Prime provider

Serco

Prime provider with 5 current named sites, 1 public money row, and 5 current chain gaps. This page keeps named site evidence, linked money rows, and place pressure on one actor-level surface so the public can move from hotel to provider or owner without losing the chain.

Prime provider 5 current sites 1 money row low

What matters first

Serco is already visible on named hotel sites, which means the public chain can now run from actor to hotel to place and, in some cases, to public money.

Prime provider

The visible estate is already named

Serco already touches 5 current named sites across 2 places.

Public money rows already attach to this actor

Asylum accommodation and support contract regional scope: Serco is part of the public money layer already tied to this profile.

Current chain gaps are still part of the story

5 of 5 current sites linked to this profile still sit in partial or unresolved chain coverage.

Timeline of public evidence

These are the dated moments when this entity appears in the public record through named site evidence or published money rows.

5 dated events
First evidence 30 Jul 2025

Earliest dated event currently attached to this profile.

Latest evidence 17 Nov 2025

Most recent dated event in the current evidence chain.

Current named estate first appeared 30 Jul 2025

Earliest dated public record for a current named site on this profile.

Latest money date n/a

Most recent dated money row attached to this profile.

17 Nov 2025

Holiday Inn, Flore enters the public record

West Northamptonshire appears in the visible site chain for Serco.

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17 Nov 2025

ibis Rugby East enters the public record

West Northamptonshire appears in the visible site chain for Serco.

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17 Nov 2025

M K Hotel enters the public record

West Northamptonshire appears in the visible site chain for Serco.

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30 Jul 2025

Bell Hotel enters the public record

Epping Forest appears in the visible site chain for Serco.

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30 Jul 2025

Phoenix Hotel enters the public record

Epping Forest appears in the visible site chain for Serco.

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Exposure summary

This is the quickest read on how much of the visible current estate is still non-resolved, where the linked pressure is landing, and how much public money is actually disclosed.

5/5 non-resolved current sites

Non-resolved chain exposure still dominates the visible estate

Serco still has 5 of 5 current named sites in partial or unresolved coverage, which is 100% of its visible current estate.

West Northamptonshire is the main linked pressure point

479 people were on supported asylum there at quarter end, with 348 in contingency accommodation across 3 current linked sites.

Public money visibility is still partial

1 linked money row already sit on this profile, but none of them disclose a normalized public value yet.

Unresolved 4

80% of current named sites.

Partial 1

20% of current named sites.

Resolved 0

0% of current named sites.

Regional contract coverage

This is the wider contract field attached to the published asylum accommodation geography. It is broader than the named estate and should not be read as proof of a named local hotel in every covered area.

East of England, Midlands, North West

Contract geography is wider than the visible estate

Serco currently covers 145 local authority rows in the published regional contract structure, but only 2 of those are already tied to named hotel evidence on this profile.

Visibility gaps still matter inside the contract field

2 covered areas already carry named current hotel evidence, while 1 covered areas sit in unnamed-only hotel visibility gaps.

Highest-pressure covered area

Birmingham is currently the largest supported-asylum place in this contract field at 2,637.

#01 West Midlands

Birmingham

2,637

Quarter-end supported asylum stock, with 1,087 in contingency accommodation. No named current hotel row is public here in the live starter ledger yet.

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#02 North West

Liverpool

2,189

Quarter-end supported asylum stock, with 415 in contingency accommodation. No named current hotel row is public here in the live starter ledger yet.

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#03 North West

Manchester

1,846

Quarter-end supported asylum stock, with 979 in contingency accommodation. No named current hotel row is public here in the live starter ledger yet.

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#04 West Midlands

Coventry

1,719

Quarter-end supported asylum stock, with 147 in contingency accommodation. No named current hotel row is public here in the live starter ledger yet.

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#05 East Midlands

Nottingham

1,605

Quarter-end supported asylum stock, with 245 in contingency accommodation. No named current hotel row is public here in the live starter ledger yet.

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Region spread

Region counts stay tied to named-site and linked-place evidence so footprint claims do not outrun the public ledger.

East Midlands England

3 current sites

1 linked place and 3 non-resolved current chain s in this region slice.

Supported asylum across linked places 479
Contingency across linked places 348
Historical named sites 0

Places: West Northamptonshire

East of England England

2 current sites

1 linked place and 2 non-resolved current chain s in this region slice.

Supported asylum across linked places 173
Contingency across linked places 147
Historical named sites 0

Places: Epping Forest

Linked-place rankings

These are the heaviest linked place rows for this entity, ordered by quarter-end supported asylum stock and then contingency pressure.

#01 East Midlands

West Northamptonshire

479

Quarter-end supported asylum stock, with 348 in contingency accommodation and 3 current sites.

Supported asylum rate 10.89 per 10,000
Historical linked sites 0

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#02 East of England

Epping Forest

173

Quarter-end supported asylum stock, with 147 in contingency accommodation and 2 current sites.

Supported asylum rate 12.59 per 10,000
Historical linked sites 0

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Current site footprint

Each site card keeps the relationship label, the local place, and the current chain status on the same row.

Prime provider unresolved

Phoenix Hotel

Epping Forest, East of England. 1 linked money row and 1 integrity signal.

Confidence high
People reported n/a

Open hotel view Open place profile

Prime provider partial

Bell Hotel

Epping Forest, East of England. 1 linked money row and 0 integrity signals.

Confidence high
People reported n/a

Open hotel view Open place profile

Prime provider unresolved

Holiday Inn, Flore

West Northamptonshire, East Midlands. 0 linked money rows and 0 integrity signals.

Confidence high
People reported n/a

Open hotel view Open place profile

Prime provider unresolved

ibis Rugby East

West Northamptonshire, East Midlands. 0 linked money rows and 0 integrity signals.

Confidence high
People reported n/a

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Prime provider unresolved

M K Hotel

West Northamptonshire, East Midlands. 0 linked money rows and 0 integrity signals.

Confidence high
People reported n/a

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Public money surface

These are the public rows already attached to this profile. They stay split by route family and row type.

Asylum support prime contract scope

Asylum accommodation and support contract regional scope: Serco

Current regional responsibility in the public contract structure. The starter ledger uses this to map visible current hotel sites to a prime provider.

Buyer Home Office
Published value Not disclosed / not normalized
Linked sites 2

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Linked places

These places are where the current public site chain already meets quarter-end local pressure data.

East Midlands 3 current sites

West Northamptonshire

479 people on supported asylum and 348 in contingency accommodation in the latest local snapshot.

Sites: Holiday Inn, Flore, ibis Rugby East, M K Hotel

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East of England 2 current sites

Epping Forest

173 people on supported asylum and 147 in contingency accommodation in the latest local snapshot.

Sites: Phoenix Hotel, Bell Hotel

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Concrete case files

These are the clearest current examples of this entity showing up on a named hotel site with a followable place and money chain.

Broken chain Epping Forestunresolveddirect money link

Phoenix Hotel is public, but the chain still breaks

Phoenix Hotel in Epping Forest already has a direct public money row attached. 173 people were on asylum support there at quarter end, with 147 in contingency accommodation.

  1. 01
    Hotel evidence

    Filter the hotel ledger straight to this site and its current chain status.

    Open hotel trail
  2. 02
    Money trail

    Asylum accommodation and support contract regional scope: Serco is already the public money row tied to this site.

    Open direct money row
  3. 03
    Place pressure

    173 people were on asylum support there at quarter end, with 147 in contingency accommodation.

    Open place profile
Visible chain Epping Forestpartialdirect money link

Bell Hotel now links the hotel and money layers

Bell Hotel in Epping Forest already has a direct public money row attached. 173 people were on asylum support there at quarter end, with 147 in contingency accommodation.

  1. 01
    Hotel evidence

    Filter the hotel ledger straight to this site and its current chain status.

    Open hotel trail
  2. 02
    Money trail

    Asylum accommodation and support contract regional scope: Serco is already the public money row tied to this site.

    Open direct money row
  3. 03
    Place pressure

    173 people were on asylum support there at quarter end, with 147 in contingency accommodation.

    Open place profile
Broken chain West Northamptonshireunresolvedprovider money link

Holiday Inn, Flore is public, but the chain still breaks

Holiday Inn, Flore in West Northamptonshire already has a public hotel row and a provider-level money trail. 479 people were on asylum support there at quarter end, with 348 in contingency accommodation.

  1. 01
    Hotel evidence

    Filter the hotel ledger straight to this site and its current chain status.

    Open hotel trail
  2. 02
    Money trail

    Serco is the public contract layer attached to this site in the live starter ledger.

    Open provider money trail
  3. 03
    Place pressure

    479 people were on asylum support there at quarter end, with 348 in contingency accommodation.

    Open place profile

The money step is provider-scope rather than site-specific.

Source trail

The source layer below is the public trail currently holding this profile together.

Money row

Asylum accommodation and support contracts

Open source

Prime-provider source

Serco prime-provider source

Open source

Editorial note

Current regional responsibility in the public contract structure. The starter ledger uses this to map visible current hotel sites to a prime provider.

Editorial note

Regional asylum accommodation provider under the current Home Office contract structure.