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Critical readWhat happened. MTC’s UK sales fell sharply after its Manston security contract expired, although a new joint venture could earn up to £539m managing small-boat processing facilities through 2036.
Management & Training Corporation (MTC), a private security company linked to Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown, reported a steep fall in UK revenue after losing a contract at an asylum processing centre. However, it could earn about £500m by operating the same facility until 2036.
MTC said sales declined from £28.4m to £17.6m in 2025 after its contract to provide security and support services at the heavily criticised Manston site in Kent ended in September.
A public inquiry described conditions at Manston as “overcrowded, squalid and insanitary” between June and November 2022, when MTC took over the provision of services for the Home Office.
Despite the contract loss, MTC UK’s highest-paid director received £211,000 in 2025, an increase of 5%.
Ellie Reeves, the Labour MP appointed attorney general last week, had previously criticised the high level of executive remuneration.
MTC’s facilities include detention centres used by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), the agency that received a significant funding increase and faced criticism over brutality during the Trump presidency. MTC says its vision is to be a “global leader in social impact, transforming lives and strengthening communities”.
A new UK contract related to small-boat arrivals has an initial value of £462m and could rise to £539m if extended to its full 10-year term. It covers work by a joint venture at two asylum processing facilities: Manston and the Western Jet Foil site in Dover.
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