Management & Training Corporation, a private security contractor linked to U.S. immigration enforcement operations, disclosed a significant financial downturn in its United Kingdom operations following the termination of a contentious asylum facility contract.
The company’s UK revenue declined to £17.6m in 2025 from £28.4m the previous year after its contract to provide security and care services at Manston asylum centre in Kent ended in September. Financial filings with Companies House revealed that MTC UK recorded a £1.6m loss for the year, reversing a £1.3m profit posted in 2024. A public inquiry had previously described the Manston facility as “overcrowded, squalid and insanitary” during a period when MTC operated it for the Home Office.
Despite the financial decline, the company has secured a new significant contract through a joint venture entity. MTC Definitive, which MTC UK majority owns, won a six-year contract in May to manage asylum processing operations covering disembarkation and dispersal of individuals arriving by small boats. The deal encompasses two facilities—Manston and the Western Jet Foil site in Dover—and carries an initial value of £462m, with potential extensions that could increase the total value to £539m over ten years.
The contract award has drawn legal challenge from competitor Mitie, which alleged conflicts of interest in the selection process, citing a former deputy director of Manston now employed in a development role at MTC. The Home Office rejected these claims. The company’s American parent operates correctional and detention facilities in the United States, including those used by federal immigration enforcement agencies.
Company leadership maintained elevated compensation levels despite the loss, with the highest-paid director receiving £211,000 in remuneration during 2025, representing a five percent increase from the prior year. The facility has faced prior criticism regarding conditions at other operations it manages.
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