Transparency data published on April 30th, revealed HMRC spent a total of £5.5 million on… chairs in March 2021.
| Supplier | Amount |
| WAGSTAFF BROS LTD | £234,004.07 |
| HERMAN MILLER LTD | £3,788,224.29 |
| Senator International Ltd | £43,669.08 |
| WAGSTAFF BROS LTD | £475,839.66 |
| Senator International Ltd | £132,091.31 |
| WAGSTAFF BROS LTD | £367,697.42 |
| WAGSTAFF BROS LTD | £245,105.57 |
| WAGSTAFF BROS LTD | £249,499.27 |
The “expenses area” was described as “CFO Transformation Programmes” and the largest single payment was made to retailer Herman Miller – which is famous for its pricey ergonomic chairs – on the 12th of March with the description: “Stratford Regional Centre. Furniture Fixtures & Equipment. Mar 21”
Office fit-out company Wagstaff received the second largest amount, a cool £1.57 million over two locations – Worthing and Liverpool – followed by global logistics company SENATOR INTERNATIONAL which billed a paltry £175k across Ipswich and Leeds.
Access Self Storage’s marketing team uncovered the spending detail when examining transparency data. Head of marketing at Access, Simon Daggett, says:
“You’d imagine this means they’re gearing up for a mass return of employees with their Stratford regional offices hosting most of the workforce. This is in line with what we’re seeing. As confidence increases and workers return back to a physical office, were gaining an increase in office space rental enquiries.”
