Council spending in February 2026

In February 2026 Hastings Borough Council paid out £3.1m, £1.3m less than in February 2025, against a twelve-month average of £3.6m, from its own published file of payments over £250.

Other months: August 2026 · July 2026 · June 2026 · May 2026 · April 2026 · March 2026 · February 2026 · January 2026 · December 2025 · November 2025 · October 2025 · September 2025

The ten biggest payments

Money moved between the council's own accounts is left out. What each was for is the council's own description.

• A named individual

  Thu 5 Feb 2026 · Homelessness · Professional Services - Homeless Bed and Breakfast Accomm

  £184k
• Lillybank Homes Limited

  Sat 28 Feb 2026 · Homelessness · Professional Services - Homeless Bed and Breakfast Accomm

  £114k
• Wealden District Council

  Tue 10 Feb 2026 · Refuse Collection · Third party payment private contractors

  £107k
• White Rock Neighbourhood Ventures

  Tue 17 Feb 2026 · TFC - Town living · Capital Grants - Renovation Grants

  £97.4k
• Wealden District Council

  Tue 10 Feb 2026 · Recycling · Third party payment private contractors

  £89.4k
• NHS Sussex ICB

  Thu 26 Feb 2026 · HAS_04 LUP Ore Health Centre · Capital Grants

  £83.8k
• Southdown Housing Association Ltd

  Sun 1 Feb 2026 · Rough Sleeper Prevention · Grants made - Other Grants

  £74.2k
• Paramount Independent Property Services

  Sun 1 Feb 2026 · Homelessness · Professional Services - Homeless Bed and Breakfast Accomm

  £70.5k
• Booker & Best Ltd

  Thu 19 Feb 2026 · Balance sheet all accounts · Booker & Best Minorworks

  £63.5k
• East Sussex County Council

  Mon 9 Feb 2026 · Rough Sleeper Prevention · Grants made - Other Grants

  £47.8k

Paid for the first time

Suppliers with no earlier payment on the record. Also 8 named individuals, not listed.

• NHS Sussex ICB · £83.8k in 1 payment
• Kingston Morehen Limited · £23.2k in 1 payment
• Hastings Embroidery Ltd t/a Super Stitch 86 · £15.2k in 1 payment
• The Morton Partnership Ltd · £7.3k in 1 payment
• SD Structures (London) Ltd t/a SD Engineers Ltd · £6.9k in 2 payments
• 41 Kenilworth Road Ltd · £6.7k in 1 payment
• Raising Robots Ltd · £4.4k in 1 payment
• Andrew & Wendy Wicks · £2.8k in 1 payment
• PR Academy Ltd · £2.6k in 1 payment
• Ince Management Ltd · £2.4k in 1 payment
• H Rafati & Co Ltd · £2.2k in 2 payments
• Cobia Lettings Ltd · £2k in 2 payments
• RB Health and Safety Solutions Ltd · £1.6k in 1 payment
• Smartest Energy · £273 in 1 payment
• Christ Church Blacklands · £250 in 1 payment
• The Salvation Army(Hastings Temple) · £250 in 1 payment

Where it went

• Deputy Chief Executive£2.5m83% of the total
• Chief Executive£423k14% of the total
• Balance Sheet£71.2k2% of the total

The council withheld the payee on 284 lines worth £0 this month; they are counted in the total and never guessed at.

The whole picture, every month and every supplier, is on council spending. A payee whose name reads as a person's is shown as "a named individual".