# Wiltshire: spending over £500 url: https://whereyourmoneygoes.co.uk/councils/spending-over-500/wiltshire/ 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) # Wiltshire: spending over £500 Last updated 29 September 2026. Figures refresh every night. [How each figure is worked out](/methodology/). Wiltshire published **72,124 payments** of £500 or more between September 2025 and August 2026, worth **£828.9m** in all, to 2,977 suppliers. The largest total went to M Group Highways: £42.8m across 1596 payments. These are the council's own published records; the gaps in them are listed below. ## Key figures - £828.9mPaid in payments of £500 or more, latest year - 72,124Payments - 2,977Suppliers - 12 of 12Months with payments published ## What the council published - Septpublished - Octpublished - Novpublished - Decpublished - Janpublished - Febpublished - Marpublished - Aprpublished - Maypublished - Junpublished - Julpublished - Augpublished **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. - 3.4% of payments (£8,528,496) have the supplier name withheld or redacted by the council, usually because the payee is an individual. - The index page blocks automated requests, so the file list is kept by hand and goes out of date. - Could not be refreshed on 2026-09-29 (None of its files could be read: HTTP 403 Forbidden.); these are the figures from the last successful read. ## Top 50 suppliers by value Search | Supplier | Paid | Payments | | --- | --- | --- | | M Group HighwaysDetails | £42,843,817 | 1,596 | | Payments1,596 | | | | Hills Waste Solutions LimitedDetails | £38,677,890 | 188 | | Payments188 | | | | The Orders of St John Care TrustDetails | £27,949,101 | 156 | | Payments156 | | | | Hills Municipal Collections LtdDetails | £22,958,646 | 123 | | Payments123 | | | | Alliance Leisure LtdDetails | £20,595,660 | 20 | | Payments20 | | | | M J Church Plant LtdDetails | £18,242,380 | 19 | | Payments19 | | | | RWK GoodmanDetails | £18,066,530 | 66 | | Payments66 | | | | Kier Facilities Services LtdDetails | £15,684,920 | 603 | | Payments603 | | | | AtkinsRealis LtdDetails | £12,739,291 | 808 | | Payments808 | | | | Tarmac Trading LtdDetails | £12,123,225 | 246 | | Payments246 | | | | Medequip Assistive Technology LtdDetails | £11,681,367 | 24 | | Payments24 | | | | White Horse Education PartnershipDetails | £9,913,149 | 81 | | Payments81 | | | | Go South Coast (was Tourist Coaches)Details | £9,785,869 | 534 | | Payments534 | | | | Aspris Children's ServicesDetails | £9,453,177 | 217 | | Payments217 | | | | HCRG Care Services LtdDetails | £9,259,605 | 33 | | Payments33 | | | | Kiely Bros LtdDetails | £8,554,753 | 275 | | Payments275 | | | | *Names withheld by the council*Details | £8,528,496 | 2,461 | | Payments2,461 | | | | Voyage DCA WiltshireDetails | £8,237,882 | 286 | | Payments286 | | | | Turning Point_134580Details | £7,148,321 | 116 | | Payments116 | | | | FCC Recycling (UK) LtdDetails | £7,094,873 | 26 | | Payments26 | | | | West Mercia EnergyDetails | £6,984,444 | 1,427 | | Payments1,427 | | | | Wessex Care LtdDetails | £6,859,961 | 71 | | Payments71 | | | | Wessex Electricals (Shaftesbury) LtdDetails | £6,355,621 | 1,661 | | Payments1,661 | | | | Barchester HealthcareDetails | £6,172,575 | 197 | | Payments197 | | | | idverdeDetails | £6,166,053 | 59 | | Payments59 | | | | Redcliffe Homes LtdDetails | £6,033,688 | 22 | | Payments22 | | | | Ubico LimitedDetails | £4,969,065 | 9 | | Payments9 | | | | Cornerstones UK Ltd_110620Details | £4,837,605 | 70 | | Payments70 | | | | Silbury Housing Ltd (Proceeds Account)Details | £4,772,929 | 12 | | Payments12 | | | | Achieve Together Services LtdDetails | £4,760,841 | 180 | | Payments180 | | | | Brunel EducationDetails | £4,749,915 | 49 | | Payments49 | | | | Milestones TrustDetails | £4,486,786 | 176 | | Payments176 | | | | Ian Williams LtdDetails | £4,287,314 | 88 | | Payments88 | | | | RedJacket Specialist CareDetails | £4,254,443 | 206 | | Payments206 | | | | Innovations Wiltshire LtdDetails | £4,172,487 | 138 | | Payments138 | | | | Dimensions UK LtdDetails | £3,997,111 | 28 | | Payments28 | | | | J V Pickford T/A Faresaver BusesDetails | £3,839,277 | 268 | | Payments268 | | | | Choice Care GroupDetails | £3,760,401 | 184 | | Payments184 | | | | E W Beard Holdings LtdDetails | £3,511,890 | 31 | | Payments31 | | | | Ultima Business Solutions LtdDetails | £3,465,885 | 35 | | Payments35 | | | | Goughs SolicitorsDetails | £3,398,038 | 26 | | Payments26 | | | | Lorne Stewart PLCDetails | £3,345,871 | 194 | | Payments194 | | | | Agincare Enable LtdDetails | £3,270,010 | 29 | | Payments29 | | | | Acorn Care and Education LtdDetails | £3,242,053 | 127 | | Payments127 | | | | HC-ONE LimitedDetails | £3,230,816 | 69 | | Payments69 | | | | Spaghetti Bridge LtdDetails | £3,111,378 | 131 | | Payments131 | | | | Usherline LimitedDetails | £3,062,686 | 17 | | Payments17 | | | | SpurgeonsDetails | £3,007,899 | 6 | | Payments6 | | | | 24x7 LimitedDetails | £2,970,289 | 908 | | Payments908 | | | | RSMHC A MencapDetails | £2,913,997 | 34 | | Payments34 | | | ## 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). **Wiltshire: payments by category (our classification)** - 1. Consultancy and agency staff £41,312,588 2500 payments - 2. Large outsourcing and contracting firms £36,981,133 952 payments - 3. Payments to other councils and public bodies £12,555,659 483 payments - 4. IT and software £11,507,713 379 payments - 5. Legal fees £9,302,123 695 payments - 6. Communications and PR £752,114 282 payments - 7. Conferences and events £5,705 3 payments - 8. Catering and hospitality £2,431 2 payments **Show as a table** | Name | Paid | | --- | --- | | 1. Consultancy and agency staff | £41,312,588 | | 2. Large outsourcing and contracting firms | £36,981,133 | | 3. Payments to other councils and public bodies | £12,555,659 | | 4. IT and software | £11,507,713 | | 5. Legal fees | £9,302,123 | | 6. Communications and PR | £752,114 | | 7. Conferences and events | £5,705 | | 8. Catering and hospitality | £2,431 | **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. - Devizes Town Council: £2,001,440 (30 payments) - Wiltshire Pension Fund - NOT IC: £1,894,581 (20 payments) - Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust: £1,583,403 (41 payments) - NHS Banes Swindon and Wiltshire ICB: £844,086 (6 payments) - Dorset Council: £822,697 (6 payments) - Chippenham Town Council: £725,627 (21 payments) - Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust: £536,278 (13 payments) - Purton Parish Council: £526,721 (5 payments) - Great Western Hospitals NHS Trust: £438,228 (30 payments) - Swindon Borough Council_112624: £322,998 (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. - Kier Facilities Services Ltd: £15,684,920 (603 payments) - Tarmac Trading Ltd: £12,123,225 (246 payments) - idverde: £6,166,053 (59 payments) - Morgan Sindall Construction & Infrastructure Ltd: £2,863,769 (12 payments) - Veolia ES (UK) Ltd: £96,578 (24 payments) - Serco Limited: £34,875 (6 payments) - G4S Secure Solutions: £11,712 (2 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. - Goughs Solicitors: £3,398,038 (26 payments) - Bevan Brittan LLP: £1,307,248 (6 payments) - Devonshires Solicitors LLP: £1,131,245 (3 payments) - Bonallack & Bishop Solicitors: £866,842 (6 payments) - Names withheld by the council: £591,736 (277 payments) - Lyons Bowe Solicitors: £530,025 (2 payments) - Ranson Houghton Solicitors: £144,000 (1 payment) - Landmark Chambers: £138,247 (20 payments) - Capsticks Solicitors LLP: £118,313 (42 payments) - Hugh James Solicitors: £92,287 (51 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. - Redcliffe Homes Ltd: £6,006,488 (21 payments) - Silbury Housing Ltd (Proceeds Account): £4,772,929 (12 payments) - Rollalong Ltd: £2,903,522 (24 payments) - Bellway Homes Ltd Wessex: £1,634,420 (9 payments) - Comensura Ltd: £1,541,657 (30 payments) - Renelec Contracting Ltd: £1,519,327 (13 payments) - Stone Circle Development Company: £1,467,200 (3 payments) - Matrix SCM Ltd: £1,263,072 (23 payments) - Rigg Construction Southern Ltd: £1,195,371 (16 payments) - Newland Homes Ltd: £1,167,192 (11 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. - Ultima Business Solutions Ltd: £3,465,885 (35 payments) - Insight Direct UK Ltd: £1,689,335 (16 payments) - British Telecommunications PLC_138227: £812,606 (16 payments) - Liquidlogic Ltd: £498,131 (3 payments) - Arcus Global Limited: £411,227 (9 payments) - Redrock Consulting Ltd: £396,450 (8 payments) - Access UK Ltd: £249,699 (4 payments) - ESRI UK Ltd: £236,874 (1 payment) - NEC Software Solutions UK Ltd: £230,482 (10 payments) - Softcat Plc: £229,645 (9 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. - PeopleScout Limited: £302,106 (153 payments) - People Asset Management Ltd: £170,088 (23 payments) - The Hundred Hands: £46,280 (7 payments) - Newsquest Media Group Ltd: £44,808 (27 payments) - Mumsnet Limited: £24,000 (2 payments) - Eye Airports Current: £21,600 (1 payment) - Longleat Enterprises Ltd: £18,654 (2 payments) - Big Wave Media Ltd: £15,509 (17 payments) - Reward Gateway UK Ltd: £13,440 (2 payments) - Names withheld by the council: £10,788 (1 payment) **Conferences and events: largest suppliers** The council describes the payment as a conference, seminar, exhibition, event or venue hire. - Orchard Restaurant: £4,464 (2 payments) - Local Government Association_122918: £1,241 (1 payment) **Catering and hospitality: largest suppliers** The council describes the payment as catering, hospitality or refreshments. School meals are left out. - Terrace View Café: £1,500 (1 payment) - Blast Event Hire: £931 (1 payment) ## Spending by the council's own service areas **Wiltshire: payments by service area, as the council labels them** - 1. Capital Project Codes £214,096,915 5584 payments - 2. 18+ Care £107,593,274 19916 payments - 3. LDAS and Moving On Service £88,332,662 5064 payments - 4. Waste Services £73,467,890 431 payments - 5. SEND Placements £46,520,339 1960 payments - 6. Placements £26,160,385 2510 payments - 7. SEND Inclusion £21,304,285 5687 payments - 8. Better Care Fund £15,950,297 1898 payments - 9. Operational Portfolio (FM) £15,579,205 2211 payments - 10. PFI £14,801,669 99 payments - 11. Mental Health Adults of Working Age £13,907,337 1557 payments - 12. Bus Network Manager £13,634,877 941 payments - 13. Mental Health Older People £12,331,088 1401 payments - 14. Mainstream Education Transport £10,213,040 2760 payments - 15. Local Highways & Streetscene £9,664,566 921 payments **Show as a table** | Name | Paid | | --- | --- | | 1. Capital Project Codes | £214,096,915 | | 2. 18+ Care | £107,593,274 | | 3. LDAS and Moving On Service | £88,332,662 | | 4. Waste Services | £73,467,890 | | 5. SEND Placements | £46,520,339 | | 6. Placements | £26,160,385 | | 7. SEND Inclusion | £21,304,285 | | 8. Better Care Fund | £15,950,297 | | 9. Operational Portfolio (FM) | £15,579,205 | | 10. PFI | £14,801,669 | | 11. Mental Health Adults of Working Age | £13,907,337 | | 12. Bus Network Manager | £13,634,877 | | 13. Mental Health Older People | £12,331,088 | | 14. Mainstream Education Transport | £10,213,040 | | 15. Local Highways & Streetscene | £9,664,566 | | 16. Information Services | £9,398,073 | | 17. Highways Assets Manager | £9,155,398 | | 18. HRA Repairs & Maintenance | £8,498,604 | | 19. Maternal & Children's Health | £8,000,133 | | 20. Targeted Other | £7,486,751 | | 21. Children in Care | £7,084,282 | | 22. Adults Loans | £6,545,420 | | 23. PP Community Protection | £6,431,434 | | 24. Rights of Way & Countryside | £6,395,763 | | 25. SEN Social Care | £4,993,687 | ## 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. idverde £6,088,501 20 payments - 2. AtkinsRealis Ltd £90,712 5 payments - 3. Awdry Law £55,623 3 payments - 4. Conservation Contractors £54,638 28 payments - 5. Chippenham Town Council £43,826 2 payments - 6. Young Johnson Monumental Masons £43,140 2 payments - 7. T J Allard Fencing Contractor £37,524 9 payments - 8. Tytherton Hay & Straw Ltd £24,000 1 payment **Show as a table** | Name | Paid | | --- | --- | | 1. idverde | £6,088,501 | | 2. AtkinsRealis Ltd | £90,712 | | 3. Awdry Law | £55,623 | | 4. Conservation Contractors | £54,638 | | 5. Chippenham Town Council | £43,826 | | 6. Young Johnson Monumental Masons | £43,140 | | 7. T J Allard Fencing Contractor | £37,524 | | 8. Tytherton Hay & Straw Ltd | £24,000 | | 9. Names withheld by the council | £20,704 | | 10. Purton Parish Council | £17,483 | ## Consultancy and agency against the pay bill Payments we classify as consultancy and agency staff came to **11.7%** of Wiltshire's own staff costs in its 2025-26 revenue return, against a median of 5.2% for the other unitary councils in England 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/E06000054.json). Every payment, as the council published it, is in [one JSON file](/data/spend500/tx/E06000054.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 Wiltshire, spending over £500, [published here](https://www.wiltshire.gov.uk/article/1392/Council-payments). Licence as the council states it: Open Government Licence v3.0. Checked 2026-09-24; files read 2026-09-24. **Every file read (12)** - [2026-08](https://www.wiltshire.gov.uk/media/21509/2026-08-wiltshire-payments/excel/2026-08-wiltshire-payments.csv) (2026-08), file dated 2026-09-17: 5,665 payments of £500 or more. Read 2026-09-24. - [2026-07](https://www.wiltshire.gov.uk/media/21219/2026-07-wiltshire-payments/excel/2026-07-wiltshire-payments.csv) (2026-07), file dated 2026-08-07: 6,680 payments of £500 or more. Read 2026-09-24. - [2026-06](https://www.wiltshire.gov.uk/media/20974/2026-06-wiltshire-payments/excel/2026-06-wiltshire-payments.csv) (2026-06), file dated 2026-07-16: 5,917 payments of £500 or more. Read 2026-09-24. - [2026-05](https://www.wiltshire.gov.uk/media/20630/2026-05-wiltshire-payments/excel/2026-05-wiltshire-payments.csv) (2026-05), file dated 2026-06-15: 5,872 payments of £500 or more. Read 2026-09-24. - [2026-04](https://www.wiltshire.gov.uk/media/20155/2026-04-wiltshire-payments/excel/2026-04-wiltshire-payments.csv) (2026-04), file dated 2026-05-11: 6,000 payments of £500 or more. Read 2026-09-24. - [2026-03](https://www.wiltshire.gov.uk/media/19812/2026-03-wiltshire-payments/excel/2026-03-wiltshire-payments.csv) (2026-03), file dated 2026-04-09: 6,581 payments of £500 or more. Read 2026-09-24. - [2026-02](https://www.wiltshire.gov.uk/media/19288/2026-02-wiltshire-payments/excel/2026-02-wiltshire-payments.csv) (2026-02), file dated 2026-03-11: 6,120 payments of £500 or more. Read 2026-09-24. - [2026-01](https://www.wiltshire.gov.uk/media/18995/2026-01-wiltshire-payments/excel/2026-01-wiltshire-payments.csv) (2026-01), file dated 2026-02-10: 5,672 payments of £500 or more. Read 2026-09-24. - [2025-12](https://www.wiltshire.gov.uk/media/18704/2025-12-wiltshire-payments/excel/2025-12-wiltshire-payments.csv) (2025-12), file dated 2026-01-09: 6,240 payments of £500 or more. Read 2026-09-24. - [2025-11](https://www.wiltshire.gov.uk/media/18580/2025-11-wiltshire-payments/excel/2025-11-wiltshire-payments.csv) (2025-11), file dated 2025-12-10: 5,393 payments of £500 or more. Read 2026-09-24. - [2025-10](https://www.wiltshire.gov.uk/media/18344/2025-10-wiltshire-payments/excel/2025-10-wiltshire-payments.csv) (2025-10), file dated 2025-11-05: 6,237 payments of £500 or more. Read 2026-09-24. - [2025-09](https://www.wiltshire.gov.uk/media/18295/2025-09-wiltshire-payments/excel/2025-09-wiltshire-payments.csv) (2025-09), file dated 2025-10-24: 5,747 payments of £500 or more. Read 2026-09-24. ## 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.