THE TESTING LAB PLC
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2025-09-29
Confirmation statement due
2027-04-10 (in 11mo)
Last made up 2026-03-27
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£1M
-26.1% vs 2024
Net assets
£3M
-12% vs 2024
Employees
95
+10.5% highest in 4 filed years
Profit before tax
-£478K
-117.8% lowest in 4 filed years
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
6-year trend · latest reflected 2025-09-29
| Metric | Trend | 2020-03-31 | 2021-09-29 | 2022-09-29 | 2023-09-29 | 2024-09-29 | 2025-09-29 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £2,489,391 | £3,717,872 | — | — | £7,940,207 | £5,172,193 | |
| Operating profit | -£11,539 | £168,534 | — | — | £2,754,063 | -£363,397 | |
| Profit before tax | -£11,539 | £147,587 | — | — | £2,676,121 | -£477,638 | |
| Net profit | £15,821 | £66,684 | — | — | £2,010,670 | -£233,108 | |
| Cash | £228,490 | £281,615 | — | — | £2,008,710 | £1,484,176 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £533,525 | £627,607 | — | — | £4,072,061 | £3,469,383 | |
| Net assets | £378,866 | £445,550 | — | — | £3,017,764 | £2,654,657 | |
| Equity | £378,866 | £445,550 | — | — | £3,017,764 | £2,654,657 | |
| Average employees | 52 | 70 | — | — | 86 | 95 | |
| 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. About these numbers
Year-on-year
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-09-29 vs 2024-09-29
-
Turnover
-34.9%
£7,940,207 £5,172,193
-
Cash
-26.1%
£2,008,710 £1,484,176
-
Net assets
-12%
£3,017,764 £2,654,657
-
Employees
+10.5%
86 95
highest in 4 filed years
-
Operating profit
-113.2%
£2,754,063 -£363,397
lowest in 4 filed years
-
Profit before tax
-117.8%
£2,676,121 -£477,638
lowest in 4 filed years
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. The comparison is only shown when the latest and prior accounts cover broadly equal-length periods — short or long stubs (typical around incorporation or a year-end change) are suppressed rather than misrepresented. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2020-03-31 | 2021-09-29 | 2022-09-29 | 2023-09-29 | 2024-09-29 | 2025-09-29 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -0.5% | 4.5% | — | — | 34.7% | -7.0% | |
| Net margin | 0.6% | 1.8% | — | — | 25.3% | -4.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | -2.2% | 26.9% | — | — | 67.6% | -10.5% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | 2.74x | 4.14x | |
| Interest cover | — | 8.05x | — | — | 35.33x | -3.18x |
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 1 time since incorporation
- THE TESTING LAB PLC 2020-09-16 → present
- THE TESTING LAB LIMITED 2010-08-20 → 2020-09-16
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Henton & Co LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the directors' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate. 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.”
Group structure
- THE TESTING LAB PLC · parent
- UK Analytical Limited 100%
Significant events
- “2024-2025 has been a full year of consolidation which has included major investment into buildings, equipment, staff training, validation and preparing for the next period of scaling which will kick in from 01/04/2026.”
- “It is anticipated that a short accountancy term be introduced from October 2025 to April 2026 which will align the company reporting with the standard fiscal year.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
9 active · 12 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| APPLEYARD, Mark | Secretary | 2020-03-31 | — | — |
| BEASTALL, Mark | Director | 2024-11-06 | May 1971 | British |
| LISTER, Michael James | Director | 2024-11-06 | Dec 1969 | English |
| PADDISON, David Leslie | Director | 2024-11-06 | Nov 1962 | English |
| SUMMERS, Maria | Director | 2024-11-06 | Aug 1983 | British |
| SWINBOURNE, Sean Abraham | Director | 2017-12-22 | May 1967 | British |
| THOMAS, Dave | Director | 2024-11-06 | May 1985 | British |
| THOMAS, Peter James Frank | Director | 2017-07-28 | Feb 1961 | British |
| TOWILL, Lee Barry | Director | 2024-11-06 | Oct 1983 | British |
Show 12 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BRANSTON, Kirstee-Leigh Gwendolen | Director | 2024-11-06 | 2025-05-31 |
| BROWN, Robert William | Director | 2024-11-06 | 2026-02-24 |
| CARTER, Maria | Director | 2017-12-22 | 2020-03-20 |
| CARTER, Maria | Director | 2017-07-28 | 2017-12-22 |
| JONES, Daniel | Director | 2017-12-22 | 2018-07-02 |
| JONES, Daniel | Director | 2017-07-28 | 2017-07-28 |
| MANNING, Helen | Director | 2017-12-22 | 2021-10-01 |
| MANNING, Helen | Director | 2017-07-28 | 2017-12-22 |
| SWINBOURNE, Sean Abraham | Director | 2017-07-28 | 2017-12-22 |
| THOMAS, Karin | Director | 2022-05-25 | 2023-09-18 |
| THOMAS, Karin | Director | 2012-07-23 | 2017-12-22 |
| THOMAS, Peter James Frank | Director | 2010-08-20 | 2012-07-23 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Peter James Frank Thomas | Individual | Shares 75–100% | 2017-07-28 | Active |
| Ms Karin Thomas | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-08-09 | Ceased 2019-01-23 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 96 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2026-04-18 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-03-29 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company current shortened | |
| 2026-03-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-09-03 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-06-18 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-03-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-01-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-11-13 | CH03 | officers | Change person secretary company with change date | |
| 2024-11-11 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-11-11 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-11-11 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-11-11 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-11-11 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-11-11 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-11-11 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-11-11 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-11-11 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-11-11 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-11-11 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 6
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 2
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.