & SONS LTD: £34,683 (21 payments)
  5. AMURT UK: £31,994 (3 payments)
  6. CASTLE WATER LIMITED: £27,348 (10 payments)
  7. FUNTHYME LTD: £20,897 (2 payments)
  8. ALEXANDRA ROSE CHARITY: £20,000 (4 payments)
  9. EAT CLUB: £14,336 (2 payments)
  10. PIERRETTE LONDON LIMITED: £12,953 (16 payments)

Spending by the council's own service areas

Hackney: payments by service area, as the council labels them
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Hackney: payments by service area, as the council labels them
NamePaid
1. F5200 DELEGATED MAINSTREAM SCHOOLS£148,899,490
2. J0001 FINANCIAL SERVICES TREASURY (CORPORATE BANKING, DIRECT DEBITS)£147,908,324
3. S3769 BRITANNIA PHASE 2B£69,905,553
4. D0825 LEARNING DISABILITY SUPPORT£57,550,617
5. D0822 PHYSICAL SUPPORT£55,674,912
6. B0179 AGENCY JOINT VENTURE£44,459,631
7. D0725 HPS TEMP ACCOM S/C ANNEXES HGF£30,096,305
8. F5101 THREE AND FOUR-YEAR-OLDS DSG£30,000,576
9. F5105 DSG - UNDER TWO-YEAR-OLDS£27,342,267
10. F5300 DELEGATED/DEVOLVED SPECIAL SCH£24,094,317
11. F6307 IND & NON MAINT'D SEN£23,119,451
12. F0150 PLACEMENTS - NON FOSTERING£23,014,239
13. F9108 TWO YEAR OLDS DSG£21,120,950
14. X7561 COLVILLE PHASE 2C£20,159,133
15. D0051 COMMERCIAL & PARTNERSHIPS£19,504,198
16. H2555 NORTH EAST R&M£15,298,227
17. D0829 MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORT (ELFT)£13,711,315
18. D0872 CHILDREN AND HEALTH PROTECTION£10,558,751
19. F0152 PLACEMENTS - FOSTERING£10,533,265
20. S3620 PSDS3C - DECARBONISATION£9,426,669
21. D0868 CLINICAL SEXUAL HEALTH SERVICE£8,894,041
22. X7568 BUCKLAND STREET£8,802,753
23. F6311 LBH MAINSTREAM & ARP SEN£8,668,400
24. D0824 SUPPORT WITH MEMORY & COGNITIO£8,353,320
25. D0720 HPS TEMP ACCOM HGF HOSTEL£8,119,819

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. BLOOM PROCUREMENT SERVICES LTD£1,416,437
2. KIND & CO (BUILDERS) LTD£874,104
3. JH CONTRACT SERVICES (2012) LIMITED£862,936
4. MARLBOROUGH SURFACING LIMITED£771,000
5. BLOOM PROCUREMENT£578,137
6. AMMCASS CE GROUP LTD£460,578
7. CSG (USHER'S) LTD£295,489
8. DDS DEMOLITION LTD£272,507
9. LEE VALLEY£211,290
10. S & C SLATTER LTD£203,043
Street cleaning: largest suppliers
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Street cleaning: largest suppliers
NamePaid
1. J.A. STEEL AND SON LTD£75,283
2. GLASDON UK LIMITED£19,989
3. FUTURE GARMENTS LTD T/A EUROX LTD£16,035
4. GREENHAM£15,475
5. BELL BRUSH£14,075
6. BROXAP LTD£9,792
7. GERDA SECURITY PRODUCTS LTD£4,205
8. LBC EXTERIOR CLEANING£1,250
9. DSW CLEANING LTD£1,150
10. TOUCAN TOOL COMPANY LTD£1,000
Road and bridge maintenance: largest suppliers
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Road and bridge maintenance: largest suppliers
NamePaid
1. MARLBOROUGH SURFACING LIMITED£133,490
2. WHALE TANKERS LTD£7,973
3. SKILLS TRAINING CENTRE LTD£2,740
Waste collection: largest suppliers
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Waste collection: largest suppliers
NamePaid
1. FOSTER PROPERTY MAINTENANCE LTD£529,422
2. STORM ENVIRONMENTAL LIMITED£381,014
3. THE WIGGETT GROUP LTD£311,954
4. HERTS HERITAGE BUILDING & ROOFING LTD£303,364
5. SALTASH ENTERPRISES LTD£190,283
6. PURDY CONTRACTORS LTD.£42,308
7. BRONZEWOOD CONSTRUCTION LIMITED£12,050
8. CIS SECURITY LTD£8,568
9. LBOX COMMUNICATIONS£8,353
10. RGE SERVICES LTD£5,608

Consultancy and agency against the pay bill

Payments we classify as consultancy and agency staff came to 12.4% of Hackney'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

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

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