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London borough councilE09000020Population 145,734London

Kensington and Chelsea Council

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Contracts running: 61
Ending in the next year: 33
Payments published: £5.9B
Paid in 2026-27 so far: £143.1M
Council tax collected: £148.1M
Borrowing: £575.9M
Debt interest: £10.4M a year
Schools: 75
Housing waiting list: 2,930
Properties owned: 866

About

Kensington and Chelsea is a London borough council serving 145,734 people. It has published 534,974 payments since 2015-16, worth £5.9B, and 61 of the 190 contracts on record are still running.

Paid most in 2026-27 so far

Spending

Payments over £500, published to June 2026

Paid in 2026-27 so far: £143.1M; April to June 2026
Same months of 2025: £109.1M; 2026-27 is 31% higher
Payments: 15,478; in 2026-27 so far
Latest month published: June 2026

Paid each month

Spending to note, 2026-27 so far

Taxis and passenger transport: £57K; 17 payments ·
Consultancy: £1.3M
Agency staff: £4.0M

Borrowing

End of December 2025

£575.9M borrowed and £78.3M invested.

Public Works Loan Board£453.8M · 79%

Other lenders£66.3M · 12%

Other councils£55.8M · 10%

Council details

Type: London borough council
Code: E09000020
Population: 145,734
Region: London
Payments: 2015-16 to 2026-27
Contract notices: 190, latest 23 Oct 2026

Latest contract notices

Revenues & Benefits System Backlog Support23 Oct 2026 · In Delivery · £823K · NEC Software Solutions UK Limited Holland Park Golf Simulator23 Oct 2026 · Pipeline Oral Health - Supervised Toothbrushing Early Years (Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea)20 Oct 2026 · In Delivery · £60K · Central London Community Healthcare NHS Trust

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