By The Bridge Ltd
Paid by 24 London authorities
Total received£10.3m
Payments2,517
Councils24
Spend by year
£0£1.2m£2.4m
2017/182019/202021/222023/242026/27 so far
Financial years run April to March. 2026/27 is the year so far, shown dashed.
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| Financial year | Spend | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| 2017/18 | £81,030 | 17 |
| 2018/19 | £7,562 | 3 |
| 2019/20 | £1,033,003 | 285 |
| 2020/21 | £2,364,984 | 585 |
| 2021/22 | £1,664,919 | 408 |
| 2022/23 | £1,486,788 | 394 |
| 2023/24 | £1,277,684 | 310 |
| 2024/25 | £1,230,818 | 268 |
| 2025/26 | £1,048,871 | 229 |
| 2026/27 (so far) | £80,933 | 18 |
By council24
| Council | Total | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Sutton | £2.8m | 612 |
| Southwark | £2.3m | 531 |
| Tower Hamlets | £869.6k | 186 |
| Lewisham | £826.8k | 212 |
| Barking and Dagenham | £551.0k | 116 |
| Greenwich | £497.6k | 121 |
| Barnet | £490.6k | 49 |
| Havering | £376.8k | 92 |
| Newham | £375.6k | 361 |
| Hillingdon | £327.0k | 26 |
| Bexley | £264.8k | 57 |
| Bromley | £145.3k | 27 |
| Haringey | £121.0k | 23 |
| Ealing | £77.3k | 30 |
| Camden | £75.9k | 17 |
| Brent | £68.6k | 12 |
| Hackney | £53.2k | 19 |
| Croydon | £26.0k | 13 |
| Kensington and Chelsea | £22.3k | 5 |
| Westminster | £13.4k | 3 |
| Redbridge | £3,321 | 2 |
| Hounslow | £1,585 | 1 |
| Islington | £857 | 1 |
| Enfield | £643 | 1 |
By category
| Category | Total |
|---|---|
| EXTERNAL AGENCIES AND BODIES | £2.3m |
| Foster Parents Support | £2.2m |
| Childrens Act Section 23 - Placement Fee | £841.4k |
| Foster Parents | £612.9k |
| COMMERCIAL SUPPLIER | £577.0k |
| Agency Placements | £497.4k |
| nan | £488.3k |
| PRIVATE CONTRACTORS PAYMENT - OTHER | £428.1k |
| UNDER 18 CHILDREN LOOKED AFTER | £402.8k |
| Foster Care - IFA | £327.0k |
| ADDITIONAL PLACEMENT COSTS | £317.9k |
| OTHER CREDS | £145.3k |
Other names3
Councils spell this supplier more than one way. These spellings are counted together on this page.
- By The Bridge
- By The Bridge Limited
- By The Bridge_A