Council spending in January 2026

In January 2026 Hastings Borough Council paid out £3.0m, £240k less than in January 2025, against a twelve-month average of £3.7m, 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 8 Jan 2026 · Homelessness · Professional Services - Homeless Bed and Breakfast Accomm

  £185k
• Lillybank Homes Limited

  Sat 31 Jan 2026 · Homelessness · Professional Services - Homeless Bed and Breakfast Accomm

  £125k
• Booker & Best Ltd

  Thu 15 Jan 2026 · Balance sheet all accounts · Booker & Best Minorworks

  £115k
• Wheel Sets (UK) Ltd

  Fri 30 Jan 2026 · Cliff Railways · Capital - Construction/Conversion - Project Works

  £115k
• Wealden District Council

  Sat 10 Jan 2026 · Refuse Collection · Third party payment private contractors

  £107k
• Wealden District Council

  Sat 10 Jan 2026 · Recycling · Third party payment private contractors

  £89.4k
• Southdown Housing Association Ltd

  Thu 1 Jan 2026 · Rough Sleeper Prevention · Grants made - Other Grants

  £74.2k
• Paramount Independent Property Services

  Thu 1 Jan 2026 · Homelessness · Professional Services - Homeless Bed and Breakfast Accomm

  £69.7k
• East Sussex College Group (ESCG)

  Wed 28 Jan 2026 · TFC - Green low carbon skills & economy · Capital Grants - Conservation Grants

  £59.6k
• Eastbourne Borough Council

  Tue 27 Jan 2026 · Senior Leadership Team · Hired and Contracted services

  £59.5k

Paid for the first time

Suppliers with no earlier payment on the record. Also 1 named individual, not listed.

• Housing Justice · £35.3k in 1 payment
• The Sport Leisure and Culture Consultancy Ltd · £4.3k in 1 payment
• Electric Spinach Ltd · £2.9k in 1 payment
• Saphala & Metta Limited · £2.3k in 2 payments
• Life Skillz CIC · £2k in 2 payments
• LH Lettings Limited · £1.6k in 1 payment
• National Extension College · £1.3k in 1 payment
• Andrew Chadwick t/a British AquaCare Ltd · £1.2k in 1 payment
• Fairfield House Vets Ltd · £1.2k in 1 payment
• Torcal Ltd. · £930 in 1 payment
• San-Tech Pest Control · £900 in 1 payment
• Shandel Ltd · £722 in 1 payment
• Home Group Ltd · £708 in 1 payment
• Plumpton College · £650 in 1 payment
• Pete Verlander t/a PVRMS · £475 in 1 payment

Where it went

• Deputy Chief Executive£2.3m80% of the total
• Chief Executive£461k16% of the total
• Balance Sheet£122k4% 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".