Key facts
- MTC UK's revenue dropped to £17.6m in 2025 from £28.4m in 2024 after losing an asylum centre contract.
- The company reported a £1.6m loss in 2025, compared to a £1.3m profit the previous year.
- A joint venture involving MTC has been awarded a new contract for asylum seeker processing facilities in Manston and Dover.
- The new contract is valued at £462m initially, with potential to rise to £539m over its full term.
- The contract award is being contested in court by competitor Mitie over alleged conflicts of interest.
Management & Training Corporation (MTC), a private security firm with ties to US immigration enforcement, has reported a significant decline in its UK revenue for 2025. Sales fell from £28.4 million to £17.6 million following the end of its contract to manage the Manston asylum centre in September. This downturn resulted in MTC UK posting a £1.6 million loss for the year, a stark contrast to the £1.3 million profit recorded in 2024.
Despite the financial setback, MTC UK's highest-paid director saw a 5% increase in remuneration, receiving £211,000. The company, owned by an American parent that operates prisons and job training centres, including those used by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), aims to be a leader in social impact.
However, a joint venture in which MTC UK holds a majority stake, MTC Definitive, has secured a new six-year contract, potentially extending to ten years, worth up to £539 million. This contract covers the processing of asylum seekers arriving on small boats at Manston and the Western Jet Foil site in Dover.
The award of this new contract is currently facing a legal challenge from rival outsourcing firm Mitie. Mitie alleges that the Home Office failed to address conflicts of interest, as MTC's head of development, Dave Butler, previously served as deputy director of the Manston site. The Home Office has dismissed these claims as baseless.
Previously, MTC faced criticism for conditions at the Rainsbrook secure training centre, a youth jail, where Ofsted reported children were held for excessive periods during the pandemic, and subsequent inspections noted serious safety concerns.