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North London Waste Authority council debt

Other public body, England. Latest figures: Jun 2026.

Total debt
£1.26bn
£1,260,000,000
Net debt
£986m
after £274m of investments
Change in a year
+12.4%
+£140m since Mar 2025

North London Waste Authority debt over time

£0£318m£635m£952m£1.27bnJun 20262018202020222024

Outstanding borrowing at each date, Mar 2018 to Jun 2026.

What North London Waste Authority spent capital money on

Councils borrow to pay for capital spending: buildings, roads, housing, loans to their own companies, commercial property. Capital spending by service in each financial year, and how much of it was paid for by new borrowing, 2018-19 to 2024-25.

2018-19£5.8m · borrowed £5.8m2019-20£26.4m · borrowed £26.4m2020-21£69.8m · borrowed £69.8m2021-22£99.5m · borrowed £99.5m2022-23£286m · borrowed £286m2023-24£304m · borrowed £304m2024-25£163m · borrowed £163m
Environment and waste
YearCapital spendingBorrowedBiggest items
2024-25£163m£163mEnvironment and waste £163m
2023-24£304m£304mEnvironment and waste £304m
2022-23£286m£286mEnvironment and waste £286m
2021-22£99.5m£99.5mEnvironment and waste £99.5m
2020-21£69.8m£69.8mEnvironment and waste £69.8m
2019-20£26.4m£26.4mEnvironment and waste £26.4m
2018-19£5.8m£5.8mEnvironment and waste £5.8m

"Borrowed" is new borrowing and credit used to finance that year's spending; it can exceed the spending when a council borrows to cover earlier costs or, with government permission, day-to-day losses. Source: MHCLG capital outturn (England, from 2018-19); StatsWales capital outturn (Wales). Not yet available for Scotland and Northern Ireland.

Who North London Waste Authority borrows from

LenderAmountShare
Public Works Loan Board (PWLB)the government's lending facility for councils, run by the UK Debt Management Office; most council borrowing comes from it£1.26bn100%

Outstanding loans by type of lender as reported by the council to MHCLG, short and long term together, as at Jun 2026. The return groups lenders by sector, not by name.

North London Waste Authority debt by year

DateDebtInvestmentsNet debtPer personPopulationDebt cost
Jun 2026£1.26bn£274m£986m––£17.4m
Mar 2026£1.27bn£323m£947m––£17.4m
Dec 2025£1.27bn£363m£907m––£11.9m
Sep 2025£1.13bn£240m£890m––£11.9m
Jun 2025£1.13bn£268m£862m––£11.9m
Mar 2025£1.13bn£309m£821m––£11.9m
Dec 2024£1.13bn£381m£749m––£6.2m
Sep 2024£1.13bn£411m£719m––£6.2m
Jun 2024£1.00bn£296m£704m––£6.2m
Mar 2024£1.00bn£365m£635m––£6.2m
Dec 2023£1.00bn£486m£514m––£6.7m
Sep 2023£1.00bn£541m£459m––£6.7m
Jun 2023£1.00bn£641m£359m––£6.7m
Mar 2023£1.00bn£675m£325m––£6.7m
Dec 2022£800m£497m£303m––£6.8m
Sep 2022£800m£591m£209m––£6.8m
Jun 2022£810m£612m£198m––£6.8m
Mar 2022£819m£648m£170m––£6.8m
Dec 2021£569m£398m£171m––£6.1m
Sep 2021£289m£121m£168m––£6.1m
Jun 2021£289m£121m£168m––£6.1m
Mar 2021£289m£121m£168m––£6.1m
Dec 2020£149m£121m£27.8m––£4.9m
Sep 2020£140m£121m£19.2m––£4.9m
Jun 2020£140m£121m£19.2m––£4.9m
Mar 2020£160m£121m£39.2m––£4.9m
Mar 2019£60.0m£121m£0––£6.8m
Mar 2018£60.0m£0£60.0m––£4.9m

See North London Waste Authority on the UK council debt map