# Westminster: spending over £500 url: https://whereyourmoneygoes.co.uk/councils/spending-over-500/westminster/ 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) # Westminster: spending over £500 Last updated 29 September 2026. Figures refresh every night. [How each figure is worked out](/methodology/). Westminster published **80,755 payments** of £500 or more between July 2025 and June 2026, worth **£1.31bn** in all, to 2,852 suppliers. The largest total went to GENERAL: £115.1m across 2415 payments. These are the council's own published records; the gaps in them are listed below. ## Key figures - £1.31bnPaid in payments of £500 or more, latest year - 80,755Payments - 2,852Suppliers - 12 of 12Months with payments published ## What the council published - Julpublished - Augpublished - Septpublished - Octpublished - Novpublished - Decpublished - Janpublished - Febpublished - Marpublished - Aprpublished - Maypublished - Junpublished **Gaps and problems in the data, as published:** - 10.1% of payments (£29,267,190) have the supplier name withheld or redacted by the council, usually because the payee is an individual. - 20% of payments have no description or expense type. ## Top 50 suppliers by value Search | Supplier | Paid | Payments | | --- | --- | --- | | GENERALDetails | £115,076,504 | 2,415 | | Payments2,415 | | | | Veolia Environmental ServicesDetails | £78,195,939 | 273 | | Payments273 | | | | F.M Conway LtdDetails | £59,843,114 | 2,577 | | Payments2,577 | | | | Connect Lettings & Management LtdDetails | £50,830,039 | 30 | | Payments30 | | | | Axis Europe PlcDetails | £33,101,030 | 629 | | Payments629 | | | | Willmott Dixon Construction LimitedDetails | £31,107,365 | 35 | | Payments35 | | | | Morgan Sindall Property ServicesDetails | £30,077,400 | 2,666 | | Payments2,666 | | | | *Names withheld by the council*Details | £29,267,190 | 8,117 | | Payments8,117 | | | | Lovell Partnerships LtdDetails | £25,895,329 | 17 | | Payments17 | | | | Transport For LondonDetails | £22,747,140 | 21 | | Payments21 | | | | Stef & Philips LtdDetails | £20,013,813 | 49 | | Payments49 | | | | Willmott Dixon Holdings LimitedDetails | £19,664,835 | 28 | | Payments28 | | | | Matrix SCM LtdDetails | £19,026,301 | 114 | | Payments114 | | | | GEM Environmental BuildingDetails | £18,351,505 | 978 | | Payments978 | | | | Marston Holdings LtdDetails | £17,827,687 | 93 | | Payments93 | | | | Royal Borough of Kensington &Details | £13,549,977 | 287 | | Payments287 | | | | Marsh LtdDetails | £12,522,926 | 24 | | Payments24 | | | | OYO Technology & Hospitality (UK) LDetails | £12,059,870 | 152 | | Payments152 | | | | Wates Construction LtdDetails | £11,276,257 | 16 | | Payments16 | | | | St Augustines CE High SchoolDetails | £10,952,118 | 52 | | Payments52 | | | | Royal Borough of Kensington and CheDetails | £10,577,395 | 72 | | Payments72 | | | | Notting Hill GenesisDetails | £9,970,735 | 24 | | Payments24 | | | | Residential Management GroupDetails | £9,951,173 | 198 | | Payments198 | | | | A J Bush LtdDetails | £9,945,247 | 24 | | Payments24 | | | | New West End CompanyDetails | £9,778,638 | 18 | | Payments18 | | | | Barrie Bookkeeping & PayrollDetails | £9,761,792 | 4,169 | | Payments4,169 | | | | Westminster Community Homes LtdDetails | £9,454,545 | 165 | | Payments165 | | | | Care UK Community Partnerships LtdDetails | £8,670,921 | 713 | | Payments713 | | | | Capita Business Services LtdDetails | £8,580,640 | 65 | | Payments65 | | | | Pinnacle HousingDetails | £8,364,178 | 297 | | Payments297 | | | | Theori Housing ManagementDetails | £7,019,123 | 70 | | Payments70 | | | | Eventay LtdDetails | £7,013,902 | 151 | | Payments151 | | | | MCLAREN CONSTRUCTION (REGENERATION)Details | £6,995,307 | 11 | | Payments11 | | | | CBRE Managed Services LtdDetails | £6,922,030 | 80 | | Payments80 | | | | EDF Energy Customers PLCDetails | £6,641,948 | 170 | | Payments170 | | | | Stef&Philips Corporate LtdDetails | £6,536,583 | 30 | | Payments30 | | | | United Living (South) LtdDetails | £6,480,416 | 78 | | Payments78 | | | | Continental Landscapes LtdDetails | £6,404,369 | 364 | | Payments364 | | | | College Park SchoolDetails | £6,322,608 | 78 | | Payments78 | | | | HM Revenue & Customs (Stamp duty)Details | £6,212,102 | 151 | | Payments151 | | | | Places For People Group LtdDetails | £6,037,960 | 26 | | Payments26 | | | | Heart Of London Business AllianceDetails | £5,943,335 | 38 | | Payments38 | | | | Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee SchoolDetails | £5,933,524 | 46 | | Payments46 | | | | Turning Point Services LtdDetails | £5,846,810 | 27 | | Payments27 | | | | Effectable Construction ServicesDetails | £5,701,610 | 767 | | Payments767 | | | | Avison Young (UK) LimitedDetails | £5,651,785 | 300 | | Payments300 | | | | Barrow Hill Junior SchoolDetails | £5,577,962 | 59 | | Payments59 | | | | Central London CommunityDetails | £5,319,590 | 47 | | Payments47 | | | | GCH Alan Morkill House LtdDetails | £4,955,729 | 12 | | Payments12 | | | | St Mungos Broadway (Grants &Details | £4,945,692 | 164 | | Payments164 | | | ## 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). **Westminster: payments by category (our classification)** - 1. Large outsourcing and contracting firms £175,630,012 3466 payments - 2. Consultancy and agency staff £75,500,563 2337 payments - 3. Payments to other councils and public bodies £48,260,828 1005 payments - 4. IT and software £13,478,699 717 payments - 5. Legal fees £9,784,473 1355 payments - 6. Catering and hospitality £2,798,991 222 payments - 7. Travel and accommodation £1,876,077 821 payments - 8. Communications and PR £953,585 220 payments **Show as a table** | Name | Paid | | --- | --- | | 1. Large outsourcing and contracting firms | £175,630,012 | | 2. Consultancy and agency staff | £75,500,563 | | 3. Payments to other councils and public bodies | £48,260,828 | | 4. IT and software | £13,478,699 | | 5. Legal fees | £9,784,473 | | 6. Catering and hospitality | £2,798,991 | | 7. Travel and accommodation | £1,876,077 | | 8. Communications and PR | £953,585 | **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. - Royal Borough of Kensington &: £13,549,977 (287 payments) - Royal Borough of Kensington and Che: £10,577,395 (72 payments) - HM Revenue & Customs (Stamp duty): £6,212,102 (151 payments) - Royal Borough of Kensington and: £3,342,739 (42 payments) - Hampshire County Council: £3,074,656 (4 payments) - London Borough Of Hammersmith &: £2,929,727 (39 payments) - Cnwl Nhs Foundation Trust (Use: £2,353,172 (39 payments) - Central & North West London Nhs Tru: £1,947,453 (74 payments) - City of Westminster Pension Fund: £999,244 (15 payments) - London Borough Of Camden (Use: £738,614 (16 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. - Veolia Environmental Services: £78,195,939 (273 payments) - Willmott Dixon Construction Limited: £31,107,365 (35 payments) - Morgan Sindall Property Services: £30,077,400 (2666 payments) - Willmott Dixon Holdings Limited: £19,664,835 (28 payments) - Capita Business Services Ltd: £8,580,640 (65 payments) - Continental Landscapes Ltd: £6,404,369 (364 payments) - OCS GROUP UK LIMITED: £842,895 (19 payments) - Agilisys Ltd: £754,249 (14 payments) - Interserve FS (UK) Ltd: £1,738 (1 payment) - Capita Pension Solutions Limited: £582 (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. - Bevan Brittan Llp: £3,827,796 (74 payments) - GENERAL: £1,830,989 (334 payments) - Trowers & Hamlins LLP: £866,765 (34 payments) - Streathers Solicitors LLP: £547,234 (1 payment) - HMCTS: £392,873 (1 payment) - Sharpe Pritchard: £357,618 (70 payments) - 4-5 Grays Inn Square: £169,485 (93 payments) - Names withheld by the council: £160,302 (101 payments) - Pinsent Masons LLP: £157,523 (26 payments) - New Court Chambers: £152,635 (126 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 Ltd: £19,026,301 (114 payments) - Axis Europe Plc: £17,581,611 (160 payments) - United Living (South) Ltd: £4,978,797 (55 payments) - GENERAL: £3,904,448 (14 payments) - F.M Conway Ltd: £3,642,353 (34 payments) - KELTBRAY BUILT ENVIRONMENT LIMITED: £3,153,527 (16 payments) - REED IN PARTNERSHIP LIMITED: £2,327,049 (22 payments) - Faithful and Gould Limited: £1,712,230 (149 payments) - Norman Rourke Pryme Limited: £1,629,612 (184 payments) - Atkins Ltd: £1,478,948 (85 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: £2,064,393 (13 payments) - Farthest Gate Limited: £1,641,461 (19 payments) - Bt Plc (Use 3000715): £1,081,975 (35 payments) - MRI Software EMEA Ltd: £896,619 (20 payments) - ALTIMETRIK UK LTD: £497,153 (5 payments) - Idox Software Ltd: £448,725 (20 payments) - Access UK Limited: £446,995 (23 payments) - Virgin Media Business: £434,979 (26 payments) - Trustmarque Solutions Ltd: £398,803 (29 payments) - COMPUTACENTER (UK) LIMITED: £394,991 (37 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. - Starfish Search Limited: £141,300 (16 payments) - GOODMAN MASSON LTD: £107,161 (16 payments) - PEOPLESCOUT LIMITED: £91,013 (37 payments) - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND SOCIAL CAR: £70,822 (2 payments) - OH BEHAVE LTD: £58,574 (19 payments) - Social Communications Group Ltd: £45,300 (4 payments) - Westco Trading ltd: £33,621 (24 payments) - Names withheld by the council: £31,940 (14 payments) - The Improvement & Development: £28,000 (1 payment) - MOREVER LIMITED: £22,624 (5 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. - Names withheld by the council: £702,157 (680 payments) - AA ACCOMMODATION SERVICES LTD: £431,295 (17 payments) - Eventay Ltd: £193,301 (13 payments) - GENERAL: £181,075 (55 payments) - St Mungos Broadway (Grants &: £170,915 (2 payments) - City of London: £40,000 (1 payment) - St Giles Hotel Limited: £38,506 (4 payments) - Beam Up Ltd: £15,000 (1 payment) - Gastonia Coaches Ltd: £14,933 (7 payments) - Working Transitions: £14,868 (3 payments) **Catering and hospitality: largest suppliers** The council describes the payment as catering, hospitality or refreshments. School meals are left out. - OYO Technology & Hospitality (UK) L: £2,464,655 (53 payments) - Theori Housing Management: £50,652 (5 payments) - Greater London Authority (Main: £49,565 (1 payment) - Care Premier Ltd: £42,307 (5 payments) - BFS Group Ltd T/A Bidfood: £40,412 (37 payments) - Names withheld by the council: £25,490 (40 payments) - Benugo Ltd: £15,837 (1 payment) - Unity Works Social Enterprises: £15,056 (8 payments) - Sands Catering Ltd: £11,543 (12 payments) - V&ME LTD: £8,109 (3 payments) ## Spending by the council's own service areas **Westminster: payments by service area, as the council labels them** - 1. Housing Operations £305,752,889 4543 payments - 2. HRA City West Homes £223,176,081 11400 payments - 3. Waste and Parks £131,876,758 3144 payments - 4. Bi-Borough Director of Integrated Care £111,796,867 34131 payments - 5. Community Education £69,171,215 1347 payments - 6. Education £63,828,567 4647 payments - 7. Revenues and Benefits £57,293,326 1018 payments - 8. Growth, Planning and Housing £45,320,630 840 payments - 9. Property Investments and Estates £36,572,520 2271 payments - 10. Parking £34,541,583 319 payments - 11. Public Health £28,269,399 767 payments - 12. Children's Services Commissioning £24,804,892 2738 payments - 13. Family Services 1 £20,625,981 3071 payments - 14. Corporate Services Trading £14,865,344 43 payments - 15. City Management and Communities £12,922,413 256 payments **Show as a table** | Name | Paid | | --- | --- | | 1. Housing Operations | £305,752,889 | | 2. HRA City West Homes | £223,176,081 | | 3. Waste and Parks | £131,876,758 | | 4. Bi-Borough Director of Integrated Care | £111,796,867 | | 5. Community Education | £69,171,215 | | 6. Education | £63,828,567 | | 7. Revenues and Benefits | £57,293,326 | | 8. Growth, Planning and Housing | £45,320,630 | | 9. Property Investments and Estates | £36,572,520 | | 10. Parking | £34,541,583 | | 11. Public Health | £28,269,399 | | 12. Children's Services Commissioning | £24,804,892 | | 13. Family Services 1 | £20,625,981 | | 14. Corporate Services Trading | £14,865,344 | | 15. City Management and Communities | £12,922,413 | | 16. Economy and Infrastructure | £12,866,219 | | 17. Highways Infrastructure & Public Realm | £12,476,787 | | 18. Director of Integrated Commissioning | £10,790,982 | | 19. Place Shaping | £9,881,951 | | 20. Public Protection and Licensing | £9,098,542 | | 21. Digital Programme | £8,026,459 | | 22. Corporate Finance | £7,736,564 | | 23. TB Information Services and Strategy | £5,585,018 | | 24. Renewal | £5,053,468 | | 25. Policy, Performance and Communications | £3,707,683 | ## 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. Continental Landscapes Ltd £912,160 65 payments - 2. F.M Conway Ltd £347,400 12 payments - 3. Windowflowers Ltd £53,990 4 payments - 4. Matrix SCM Ltd £16,557 5 payments - 5. Green Leaf Garden Sevices £12,250 12 payments - 6. Pinnacle Group Ltd £5,320 3 payments - 7. Chatfield Cleaning Limited £3,550 2 payments - 8. Ambius £3,340 4 payments **Show as a table** | Name | Paid | | --- | --- | | 1. Continental Landscapes Ltd | £912,160 | | 2. F.M Conway Ltd | £347,400 | | 3. Windowflowers Ltd | £53,990 | | 4. Matrix SCM Ltd | £16,557 | | 5. Green Leaf Garden Sevices | £12,250 | | 6. Pinnacle Group Ltd | £5,320 | | 7. Chatfield Cleaning Limited | £3,550 | | 8. Ambius | £3,340 | | 9. GENERAL | £635 | **Road and bridge maintenance: largest suppliers** - 1. GENERAL £3,153 3 payments - 2. Names withheld by the council £2,322 2 payments **Show as a table** | Name | Paid | | --- | --- | | 1. GENERAL | £3,153 | | 2. Names withheld by the council | £2,322 | **Waste collection: largest suppliers** - 1. Veolia Environmental Services £13,252,059 22 payments - 2. Western Riverside Waste Authority £321,253 1 payment - 3. Pinnacle Housing £134,889 101 payments - 4. Jarsen Ltd £70,065 33 payments - 5. Blitz Home Environmental Cleaning £64,424 34 payments - 6. Crown Promotions & Removals Ltd £37,444 38 payments - 7. IRONCLAD SUPPLIES LTD £18,115 3 payments - 8. Clouds End Services Ltd £11,920 3 payments **Show as a table** | Name | Paid | | --- | --- | | 1. Veolia Environmental Services | £13,252,059 | | 2. Western Riverside Waste Authority | £321,253 | | 3. Pinnacle Housing | £134,889 | | 4. Jarsen Ltd | £70,065 | | 5. Blitz Home Environmental Cleaning | £64,424 | | 6. Crown Promotions & Removals Ltd | £37,444 | | 7. IRONCLAD SUPPLIES LTD | £18,115 | | 8. Clouds End Services Ltd | £11,920 | | 9. Benchmark Environmental Ltd | £8,904 | | 10. STREETSPACE LIMITED | £7,348 | ## Consultancy and agency against the pay bill Payments we classify as consultancy and agency staff came to **29.1%** of Westminster'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/E09000033.json). Every payment, as the council published it, is in [one JSON file](/data/spend500/tx/E09000033.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 Westminster, spending over £500, [published here](https://www.westminster.gov.uk/about-council/transparency-hub/our-spending-and-finances/spending-procurement-and-data-transparency/expenditure-over-ps500). Licence as the council states it: not stated. Checked 2026-09-24; files read 2026-09-29. **Every file read (5)** - [Q1 2026/27 - Expenditure over £500](https://www.westminster.gov.uk/media/document/q1-2026-27-expenditure-over-%C2%A3500) (2026-04), file dated 2026-09-15: 22,877 payments of £500 or more. Read 2026-09-29. - [Q4 2025/26 - Expenditure over £500](https://www.westminster.gov.uk/media/document/q4-2025-26-expenditure-over-%C2%A3500) (2026-01), file dated 2026-05-12: 22,339 payments of £500 or more. Read 2026-09-29. - [Q3 2025/26 - Expenditure over £500](https://www.westminster.gov.uk/media/document/q3-2025-26-expenditure-over-%C2%A3500) (2025-10), file dated 2026-02-02: 14,036 payments of £500 or more. Read 2026-09-29. - [Q2 2025/26 - Expenditure over £500](https://www.westminster.gov.uk/media/document/q2-2025-26-expenditure-over-%C2%A3500) (2025-07), file dated 2025-10-30: 21,503 payments of £500 or more. Read 2026-09-29. - [Q1 2025/26 - Expenditure over £500](https://www.westminster.gov.uk/media/document/q1-2025-26-expenditure-over-%C2%A3500) (2025-04), file dated 2025-08-04: 21,274 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). 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