How much does Launch Diagnostics Limited make?

Launch Diagnostics Limited reported revenue of £14.5m and £861k profit in the year to 31 Dec 2025, according to its accounts filed at Companies House.

How many employees does Launch Diagnostics Limited have?

Launch Diagnostics Limited reported an average of 46 employees in the year to 31 Dec 2025.

Is Launch Diagnostics Limited profitable?

Yes — Launch Diagnostics Limited reported a profit of £861k in the year to 31 Dec 2025.

Company No. 02427295 · Incorporated 28 Sep 1989

Launch Diagnostics Limited

Registered name: LAUNCH DIAGNOSTICS LIMITED

Part of Launch Diagnostics Holdings Limited group

Launch Diagnostics Limited made £14.5m revenue and £861k profit in the year to 31 Dec 2025. read from filing text

Launch Diagnostics Limited’s revenue was £14.5m in the year to 31 Dec 2025, with £861k profit and 46 employees. The company is classified under “other human health activities” and is based in Dartford; we hold 2 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection Q · Human health and social workSIC 86900Other human health activities

Status: Active
Location: Dartford, South East
Age: 37 yrs · since 1989
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.

Latest accounts · year to 31 Dec 2025

Key figures

Capital-lightOperating leverageDoing more with less

Revenue

£14.5m

Growth ▲0.2%

Profit

£861k

Growth ▲21.4%

Profit margin

5.9%

Gross 46.7%

Employees

Change ▼2.1%

Profit / employee

£18.7k

Revenue/employee £314k

Profitable streak

2yrs

Consecutive profitable years in our data

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

2 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to	31 Dec 2024	31 Dec 2025
Disclosure	Full P&Lread from filing text	Full P&Lread from filing text
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)	£14.4m	£14.5m
Cost of sales	£7.5m	£7.7m
Gross profit	£6.9m	£6.8m
Operating profit	£468k	£1m
Profit before tax	£627k	£1.2m
Profit after tax	£709k	£861k
Profit (best available)	£709k	£861k
Staff costs	—	£2.9m
Employees (average)	47	46
Ratios
Profit margin	4.9%	5.9%
Gross margin	47.9%	46.7%
Revenue per employee	£307k	£314k
Profit per employee	£15.1k	£18.7k
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth	—	▲0.2%
Profit growth	—	▲21.4%
Headcount growth	—	▼2.1%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank	£2.9m	£1.3m
Net assets	£7.2m	£8m
Fixed assets	£1.4m	£1.1m
Current assets	£8.3m	£9.1m
Debtors	£1.5m	£1.4m
Deferred income	£913k	£793k
Source	FullAccounts · bulk data Aug 2026	FullAccounts · bulk data Aug 2026

Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin: 5.9%; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: 46.7%; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: £314k; Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee: £18.7k; Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion: —; Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue: 7.6%; Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue: 5.5%; Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue: 9.9%; 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: ▲12%; Now £8m
Cash at bank: ▼56%; Now £1.3m
Headcount: ▼2%; Now 46
Deferred income: ▼13%; Now £793k
Fixed assets: ▼23%; Now £1.1m

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

Launch Diagnostics Holdings Limitedultimate parent75–100%
Launch Diagnostics Limitedthis company

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

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

Same industry, similar size

Similar profitable businesses

Industry benchmarks →

Sources

Companies House profile Filing history & original accounts

Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Dec 2025 (profit £861k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Aug 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

Contains public sector information from Companies House licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data from Companies House, © Crown copyright. View the licence.