Council spending in October 2025

In October 2025 Hastings Borough Council paid out £3.6m, £685k more than in October 2024, against a twelve-month average of £3.7m, 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.

• A named individual

  Fri 31 Oct 2025 · Homelessness · Professional Services - Homeless Bed and Breakfast Accomm

  £187k
• A named individual

  Thu 2 Oct 2025 · Homelessness · Professional Services - Homeless Bed and Breakfast Accomm

  £182k
• Booker & Best Ltd

  Thu 16 Oct 2025 · Balance sheet all accounts · Booker & Best Minorworks

  £134k
• PHI Property Aquisitions Limited

  Wed 1 Oct 2025 · Local Authority Housing Fund (LAHF 3) (Cap) · Capital - Architect & Consultant Fees

  £133k
• PHI Property Aquisitions Limited

  Wed 1 Oct 2025 · Local Authority Housing Fund (LAHF 3) (Cap) · Capital - Architect & Consultant Fees

  £133k
• PHI Property Aquisitions Limited

  Wed 1 Oct 2025 · Housing Acquisition Programme · Capital - Architect & Consultant Fees

  £133k
• PHI Property Aquisitions Limited

  Wed 1 Oct 2025 · Single Homelessness Accommodation Programme (Cap) (SHAP) · Capital - Architect & Consultant Fees

  £133k
• Lillybank Homes Limited

  Fri 31 Oct 2025 · Homelessness · Professional Services - Homeless Bed and Breakfast Accomm

  £122k
• Wealden District Council

  Fri 10 Oct 2025 · Refuse Collection · Third party payment private contractors

  £107k
• Wealden District Council

  Fri 10 Oct 2025 · Recycling · Third party payment private contractors

  £89.4k

Paid for the first time

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

• Love Hastings Ltd · £85k in 1 payment
• Approved Cars Ltd · £16.2k in 2 payments
• Dean Wicks t/a Generation Home Improvements · £9.1k in 1 payment
• Lime Studio Architecture Ltd · £8.2k in 2 payments
• I B Lock & Safe Ltd · £8.1k in 1 payment
• Simon Spear Limited · £4.5k in 1 payment
• Bright Whight Properties · £4.3k in 1 payment
• INTEC T/A Astec Computing (UK) Ltd · £3.7k in 3 payments
• ITS Training (UK) Ltd · £2.8k in 1 payment
• Science Projects · £2.5k in 1 payment
• GF South West Ltd ta Greenfish Consulting · £2.1k in 3 payments
• Davidson, Murray · £1.7k in 1 payment
• Vierre Ltd · £1.7k in 2 payments
• Amy Jackson Studio Ltd · £1.5k in 1 payment
• INSTAR · £1.5k in 1 payment
• Peter Massini ta Future Nature Consulting Ltd · £1.4k in 1 payment
• Thomas Bingham Chambers Ltd · £1.2k in 1 payment
• Andrew Chambers · £1.2k in 1 payment
• SEHV Services Ltd · £1k in 1 payment
• Morgan Oliver · £1k in 1 payment
• Electric Piers CIC · £935 in 1 payment
• Vac Techniche Ltd · £870 in 1 payment
• EDF Energy (Small Business) · £631 in 2 payments
• The Limitless Corporation Ltd · £580 in 1 payment
• Adekoya, Basira · £568 in 1 payment

Where it went

• Deputy Chief Executive£2.8m83% of the total
• Chief Executive£338k10% of the total
• Balance Sheet£238k7% of the total

The council withheld the payee on 1 line worth £2.6k 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".