https://aidoge.co.uk/pendlecouncil/ Independent analysis of Pendle Borough Council spending and governance. en-gb Sat, 04 Apr 2026 10:06:28 GMT https://aidoge.co.uk/pendlecouncil/news/supplier-churn-2026-H1 https://aidoge.co.uk/pendlecouncil/news/supplier-churn-2026-H1 Sat, 14 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT Pendle Borough Council's total spending reached £129.1M across 49,741 transactions over five financial years. Analysis https://aidoge.co.uk/pendlecouncil/news/value-for-money-2026-H1 https://aidoge.co.uk/pendlecouncil/news/value-for-money-2026-H1 Sat, 14 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT Pendle Borough Council's total analysed spending from 2021/22 to 2025/26 amounts to £129.1M. Analysis https://aidoge.co.uk/pendlecouncil/news/supplier-risk-2026-Q1 https://aidoge.co.uk/pendlecouncil/news/supplier-risk-2026-Q1 Fri, 13 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT Supplier Risk Scores: Who Poses the Highest Risk at Pendle? Investigation https://aidoge.co.uk/pendlecouncil/news/transparency-scorecard-2026-H1 https://aidoge.co.uk/pendlecouncil/news/transparency-scorecard-2026-H1 Thu, 12 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT Pendle Transparency Scorecard: How Open Is Your Council? Governance https://aidoge.co.uk/pendlecouncil/news/payment-types-2026-Q1 https://aidoge.co.uk/pendlecouncil/news/payment-types-2026-Q1 Wed, 11 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT Pendle Borough Council's spending data, covering five financial years from 2021/22 to 2025/26, totals £129.1M. Analysis https://aidoge.co.uk/pendlecouncil/news/department-profile-2026-Q1 https://aidoge.co.uk/pendlecouncil/news/department-profile-2026-Q1 Wed, 11 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT Pendle Borough Council's total analysed spending across five financial years, from 2021/22 to 2025/26, amounted to £129.1M. Analysis https://aidoge.co.uk/pendlecouncil/news/supplier-profile-2026-Q1 https://aidoge.co.uk/pendlecouncil/news/supplier-profile-2026-Q1 Tue, 10 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT Supplier Spotlight: LIBERATA UK LTD and Pendle Council Investigation https://aidoge.co.uk/pendlecouncil/news/micro-spending-2026 https://aidoge.co.uk/pendlecouncil/news/micro-spending-2026 Wed, 04 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT Pendle Borough Council paid 3,019 unique suppliers between 2021/22 and 2025/26 Analysis https://aidoge.co.uk/pendlecouncil/news/spending-trends-2026 https://aidoge.co.uk/pendlecouncil/news/spending-trends-2026 Wed, 04 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT Pendle Borough Council's spending increased by £16.5M (85.5%) from 2021 to 2025. Analysis https://aidoge.co.uk/pendlecouncil/news/doge-findings-2026 https://aidoge.co.uk/pendlecouncil/news/doge-findings-2026 Wed, 04 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT Pendle Borough Council spent a total of £129.1M across 49,741 transactions between 2021/22 and 2025/26. Investigation https://aidoge.co.uk/pendlecouncil/news/department-spending-2026 https://aidoge.co.uk/pendlecouncil/news/department-spending-2026 Tue, 10 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT Finance and Financial Services together consumed £61,459,025.75—47.6% of Pendle Borough Council's total £129,074,465.77 expenditure across the five-year period from 2021/22 to 2025/26. Analysis https://aidoge.co.uk/pendlecouncil/news/supplier-concentration-2026 https://aidoge.co.uk/pendlecouncil/news/supplier-concentration-2026 Tue, 10 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT Where Pendle's Money Really Goes: Top Supplier Analysis 2026 Investigation https://aidoge.co.uk/pendlecouncil/news/homelessness-explosion https://aidoge.co.uk/pendlecouncil/news/homelessness-explosion Sat, 07 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT Pendle Borough Council spent £303,000 on temporary accommodation last year—a staggering 5,400% increase from the £5,500 bill just five years ago. Yet council tax records reveal more than 800 properties across Nelson, Colne, Brierfield and... Investigation https://aidoge.co.uk/pendlecouncil/news/liberata-54m https://aidoge.co.uk/pendlecouncil/news/liberata-54m Sat, 07 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT Pendle Borough Council has committed £54 million—representing nearly one-third of its entire net budget—to a single private outsourcing firm, Liberata, in a contract that claims to save taxpayers just £490,000 annually. The arrangement, which covers... Investigation https://aidoge.co.uk/pendlecouncil/news/doge-investigation-overview https://aidoge.co.uk/pendlecouncil/news/doge-investigation-overview Sat, 07 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT Our comprehensive DOGE-style audit of Pendle's £127 million in spending reveals the highest transaction volume of any East Lancashire council, with 1,311 duplicate payment groups and £19.5 million in suspected split payments. Investigation https://aidoge.co.uk/pendlecouncil/news/ch-compliance-findings https://aidoge.co.uk/pendlecouncil/news/ch-compliance-findings Sat, 07 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT Pendle paid £37,800 to four suppliers during active Companies House breaches — the lowest exposure of the three East Lancashire councils. But two suppliers filed dormant accounts while actively receiving council payments. Investigation https://aidoge.co.uk/pendlecouncil/news/duplicate-payments https://aidoge.co.uk/pendlecouncil/news/duplicate-payments Sat, 07 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT Despite having the lowest total spend, Pendle has the most duplicate payment groups — 1,311 totalling £2.7 million. The high volume of small transactions (48,785 in total) appears to drive the elevated duplication rate. Investigation https://aidoge.co.uk/pendlecouncil/news/spending-patterns https://aidoge.co.uk/pendlecouncil/news/spending-patterns Sat, 07 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT Pendle's spending data reveals unusual patterns: Fuelmate Ltd generated 5,047 transactions, Brentwood and Surrey councils each received £3 million in unexplained transfers, and £20.1 million was paid in suspiciously round numbers. Investigation https://aidoge.co.uk/pendlecouncil/news/cross-council-comparison https://aidoge.co.uk/pendlecouncil/news/cross-council-comparison Sat, 07 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT Pendle shares 44 suppliers with Burnley and Hyndburn totalling £40.2 million. Both Burnley and Pendle pay Liberata UK millions for outsourced services — but Burnley pays more than double. One truck supplier shows a 115,237% price variation. Investigation https://aidoge.co.uk/pendlecouncil/news/liberata-54-million https://aidoge.co.uk/pendlecouncil/news/liberata-54-million Sat, 07 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT Liberata UK Ltd has received £54 million from Pendle — the largest Liberata contract across all three East Lancashire councils. With Burnley bringing services back in-house, questions mount about why Pendle pays 40% more per resident than its neighbour. Investigation