How much does Yorktest Laboratories Limited make?

Yorktest Laboratories Limited reported revenue of £12.7m and £2.6m profit in the year to 31 Dec 2025, according to its accounts filed at Companies House.

How many employees does Yorktest Laboratories Limited have?

Yorktest Laboratories Limited reported an average of 40 employees in the year to 31 Dec 2025.

Is Yorktest Laboratories Limited profitable?

Yes — Yorktest Laboratories Limited reported a profit of £2.6m in the year to 31 Dec 2025.

Company No. 03570476 · Incorporated 27 May 1998

Yorktest Laboratories Limited

Registered name: YORKTEST LABORATORIES LIMITED

Part of NVM III GP LLP group

Yorktest Laboratories Limited made £12.7m revenue and £2.6m profit in the year to 31 Dec 2025. read from filing text

Yorktest Laboratories Limited’s revenue grew 7% to £12.7m in the year to 31 Dec 2025, with £2.6m profit and 40 employees. The company is classified under “other human health activities” and is based in York; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.

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

Status: Active
Location: York, Yorkshire and The Humber
Age: 28 yrs · since 1998
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”

Latest accounts · year to 31 Dec 2025

Key figures

Capital-lightOperating leverageDoing more with less

Revenue

£12.7m

Growth ▲7.3%

Profit

£2.6m

Growth ▲11%

Profit margin

20.6%

Gross 84.7%

Employees

Change ▼4.8%

Profit / employee

£65.4k

Revenue/employee £318k

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.

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	No P&L	No P&L	Full P&Lread from filing text	Full P&Lread from filing text
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)	—	—	£11.8m	£12.7m
Cost of sales	—	—	£1.8m	£1.9m
Gross profit	—	—	£10.1m	£10.8m
Operating profit	—	—	£3.2m	£3.3m
Profit before tax	—	—	£3.2m	£3.3m
Profit after tax	—	—	£2.4m	£2.6m
Profit (best available)	—	—	£2.4m	£2.6m
Staff costs	—	—	£2m	£2m
Employees (average)	38	46	42	40
Ratios
Profit margin	—	—	19.9%	20.6%
Gross margin	—	—	85.1%	84.7%
Revenue per employee	—	—	£282k	£318k
Profit per employee	—	—	£56.1k	£65.4k
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth	—	—	—	▲7.3%
Profit growth	—	—	—	▲11%
Headcount growth	—	▲21.1%	▼8.7%	▼4.8%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank	£1.4m	£1.8m	£2.8m	£1.9m
Net assets	£2.3m	£4.5m	£6.8m	£9.4m
Fixed assets	£525k	£468k	£406k	£378k
Current assets	£3.6m	£6.3m	£9.5m	£11.3m
Debtors	£65.1k	£25.4k	£126k	£48.3k
Deferred income	—	—	£1.3m	£1.2m
Source	FullAccounts · bulk data May 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data May 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Jul 2025	FullAccounts · bulk data Jul 2026

Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin: 20.6%; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: 84.7%; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: £318k; Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee: £65.4k; Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion: —; Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue: 3%; Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue: 9.5%; Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue: 0.4%; 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: ▲38%; Now £9.4m
Cash at bank: ▼34%; Now £1.9m
Headcount: ▼5%; Now 40
Deferred income: ▼9%; Now £1.2m
Fixed assets: ▼7%; Now £378k

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

NVM III GP LLPultimate parent50–75%
Project Jorvik Topco Limited75–100%
Project Jorvik Midco Limited75–100%
Project Jorvik Bidco Limited75–100%
Yorktest Group Limited75–100%
Yorktest Laboratories 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).

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Sources

Companies House profile Filing history & original accounts

Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Dec 2025 (profit £2.6m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jul 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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