# Tower Hamlets: spending over £500 url: https://whereyourmoneygoes.co.uk/councils/spending-over-500/tower-hamlets/ 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) # Tower Hamlets: spending over £500 Last updated 29 September 2026. Figures refresh every night. [How each figure is worked out](/methodology/). Tower Hamlets published **55,728 payments** of £500 or more between August 2025 and July 2026, worth **£1.02bn** in all, to 3,297 suppliers. The largest total went to Matrix SCM Limited: £45.3m across 59 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 - 55,728Payments - 3,297Suppliers - 12 of 12Months with payments published ## What the council published - Augpublished - Septpublished - Octpublished - Novpublished - Decpublished - Janpublished - Febpublished - Marpublished - Aprpublished - Maypublished - Junpublished - 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. - 1350 credits and refunds (negative amounts, £9,385,281 in all) are included, so totals are net. ## Top 50 suppliers by value Search | Supplier | Paid | Payments | | --- | --- | --- | | Matrix SCM LimitedDetails | £45,315,003 | 59 | | Payments59 | | | | Bevan Brittan LLP Client AccountDetails | £35,473,974 | 21 | | Payments21 | | | | Phoenix SchoolDetails | £20,158,023 | 82 | | Payments82 | | | | Tower Hamlets Schools LTDDetails | £19,744,384 | 76 | | Payments76 | | | | Morpeth SchoolDetails | £17,075,614 | 86 | | Payments86 | | | | Central Foundation Girls SchoolDetails | £16,861,499 | 78 | | Payments78 | | | | George Green SchoolDetails | £15,236,270 | 102 | | Payments102 | | | | Stepney All Saints Church of England Secondary SchoolDetails | £15,109,372 | 73 | | Payments73 | | | | LBTH SWANLEA SCHOOLDetails | £14,841,603 | 75 | | Payments75 | | | | BOW SCHOOLDetails | £13,537,628 | 76 | | Payments76 | | | | LANGDON PARK SCHOOLDetails | £12,626,889 | 79 | | Payments79 | | | | TRANSPORT FOR LONDONDetails | £11,141,941 | 9 | | Payments9 | | | | Transport Trading LimitedDetails | £10,275,958 | 4 | | Payments4 | | | | Oakland SchoolDetails | £9,912,233 | 75 | | Payments75 | | | | Cory Environmental LTD T/A Cory Riverside EnergyDetails | £9,602,313 | 33 | | Payments33 | | | | Tower Hamlets GP Care Group CICDetails | £9,580,216 | 33 | | Payments33 | | | | London East Alternative ProvisionDetails | £9,111,127 | 65 | | Payments65 | | | | CARE SOLUTION BUREAUDetails | £8,364,997 | 159 | | Payments159 | | | | Diversity Health and Social Care LTDDetails | £8,132,142 | 116 | | Payments116 | | | | Aon UK Ltd - Client AccountDetails | £8,057,565 | 10 | | Payments10 | | | | Ilford Grand Hotel LtdDetails | £7,436,191 | 22 | | Payments22 | | | | CUBITT TOWN JUNIOR SCHOOLDetails | £6,930,345 | 78 | | Payments78 | | | | Excelcare (Home Care Division) LTDDetails | £6,867,840 | 206 | | Payments206 | | | | Manorfield Primary SchoolDetails | £6,820,226 | 91 | | Payments91 | | | | Bonner Primary SchoolDetails | £6,647,186 | 87 | | Payments87 | | | | Stepney Park Primary SchoolDetails | £6,629,439 | 69 | | Payments69 | | | | MARNER SCHOOLDetails | £6,611,396 | 94 | | Payments94 | | | | Woolmore Primary SchoolDetails | £6,478,585 | 86 | | Payments86 | | | | Beatrice Tate SchoolDetails | £6,263,541 | 67 | | Payments67 | | | | Ben Jonson SchoolDetails | £6,141,516 | 80 | | Payments80 | | | | MiHomecare LimitedDetails | £5,562,791 | 117 | | Payments117 | | | | Credit Suisse Securities Europe LtdDetails | £5,543,310 | 1 | | Payments1 | | | | Westgate Solicitors LtdDetails | £5,442,064 | 13 | | Payments13 | | | | Change Grow Live Services LtdDetails | £5,435,048 | 67 | | Payments67 | | | | ARNHEM WHARF PRIMARY SCHOOLDetails | £5,294,992 | 96 | | Payments96 | | | | Stephen Hawking SchoolDetails | £5,271,931 | 68 | | Payments68 | | | | Olga Primary SchoolDetails | £5,123,834 | 78 | | Payments78 | | | | Creative SupportDetails | £5,091,911 | 108 | | Payments108 | | | | Supporting Care North East BranchDetails | £5,078,928 | 146 | | Payments146 | | | | City Care Agency LtdDetails | £4,915,723 | 353 | | Payments353 | | | | APASENTHDetails | £4,881,342 | 590 | | Payments590 | | | | MARION RICHARDSON SCHOOLDetails | £4,834,036 | 75 | | Payments75 | | | | Barts Health NHS TrustDetails | £4,827,212 | 23 | | Payments23 | | | | APASENDetails | £4,778,958 | 654 | | Payments654 | | | | John Scurr SchoolDetails | £4,603,368 | 85 | | Payments85 | | | | Lansbury Lawrence SchoolDetails | £4,590,883 | 81 | | Payments81 | | | | MALMESBURY PRIMARY SCHOOLDetails | £4,579,103 | 70 | | Payments70 | | | | DH TOWER HAMLETSDetails | £4,575,576 | 2,198 | | Payments2,198 | | | | Folera LtdDetails | £4,505,603 | 66 | | Payments66 | | | | HAMLETTS LTDDetails | £4,469,237 | 397 | | Payments397 | | | ## 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). **Tower Hamlets: payments by category (our classification)** - 1. Consultancy and agency staff £80,090,693 2478 payments - 2. Legal fees £73,717,029 1404 payments - 3. Payments to other councils and public bodies £17,038,509 485 payments - 4. IT and software £11,216,370 561 payments - 5. Large outsourcing and contracting firms £2,836,193 99 payments - 6. Conferences and events £578,783 135 payments - 7. Catering and hospitality £395,513 98 payments - 8. Travel and accommodation £297,227 50 payments - 9. Communications and PR £38,901 8 payments **Show as a table** | Name | Paid | | --- | --- | | 1. Consultancy and agency staff | £80,090,693 | | 2. Legal fees | £73,717,029 | | 3. Payments to other councils and public bodies | £17,038,509 | | 4. IT and software | £11,216,370 | | 5. Large outsourcing and contracting firms | £2,836,193 | | 6. Conferences and events | £578,783 | | 7. Catering and hospitality | £395,513 | | 8. Travel and accommodation | £297,227 | | 9. Communications and PR | £38,901 | **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. - Barts Health NHS Trust: £4,827,212 (23 payments) - London Borough of Havering: £1,718,498 (10 payments) - East London NHS Foundation Trust: £1,492,635 (17 payments) - Chelsea and Westmeinster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust: £1,421,417 (22 payments) - London Borough Of Newham: £1,013,413 (15 payments) - London Borough of Camden: £708,895 (6 payments) - Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust: £627,383 (13 payments) - Lux Mundi Catholic Academy Trust T/A St Elizabeth: £525,446 (29 payments) - Lux Mundi Catholic Academy Trust T/A Bishop Challoner Catholic School: £523,455 (16 payments) - NHS North East London ICB(QMF): £500,096 (5 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. - Kier Construciton Ltd: £1,099,638 (4 payments) - OCS GROUP UK LIMITED: £818,720 (80 payments) - Churchill Contract Services Limited: £746,899 (8 payments) - CAPITA BUSINESS SERVICES LTD: £170,935 (7 payments) **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. - Bevan Brittan LLP Client Account: £35,473,974 (21 payments) - Westgate Solicitors Ltd: £5,442,064 (13 payments) - TV Edwards Solicitors (Client Account): £3,645,296 (14 payments) - HUggins & Lewis Foskett Solicitors: £3,272,351 (2 payments) - SHAHID RAHMAN SOLICITORS: £1,714,410 (4 payments) - Pellys Solicitors Ltd: £1,150,000 (2 payments) - A H Page Solicitors: £1,092,498 (3 payments) - Waterstone Chambers LLP Client account: £1,091,779 (3 payments) - JMW Solicitors LLP: £939,757 (4 payments) - Kuddus Solicitors London Ltd Client Account: £833,166 (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. - Matrix SCM Limited: £45,315,003 (59 payments) - Aon UK Ltd - Client Account: £7,983,684 (8 payments) - Countryside Properties (UK) Limited: £2,696,271 (13 payments) - The Mayors Office for Policing and Crime: £2,004,849 (13 payments) - Lumensol Ltd: £1,914,747 (29 payments) - Zurich Municipal: £1,878,260 (5 payments) - Mace Ltd: £1,856,177 (3 payments) - MPD FM Limited: £1,050,465 (115 payments) - Teachers Pensions: £854,657 (3 payments) - ERNST & YOUNG LLP: £685,590 (5 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. - SoftwareONE UK Ltd: £2,088,113 (4 payments) - Centerprise International Ltd: £1,445,521 (3 payments) - CIVICA UK LTD: £788,046 (17 payments) - INSIGHT DIRECT (UK) LTD: £765,565 (43 payments) - Nec Software Solutions Uk Limited: £645,530 (34 payments) - Zellis UK Ltd: £426,464 (4 payments) - XMA Ltd: £370,737 (16 payments) - Access Uk Limited: £362,435 (13 payments) - UNIT4 Business Software LTD: £299,302 (4 payments) - British Telecom: £265,154 (21 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. - Allium UK Holding Ltd: £17,487 (1 payment) - The Day News & Media Ltd: £9,174 (1 payment) - Hemming Group Ltd: £7,950 (1 payment) - CAN Digital Solutions: £2,000 (1 payment) - Association of Democratic Services Offi: £620 (1 payment) - Sanglap Media Group Limited T/A Bangla Sanglap: £600 (1 payment) - PeopleScout Limited: £569 (1 payment) - Voucherline Ltd: £500 (1 payment) **Conferences and events: largest suppliers** The council describes the payment as a conference, seminar, exhibition, event or venue hire. - Kwest Research: £86,509 (4 payments) - Gary Beestone Limited: £65,687 (3 payments) - LIEC Plc t/a Excel London: £43,164 (2 payments) - Public-i: £36,165 (1 payment) - Kois Miah Photography: £29,510 (13 payments) - Face Events LTD: £27,315 (7 payments) - Four Communications Ltd: £25,516 (2 payments) - R & A Events & Maintenance Ltd: £24,990 (1 payment) - Arts Without Borders: £24,700 (2 payments) - The Poetry Society: £20,100 (2 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. - City Care Agency Ltd: £229,370 (17 payments) - Pure Care Agency Ltd: £17,382 (3 payments) - Centre 404: £8,272 (1 payment) - Potton Kare Services Ltd: £7,576 (6 payments) - Nubha Social Care: £5,865 (3 payments) - E4 Law Limited T/A Lextox: £4,766 (4 payments) - DNA Legal Ltd: £4,609 (2 payments) - The Lucy Faithfull Foundation: £3,762 (1 payment) - Mile End Car Hire Limited: £3,127 (4 payments) - REMARK! LTD: £2,880 (2 payments) **Catering and hospitality: largest suppliers** The council describes the payment as catering, hospitality or refreshments. School meals are left out. - CARE PREMIER LTD: £169,656 (10 payments) - J.Scott & Sons Ltd: £89,460 (25 payments) - The Tourism Media Group Ltd: £31,424 (2 payments) - Nisbets PLC: £15,587 (19 payments) - R & A Events & Maintenance Ltd: £13,110 (2 payments) - Easy Gourmet Ltd: £11,559 (1 payment) - Capital Kids Cricket: £9,500 (1 payment) - All Seasons Foods: £8,141 (7 payments) - Chelsea Spice & Grill Ltd: £7,180 (3 payments) - W V Howe LTD: £6,152 (9 payments) ## Spending by the council's own service areas **Tower Hamlets: payments by service area, as the council labels them** - 1. No Service Specified £535,168,658 7561 payments - 2. Adult Social Care £146,095,951 22354 payments - 3. Education Services £99,928,099 5197 payments - 4. General Fund/Council Fund £63,523,144 3423 payments - 5. Corporate & Democratic Core £44,004,344 3083 payments - 6. Children's Social Care £39,116,901 8027 payments - 7. Public Health £29,178,499 691 payments - 8. Environmental and Regulatory Services £17,142,522 703 payments - 9. HRA Expenditure £13,819,834 1236 payments - 10. Highways and Transport Services £13,028,013 295 payments - 11. Planning Services £7,289,165 1042 payments - 12. Other Operating Income and Expenditure £5,961,930 595 payments - 13. Cultural and Related Services £5,871,443 1246 payments - 14. Central Services to the Public £2,465,466 203 payments - 15. HRA Income £39,240 23 payments **Show as a table** | Name | Paid | | --- | --- | | 1. No Service Specified | £535,168,658 | | 2. Adult Social Care | £146,095,951 | | 3. Education Services | £99,928,099 | | 4. General Fund/Council Fund | £63,523,144 | | 5. Corporate & Democratic Core | £44,004,344 | | 6. Children's Social Care | £39,116,901 | | 7. Public Health | £29,178,499 | | 8. Environmental and Regulatory Services | £17,142,522 | | 9. HRA Expenditure | £13,819,834 | | 10. Highways and Transport Services | £13,028,013 | | 11. Planning Services | £7,289,165 | | 12. Other Operating Income and Expenditure | £5,961,930 | | 13. Cultural and Related Services | £5,871,443 | | 14. Central Services to the Public | £2,465,466 | | 15. HRA Income | £39,240 | ## 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. Aps LTD £209,474 54 payments - 2. MPD FM Limited £152,888 35 payments - 3. The Arch Company Properties Limited £95,586 13 payments - 4. JC Coster (Metalworks) Ltd £86,653 42 payments - 5. Wetton Cleaning Services LTD £35,011 28 payments - 6. Friends of Tower Hamlets Cemetery Park £31,900 4 payments - 7. MILLDOME LTD £30,026 15 payments - 8. Broxap Ltd £26,574 3 payments **Show as a table** | Name | Paid | | --- | --- | | 1. Aps LTD | £209,474 | | 2. MPD FM Limited | £152,888 | | 3. The Arch Company Properties Limited | £95,586 | | 4. JC Coster (Metalworks) Ltd | £86,653 | | 5. Wetton Cleaning Services LTD | £35,011 | | 6. Friends of Tower Hamlets Cemetery Park | £31,900 | | 7. MILLDOME LTD | £30,026 | | 8. Broxap Ltd | £26,574 | | 9. Mudchute Association | £23,250 | | 10. The Bromley by Bow Centre | £20,685 | **Road and bridge maintenance: largest suppliers** - 1. Ruskins Trees & Soil Biology Ltd £7,673 1 payment **Show as a table** | Name | Paid | | --- | --- | | 1. Ruskins Trees & Soil Biology Ltd | £7,673 | **Waste collection: largest suppliers** - 1. SMI Group £187,746 32 payments - 2. Storm Environmental Limited £105,616 29 payments - 3. Imperial Polythene Products Limited £81,031 26 payments - 4. Charlton Environmental Ltd £76,346 4 payments - 5. Powerday PLC £37,839 28 payments - 6. Mr L Carr T/A Fleet Maintenance Services £35,870 17 payments - 7. Aquam Water Services £34,534 8 payments - 8. Whitespace Work Software Limited £32,361 4 payments **Show as a table** | Name | Paid | | --- | --- | | 1. SMI Group | £187,746 | | 2. Storm Environmental Limited | £105,616 | | 3. Imperial Polythene Products Limited | £81,031 | | 4. Charlton Environmental Ltd | £76,346 | | 5. Powerday PLC | £37,839 | | 6. Mr L Carr T/A Fleet Maintenance Services | £35,870 | | 7. Aquam Water Services | £34,534 | | 8. Whitespace Work Software Limited | £32,361 | | 9. GREENER SOLUTIONS LTD | £26,679 | | 10. City Of London Corporation | £24,893 | ## Consultancy and agency against the pay bill Payments we classify as consultancy and agency staff came to **14.0%** of Tower Hamlets'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. ## Search every payment Searching needs JavaScript. Every payment is in [one JSON file](/data/spend500/tx/E09000030.json). Every payment, as the council published it, is in [one JSON file](/data/spend500/tx/E09000030.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 Tower Hamlets, spending over £500, [published here](https://www.towerhamlets.gov.uk/lgnl/council_and_democracy/Transparency/payments_to_suppliers.aspx). Licence as the council states it: not stated (page says published under a licence allowing wide re-use). Checked 2026-09-24; files read 2026-09-29. **Every file read (13)** - [CSV July 2026](https://www.towerhamlets.gov.uk/Documents/Transparency-data/Payments-to-suppliers/2025-2026/250-spend-Jul-26-New.csv) (2026-07), file dated 2026-09-08: 5,568 payments of £500 or more. Read 2026-09-29. - [CSV June 2026](https://www.towerhamlets.gov.uk/Documents/Transparency-data/Payments-to-suppliers/2025-2026/250-Spend-Jun-26-new.csv) (2026-06), file dated 2026-08-20: 4,731 payments of £500 or more. Read 2026-09-29. - [CSV May 2026](https://www.towerhamlets.gov.uk/Documents/Transparency-data/Payments-to-suppliers/2025-2026/250-Spend-May-26-new.csv) (2026-05), file dated 2026-08-20: 4,652 payments of £500 or more. Read 2026-09-29. - [CSV April 2026](https://www.towerhamlets.gov.uk/Documents/Transparency-data/Payments-to-suppliers/2025-2026/250-Spend-April-26.csv) (2026-04), file dated 2026-08-17: 455 payments of £500 or more. Read 2026-09-29. - [CSV March 2026](https://www.towerhamlets.gov.uk/Documents/Transparency-data/Payments-to-suppliers/2025-2026/250-Spend-March-26.csv) (2026-03), file dated 2026-08-17: 5,227 payments of £500 or more. Read 2026-09-29. - [CSV February 2026](https://www.towerhamlets.gov.uk/Documents/Transparency-data/Payments-to-suppliers/2025-2026/250-spend-Feb-2026.xlsx) (2026-02), file dated 2026-04-13: 5,112 payments of £500 or more. Read 2026-09-29. - [CSV January 2026](https://www.towerhamlets.gov.uk/Documents/Transparency-data/Payments-to-suppliers/2025-2026/250-Spend-Jan-2026.csv) (2026-01), file dated 2026-04-13: 4,747 payments of £500 or more. Read 2026-09-29. - [CSV December 2025](https://www.towerhamlets.gov.uk/Documents/Transparency-data/Payments-to-suppliers/2025-2026/250-Spend-Dec-2025.csv) (2025-12), file dated 2026-02-20: 5,866 payments of £500 or more. Read 2026-09-29. - [CSV November 2025](https://www.towerhamlets.gov.uk/Documents/Transparency-data/Payments-to-suppliers/2025-2026/250-spend-Nov-2025.csv) (2025-11), file dated 2025-12-10: 4,485 payments of £500 or more. Read 2026-09-29. - [CSV October 2025](https://www.towerhamlets.gov.uk/Documents/Transparency-data/Payments-to-suppliers/2025-2026/250-Spend-Oct-25.csv) (2025-10), file dated 2025-12-10: 5,570 payments of £500 or more. Read 2026-09-29. - [CSV September 2025](https://www.towerhamlets.gov.uk/Documents/Transparency-data/Payments-to-suppliers/2025-2026/250-spend-Sept-25.csv) (2025-09), file dated 2025-12-10: 4,834 payments of £500 or more. Read 2026-09-29. - [CSV August 2025](https://www.towerhamlets.gov.uk/Documents/Transparency-data/Payments-to-suppliers/2025-2026/250-Spend-Aug-25.csv) (2025-08), file dated 2025-10-03: 4,481 payments of £500 or more. Read 2026-09-29. - [CSV July 2025](https://www.towerhamlets.gov.uk/Documents/Transparency-data/Payments-to-suppliers/2025-2026/250-Spend-July-25.csv) (2025-07), file dated 2025-08-30: 5,474 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). The figures belong to the publishers listed under Sources and are used under their licences. Figures last updated 29 September 2026.