YORKTEST LABORATORIES LIMITED
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Cash
£1.9m
-34.3% vs 2024
Net assets
—
Equity attributable
Employees
—
Average over period
Profit before tax
£3.3m
+4.8% vs 2024
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Health Care median
Accounts
5-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | £11,841,785 | £12,708,845 | +7.3% | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | £3,185,411 | £3,343,301 | +5% | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | £3,193,276 | £3,345,052 | +4.8% | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | £2,356,727 | £2,616,949 | +11% | |
| Cash | £1,116,703 | £1,360,072 | £1,756,434 | £2,821,429 | £1,853,003 | -34.3% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £1,383,852 | £2,583,707 | £4,609,955 | £6,909,438 | £9,492,017 | +37.4% | |
| Net assets | £1,081,289 | £2,338,195 | £4,461,341 | £6,818,068 | — | — | |
| Equity | £1,081,289 | £2,338,195 | £4,461,341 | £6,818,068 | — | — | |
| Average employees | 35 | 38 | 46 | 42 | — | — | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. The Δ column is the change from the prior filed period as a percentage of |prior|; lines a company doesn't report show —. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | 26.9% | 26.3% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | 19.9% | 20.6% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | 46.1% | 35.2% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 3.15x | 5.25x |
Margins divide P&L lines by turnover. Gearing is liabilities over total assets. Current ratio is current assets over creditors falling due within one year. Interest cover is operating profit over absolute finance costs. Sector-distribution context coming next.
Name history
Renamed 2 times since incorporation
- YORKTEST LABORATORIES LIMITED 2002-07-01 → present
- YORK NUTRITIONAL LABORATORIES LIMITED 2001-02-26 → 2002-07-01
- YORK NUTRITIONAL LABORATORY LIMITED 1998-05-27 → 2001-02-26
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Abridged
- Yes — abridged accounts (limited disclosure)
- Auditor
- Azets Audit Services Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 32 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WIECHULA, John | Secretary | 2019-10-01 | — | — |
| DAWSON, Richard David Neil | Director | 2018-12-12 | Jul 1969 | British |
| MILLMAN, Richard Fraser | Director | 2023-02-21 | May 1967 | British |
| WIECHULA, John Paul | Director | 2019-01-29 | Nov 1984 | British |
Show 32 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ASHWORTH, Philip | Secretary | 2002-12-02 | 2007-07-17 |
| BEGLEY, Fiona | Secretary | 2011-08-31 | 2014-05-14 |
| CULLIGAN, Janice Elaine | Secretary | 2001-07-19 | 2002-12-02 |
| HARRISON, Beverley Clare | Secretary | 2007-07-17 | 2010-05-18 |
| MCGLEN, Julia Lindsey | Secretary | 2010-05-18 | 2011-08-31 |
| VAREY, Mark Alister | Secretary | 1998-05-27 | 2001-10-19 |
| A G SECRETARIAL LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2017-08-29 | 2019-10-01 |
| LONDON LAW SECRETARIAL LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1998-05-27 | 1998-05-27 |
| BAILEY, Stephen Graham | Director | 2012-08-06 | 2013-09-26 |
| BEGLEY, Fiona Ann | Director | 2011-08-31 | 2014-05-14 |
| BROOKES, Jonathan | Director | 2015-12-14 | 2018-12-14 |
| BROOKS, Eugenia | Director | 2004-05-14 | 2005-05-31 |
| CHARLESWOTH, Allan | Director | 2001-08-10 | 2002-12-02 |
| COUSINS, Peter David George | Director | 2001-07-19 | 2004-12-20 |
| CULLIGAN, Janice Elaine | Director | 2001-07-19 | 2004-05-14 |
| GISSEL, Peter | Director | 2015-12-14 | 2017-07-13 |
| GRAHAM, John | Director | 1998-07-01 | 2007-12-19 |
| GREEN, Andrew David | Director | 2014-04-17 | 2015-09-25 |
| GRONNOW, Julia Lindsey | Director | 2014-04-17 | 2016-02-04 |
| HALL, James David | Director | 2017-07-13 | 2021-11-29 |
| HARDMAN, Thomas George | Director | 2007-07-17 | 2012-12-31 |
| HARRISON, Beverley Clare | Director | 2004-07-29 | 2010-05-18 |
| HART, Gill, Dr | Director | 2005-06-01 | 2011-08-31 |
| HART, Gillian Ruth, Dr | Director | 2015-12-14 | 2024-04-15 |
| JANSEN, Rachel Fiona | Director | 2015-12-14 | 2018-12-12 |
| MUSGROVE, Dale | Director | 1998-05-27 | 2001-10-20 |
| ORME, Anthony | Director | 2020-11-01 | 2021-10-05 |
| ROBARDS, Anthony William, Professor | Director | 1999-07-30 | 2009-03-31 |
| TROTTER, Owen | Director | 2022-03-02 | 2022-07-21 |
| VAREY, Mark Alister | Director | 1998-05-27 | 2001-10-19 |
| WHITEMORE, Robert Leonard | Director | 2004-11-15 | 2007-04-30 |
| LONDON LAW SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1998-05-27 | 1998-05-27 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yorktest Group Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2017-07-13 | Active |
| Ingemino Finance Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2017-07-13 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 168 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-06-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-07-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2025-06-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-06-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-05-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2024-04-15 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-06-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-05-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2023-02-21 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-09-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2022-08-08 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2022-08-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-07-28 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2022-06-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-03-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2021-11-29 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2021-10-14 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2021-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2021-06-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 0
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
last 12 months
Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.