Council spending in July 2026

In July 2026 Hastings Borough Council paid out £4.6m, £820k more than in July 2025, against a twelve-month average of £3.9m, from its own published file of payments over £250.

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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.

• Wealden District Council

  Wed 8 Jul 2026 · Refuse Collection · Third party payment private contractors

  £659k
• East Sussex College Group (ESCG)

  Tue 7 Jul 2026 · TFC - Green low carbon skills & economy · Capital Grants - Renovation Grants

  £250k
• UNIT4 Business Software Limited

  Thu 23 Jul 2026 · Accountancy & Exchequer Serv.Division · Departmental Systems

  £173k
• Phoenix Software Ltd

  Tue 7 Jul 2026 · Information Technology Division · Departmental Systems - Annual Software Licence Renewal

  £156k
• Wealden District Council

  Mon 27 Jul 2026 · DSO - Waste and Cleansing service · Third party payment private contractors

  £155k
• Sanctuary Housing Association

  Thu 23 Jul 2026 · Homeless Reduction Grant · Grants made - Other Grants

  £143k
• A named individual

  Fri 31 Jul 2026 · Homelessness · Professional Services - Homeless Bed and Breakfast Accomm

  £140k
• Lillybank Homes Limited

  Fri 31 Jul 2026 · Homelessness · Professional Services - Homeless Bed and Breakfast Accomm

  £126k
• Booker & Best Ltd

  Thu 16 Jul 2026 · Balance sheet all accounts · Booker & Best Minorworks

  £108k
• Pets at Home Ltd

  Fri 31 Jul 2026 · Balance sheet all accounts · Sundry Debtors Comp. Refund Cn

  £86.3k

Paid for the first time

Suppliers with no earlier payment on the record. Also 5 named individuals, not listed.

• Pets at Home Ltd · £86.3k in 1 payment
• Introba Consulting Limited · £17.6k in 1 payment
• Amstech · £16.9k in 1 payment
• Stripe Leisure Consulting Ltd · £7.3k in 1 payment
• ASF Waterproofing Specialists Ltd · £6.5k in 1 payment
• Canopy IQ Ltd · £6.4k in 1 payment
• Grace Jones & Imran Ahmed · £4.3k in 2 payments
• Kent Sussex Ecology · £3.5k in 1 payment
• Eastbourne Property Shop Lettings Ltd · £3.4k in 2 payments
• A Griffin & Sons · £3.2k in 1 payment
• Woodmans (was E A R Sheppard) · £1.8k in 1 payment
• Feral Innovation Ltd · £1.1k in 1 payment
• J D P Hinkley and K M Hinkley · £969 in 1 payment
• Wood Flooring Shop UK Ltd · £855 in 1 payment
• Flamingo Park Ltd · £743 in 1 payment
• PCC of St Matthew’s Parish · £405 in 1 payment
• Mr A Cheesman T/A The Cobblers Keys · £282 in 1 payment
• Prima Systems (South East) Ltd · £273 in 1 payment

Where it went

• Deputy Chief Executive£3.2m75% of the total
• Chief Executive£746k17% of the total
• Balance Sheet£334k8% of the total

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".