How much does Dnaco Limited make?

Dnaco Limited reported revenue of £34.3m and a loss of £37k in the year to 31 Dec 2024, according to its accounts filed at Companies House.

How many employees does Dnaco Limited have?

Dnaco Limited reported an average of 558 employees in the year to 31 Dec 2024.

Is Dnaco Limited profitable?

No — Dnaco Limited reported a loss of £37k in the year to 31 Dec 2024.

Company No. 11484025 · Incorporated 25 Jul 2018

Dnaco Limited

Registered name: DNACO LIMITED

Part of Eurofins Forensics Lux Holding Sarl group

Dnaco Limited made £34.3m revenue and a £37k loss in the year to 31 Dec 2024.

Dnaco Limited’s revenue grew 4% to £34.3m in the year to 31 Dec 2024, with a loss of £37k and 558 employees. The company is classified under “technical testing and analysis” and is based in Leeds; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection M · Professional, scientific and technical activitiesSIC 71200Technical testing and analysis

Status: Liquidation
Location: Leeds, Yorkshire and The Humber
Age: 8 yrs · since 2018
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: “Eurofins Forensics LUX Holding SARL”

Latest accounts · year to 31 Dec 2024

Key figures

Capital-lightDoing more with lessCash flow filed

Revenue

£34.3m

Growth ▲4.4%

Profit

−£37k

Growth —

Profit margin

−0.1%

Gross 73.7%

Employees

558

Change ▼2.1%

Profit / employee

−£66

Revenue/employee £61.4k

Profitable streak

0yrs

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 2021	31 Dec 2022	31 Dec 2023	31 Dec 2024
Disclosure	Full P&L	Full P&L	Full P&L	Full P&L
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)	£30.1m	£28.8m	£32.8m	£34.3m
Cost of sales	£24.9m	£27.4m	£27.3m	£9m
Gross profit	£5.2m	£1.5m	£5.5m	£25.2m
Operating profit	−£794k	−£6.2m	−£2.9m	−£6.2m
Profit before tax	−£214k	−£5.8m	−£2.9m	−£6.3m
Profit after tax	−£534k	−£6.3m	−£3m	−£37k
Profit (best available)	−£534k	−£6.3m	−£3m	−£37k
Staff costs	£19m	£21.2m	£21.8m	£23.1m
Employees (average)	528	552	570	558
Ratios
Profit margin	−1.8%	−21.8%	−9%	−0.1%
Gross margin	17.3%	5.1%	16.8%	73.7%
Revenue per employee	£57k	£52.2k	£57.6k	£61.4k
Profit per employee	−£1k	−£11.4k	−£5.2k	−£66
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth	—	▼4.3%	▲13.9%	▲4.4%
Headcount growth	—	▲4.5%	▲3.3%	▼2.1%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank	£1.1m	£166k	£175k	£47k
Net assets	£5.7m	−£528k	−£3.5m	£3.5m
Fixed assets	£976k	£1.2m	£1.1m	£381k
Current assets	£9.9m	£6.1m	£5.2m	£5.4m
Debtors	—	—	—	£5.4m
Cash from operations	−£642k	£661k	£431k	−£3m
Source	Accounts · bulk data Nov 2024	Accounts · bulk data Nov 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Feb 2025	FullAccounts · bulk data Aug 2025

Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin: −0.1%; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: 73.7%; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: £61.4k; Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee: −£66; Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion: —; Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue: 1.1%; Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue: —; Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue: 15.7%; 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: —; Now £3.5m
Cash at bank: ▼73%; Now £47k
Headcount: ▼2%; Now 558
Deferred income: —; Now —
Fixed assets: ▼64%; Now £381k

Corporate ownership

Group structure

Ownership chain

Eurofins Forensics Lux Holding Sarl (registered outside the UK register)ultimate parent75–100%
Dnaco 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 2024 (profit −£37k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Aug 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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