Council spending in May 2026

In May 2026 Hastings Borough Council paid out £3.3m, £1.1m less than in May 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.

• East Sussex College Group (ESCG)

  Thu 7 May 2026 · TFC - Green low carbon skills & economy · Capital Grants - Renovation Grants

  £142k
• Booker & Best Ltd

  Thu 21 May 2026 · Balance sheet all accounts · Booker & Best Minorworks

  £138k
• Wealden District Council

  Wed 13 May 2026 · Food Waste Project · Equipment & Materials

  £135k
• Lillybank Homes Limited

  Sun 31 May 2026 · Homelessness · Professional Services - Homeless Bed and Breakfast Accomm

  £123k
• East Sussex County Council

  Thu 7 May 2026 · TFC - Town centre public realm & green connections · Capital Grants - Renovation Grants

  £101k
• Wheel Sets (UK) Ltd

  Mon 11 May 2026 · Cliff Railways · Capital - Construction/Conversion - Project Works

  £92.4k
• PHI Property Aquisitions Limited

  Fri 22 May 2026 · Single Homelessness Accommodation Programme (Cap) (SHAP) · Construction/Conversion - Capital Works

  £91.2k
• Granicus-Firmstep Ltd

  Sat 30 May 2026 · Information Technology Division · Departmental Systems - Annual Software Licence Renewal

  £75.3k
• Southdown Housing Association Ltd

  Fri 1 May 2026 · Rough Sleeper Prevention · Grants made - Other Grants

  £73.9k
• Paramount Independent Property Services

  Fri 1 May 2026 · Homelessness · Professional Services - Homeless Bed and Breakfast Accomm

  £65.2k

Paid for the first time

Suppliers with no earlier payment on the record. Also 3 named individuals, not listed.

• South East Modular Ltd · £96.4k in 2 payments
• Domsalla Building Services Ltd · £21.2k in 3 payments
• Iomart Managed Services Ltd · £18.2k in 2 payments
• Knights Professional Services Limited · £12.7k in 2 payments
• Hays Specialist Recruitment · £6.3k in 1 payment
• Amber Plus Limited · £5k in 2 payments
• Maslow Housing Co-operative Limited · £3k in 1 payment
• Kingdom Academy · £2.2k in 1 payment
• Rock Rose Beauty · £1.3k in 1 payment
• McDowalls Surveyors Limited · £700 in 2 payments
• Louise Fox t/a Queens Pamper & Sparkle · £468 in 1 payment
• 1EC Barristers · £350 in 1 payment
• St Michaels Hospice · £250 in 1 payment
• Tilekiln Community Centre and Social Club · £250 in 1 payment

Where it went

• Deputy Chief Executive£2.5m81% of the total
• Chief Executive£441k14% of the total
• Balance Sheet£162k5% 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".