How much does Lion Laboratories Limited make?

Lion Laboratories Limited reported revenue of £4.6m and £58k profit in the year to 31 Dec 2025, according to its accounts filed at Companies House.

How many employees does Lion Laboratories Limited have?

Lion Laboratories Limited reported an average of 51 employees in the year to 31 Dec 2025.

Is Lion Laboratories Limited profitable?

Yes — Lion Laboratories Limited reported a profit of £58k in the year to 31 Dec 2025.

Company No. 01591869 · Incorporated 16 Oct 1981

Lion Laboratories Limited

Registered name: LION LABORATORIES LIMITED

Part of Mpd Inc group

Lion Laboratories Limited made £4.6m revenue and £58k profit in the year to 31 Dec 2025.

Lion Laboratories Limited’s revenue fell 6% to £4.6m in the year to 31 Dec 2025, with £58k profit and 51 employees. The company is classified under “manufacture of electronic measuring, testing etc. equipment, not for industrial process control” and is based in Barry; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection C · ManufacturingSIC 26511Manufacture of electronic measuring, testing etc. equipment, not for industrial process control

Status: Active
Location: Barry, Wales
Age: 45 yrs · since 1981
Type: Private Limited Company

Part of a group. The filing indicates this company sits within a group structure, so its results may depend on intra-group trading and it may be hard to replicate independently. From the filing: “The Company's immediate parent undertaking is MPD (UK) Limited, a Company incorporated in England. The ultimate controlling party is MPD Inc., a Company incorporated in USA. MPD Inc. is the parent und”

Latest accounts · year to 31 Dec 2025

Key figures

Capital-light

Revenue

£4.6m

Growth ▼5.6%

Profit

£58k

Growth —

Profit margin

1.3%

Gross 32.9%

Employees

Change ▼3.8%

Profit / employee

£1.1k

Revenue/employee £90.3k

Profitable streak

1yr

Consecutive profitable years in our data

Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.

4 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to	31 Dec 2022	31 Dec 2023	31 Dec 2024	31 Dec 2025
Disclosure	Full P&L	Full P&L	Full P&L	Full P&L
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)	£4.3m	£4.7m	£4.9m	£4.6m
Cost of sales	£2.9m	£3.2m	£3.3m	£3.1m
Gross profit	£1.4m	£1.4m	£1.5m	£1.5m
Operating profit	−£737k	£41k	£30k	−£88k
Profit before tax	−£731k	£149k	£163k	£93k
Profit after tax	−£755k	£145k	−£90k	£58k
Profit (best available)	−£755k	£145k	−£90k	£58k
Employees (average)	55	55	53	51
Ratios
Profit margin	−17.4%	3.1%	−1.8%	1.3%
Gross margin	32.8%	30.6%	31.4%	32.9%
Revenue per employee	£79k	£85.1k	£92k	£90.3k
Profit per employee	−£13.7k	£2.6k	−£1.7k	£1.1k
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth	—	▲7.7%	▲4.2%	▼5.6%
Profit growth	—	—	▼162.1%	—
Headcount growth	—	0%	▼3.6%	▼3.8%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank	£520k	£125k	£317k	£636k
Net assets	£2.9m	£2.8m	£2.6m	£2.4m
Fixed assets	£22k	£50k	£136k	£127k
Current assets	£4.7m	£4m	£4.2m	£5.1m
Debtors	£502k	£382k	£749k	£582k
Deferred income	£408k	£359k	£442k	£307k
Source	Accounts · bulk data Mar 2024	Accounts · bulk data Mar 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data May 2025	FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2026

Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin: 1.3%; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: 32.9%; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: £90.3k; Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee: £1.1k; Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion: —; Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue: 2.8%; Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue: 6.7%; Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue: 12.6%; Money owed by customers. Low = customers pay quickly.

Indirect — not revenue

Balance-sheet signals

Year-on-year changes in filed balance-sheet items. They can hint at momentum (or investment) but are not revenue or profit and must not be read as such.

Net assets: ▼5%; Now £2.4m
Cash at bank: ▲101%; Now £636k
Headcount: ▼4%; Now 51
Deferred income: ▼31%; Now £307k
Fixed assets: ▼7%; Now £127k

Deferred income is reported together with accruals in this filing (“accruals and deferred income”), so it is an approximate signal only.

Corporate ownership

Group structure

Ownership chain

Mpd Inc (registered outside the UK register)ultimate parent75–100%
MPD (UK) Limited75–100%
Lion Laboratories Limitedthis company

Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.

Subsidiaries (1)

Lion Industries (Cardiff) LimitedFigures not disclosed

Sister companies (3)

Lion Group (Cardiff) Limited(The)Figures not disclosed
Lion Scientific LimitedFigures not disclosed
Lion Technology LimitedFigures not disclosed

From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).

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Sources

Companies House profile Filing history & original accounts

Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Dec 2025 (profit £58k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Sep 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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