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Tower Hamlets: spending over £500

Last updated 29 September 2026. Figures refresh every night. How each figure is worked out.

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

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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

Tower Hamlets: the 50 suppliers paid most, August 2025 to July 2026
Supplier	Paid	Payments
Matrix SCM Limited Details for Matrix SCM Limited	£45,315,003	59
Payments 59
Bevan Brittan LLP Client Account Details for Bevan Brittan LLP Client Account	£35,473,974	21
Payments 21
Phoenix School Details for Phoenix School	£20,158,023	82
Payments 82
Tower Hamlets Schools LTD Details for Tower Hamlets Schools LTD	£19,744,384	76
Payments 76
Morpeth School Details for Morpeth School	£17,075,614	86
Payments 86
Central Foundation Girls School Details for Central Foundation Girls School	£16,861,499	78
Payments 78
George Green School Details for George Green School	£15,236,270	102
Payments 102
Stepney All Saints Church of England Secondary School Details for Stepney All Saints Church of England Secondary School	£15,109,372	73
Payments 73
LBTH SWANLEA SCHOOL Details for LBTH SWANLEA SCHOOL	£14,841,603	75
Payments 75
BOW SCHOOL Details for BOW SCHOOL	£13,537,628	76
Payments 76
LANGDON PARK SCHOOL Details for LANGDON PARK SCHOOL	£12,626,889	79
Payments 79
TRANSPORT FOR LONDON Details for TRANSPORT FOR LONDON	£11,141,941	9
Payments 9
Transport Trading Limited Details for Transport Trading Limited	£10,275,958	4
Payments 4
Oakland School Details for Oakland School	£9,912,233	75
Payments 75
Cory Environmental LTD T/A Cory Riverside Energy Details for Cory Environmental LTD T/A Cory Riverside Energy	£9,602,313	33
Payments 33
Tower Hamlets GP Care Group CIC Details for Tower Hamlets GP Care Group CIC	£9,580,216	33
Payments 33
London East Alternative Provision Details for London East Alternative Provision	£9,111,127	65
Payments 65
CARE SOLUTION BUREAU Details for CARE SOLUTION BUREAU	£8,364,997	159
Payments 159
Diversity Health and Social Care LTD Details for Diversity Health and Social Care LTD	£8,132,142	116
Payments 116
Aon UK Ltd - Client Account Details for Aon UK Ltd - Client Account	£8,057,565	10
Payments 10
Ilford Grand Hotel Ltd Details for Ilford Grand Hotel Ltd	£7,436,191	22
Payments 22
CUBITT TOWN JUNIOR SCHOOL Details for CUBITT TOWN JUNIOR SCHOOL	£6,930,345	78
Payments 78
Excelcare (Home Care Division) LTD Details for Excelcare (Home Care Division) LTD	£6,867,840	206
Payments 206
Manorfield Primary School Details for Manorfield Primary School	£6,820,226	91
Payments 91
Bonner Primary School Details for Bonner Primary School	£6,647,186	87
Payments 87
Stepney Park Primary School Details for Stepney Park Primary School	£6,629,439	69
Payments 69
MARNER SCHOOL Details for MARNER SCHOOL	£6,611,396	94
Payments 94
Woolmore Primary School Details for Woolmore Primary School	£6,478,585	86
Payments 86
Beatrice Tate School Details for Beatrice Tate School	£6,263,541	67
Payments 67
Ben Jonson School Details for Ben Jonson School	£6,141,516	80
Payments 80
MiHomecare Limited Details for MiHomecare Limited	£5,562,791	117
Payments 117
Credit Suisse Securities Europe Ltd Details for Credit Suisse Securities Europe Ltd	£5,543,310	1
Payments 1
Westgate Solicitors Ltd Details for Westgate Solicitors Ltd	£5,442,064	13
Payments 13
Change Grow Live Services Ltd Details for Change Grow Live Services Ltd	£5,435,048	67
Payments 67
ARNHEM WHARF PRIMARY SCHOOL Details for ARNHEM WHARF PRIMARY SCHOOL	£5,294,992	96
Payments 96
Stephen Hawking School Details for Stephen Hawking School	£5,271,931	68
Payments 68
Olga Primary School Details for Olga Primary School	£5,123,834	78
Payments 78
Creative Support Details for Creative Support	£5,091,911	108
Payments 108
Supporting Care North East Branch Details for Supporting Care North East Branch	£5,078,928	146
Payments 146
City Care Agency Ltd Details for City Care Agency Ltd	£4,915,723	353
Payments 353
APASENTH Details for APASENTH	£4,881,342	590
Payments 590
MARION RICHARDSON SCHOOL Details for MARION RICHARDSON SCHOOL	£4,834,036	75
Payments 75
Barts Health NHS Trust Details for Barts Health NHS Trust	£4,827,212	23
Payments 23
APASEN Details for APASEN	£4,778,958	654
Payments 654
John Scurr School Details for John Scurr School	£4,603,368	85
Payments 85
Lansbury Lawrence School Details for Lansbury Lawrence School	£4,590,883	81
Payments 81
MALMESBURY PRIMARY SCHOOL Details for MALMESBURY PRIMARY SCHOOL	£4,579,103	70
Payments 70
DH TOWER HAMLETS Details for DH TOWER HAMLETS	£4,575,576	2,198
Payments 2,198
Folera Ltd Details for Folera Ltd	£4,505,603	66
Payments 66
HAMLETTS LTD Details for HAMLETTS LTD	£4,469,237	397
Payments 397

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.

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

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Tower Hamlets: payments by category (our classification)
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

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Tower Hamlets: payments by service area, as the council labels them
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

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Parks and open spaces (including play areas): largest suppliers
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

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Road and bridge maintenance: largest suppliers
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

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Waste collection: largest suppliers
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.

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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

Tower Hamlets, spending over £500, published here. 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 (2026-07), file dated 2026-09-08: 5,568 payments of £500 or more. Read 2026-09-29.
CSV June 2026 (2026-06), file dated 2026-08-20: 4,731 payments of £500 or more. Read 2026-09-29.
CSV May 2026 (2026-05), file dated 2026-08-20: 4,652 payments of £500 or more. Read 2026-09-29.
CSV April 2026 (2026-04), file dated 2026-08-17: 455 payments of £500 or more. Read 2026-09-29.
CSV March 2026 (2026-03), file dated 2026-08-17: 5,227 payments of £500 or more. Read 2026-09-29.
CSV February 2026 (2026-02), file dated 2026-04-13: 5,112 payments of £500 or more. Read 2026-09-29.
CSV January 2026 (2026-01), file dated 2026-04-13: 4,747 payments of £500 or more. Read 2026-09-29.
CSV December 2025 (2025-12), file dated 2026-02-20: 5,866 payments of £500 or more. Read 2026-09-29.
CSV November 2025 (2025-11), file dated 2025-12-10: 4,485 payments of £500 or more. Read 2026-09-29.
CSV October 2025 (2025-10), file dated 2025-12-10: 5,570 payments of £500 or more. Read 2026-09-29.
CSV September 2025 (2025-09), file dated 2025-12-10: 4,834 payments of £500 or more. Read 2026-09-29.
CSV August 2025 (2025-08), file dated 2025-10-03: 4,481 payments of £500 or more. Read 2026-09-29.
CSV July 2025 (2025-07), file dated 2025-08-30: 5,474 payments of £500 or more. Read 2026-09-29.

What the council published

Top 50 suppliers by value

Spending by category (our classification)

Spending by the council's own service areas

Who is paid for grounds, street cleaning, roads and bins?

Consultancy and agency against the pay bill

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What this data does and doesn't show

Sources

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