Company
The Testing LAB PLC
The Testing LAB PLC is an active UK company (number 07352591), incorporated 2010, with 8 current directors including David Leslie Paddison and Dave Thomas. Source: Companies House, updated 4th October 2026.
Official record Companies House · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
- David Leslie PaddisonDirector · since 2024
- Dave ThomasDirector · since 2024
- Michael James ListerDirector · since 2024
- Mark BeastallDirector · since 2024
- Maria SummersDirector · since 2024
- Lee Barry TowillDirector · since 2024
- Sean Abraham SwinbourneDirector · since 2017
- Peter James Frank ThomasDirector · since 2017
- Mark AppleyardSecretary · since 2020
Previous officers 6
- Kirstee-Leigh Gwendolen Branston 2024-2025 View profile
- Robert William Brown 2024-2026 View profile
- Helen Manning 2017-2021 View profile
- Daniel Jones 2017-2018 View profile
- Maria Carter 2017-2020 View profile
- Karin Thomas 2012-2023 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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Public contracts won
4 contracts · £2,913,386 totalFrom Contracts Finder and Find a Tender, the UK Government's public procurement notices, under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Matched to this organisation by company number, charity number or exact name and postcode; every figure links to its source notice.
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HOUSING LEGIONELLA RISK ASSESSMENTS - TERM CONTRACT 2026-2029
The Works comprise provision of statutory Legionella Risk Assessments to various domestic and non-domestic properties in the City Of Sheffield, including provision of Reports and associated documentation.
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Asbestos Survey and Air Monitoring Services
The Council is looking to procure the services of a single contractor to deliver asbestos surveying and air monitoring services for all properties managed by the Council including, domestic properties, commercial areas and other associated …
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Asbestos surveys
Competition via Procure Plus DPS
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Window and Doors installation
Mini comp via Procure plus framework
About
- Incorporated
- 20/08/2010
Ownership
Owned by (2) iOwned byIndividuals and companies registered as having significant control over this company, from the Companies House PSC (persons with significant control) register. People whose ownership could not be confirmed to one individual are not listed as confirmed owners.
- Peter James Frank Thomas
75-100% shares · notified 2017-07-28 - Karin Thomas ceased 2019-01-23
25-50% shares · notified 2016-08-09
Group
- The Testing LAB PLC
is controlled by Peter James Frank Thomas
Evidence
active 75-100% shares · notified 2017-07-28 · source: Companies House PSC register
Ultimately controlled by Peter James Frank Thomas.
4 other companies in this group
Ownership paths are calculated from Companies House persons-with-significant-control filings. Each step shows the filed nature of control and dates; a step marked "ceased" is historical, not current.
Financials
- Net assets
- £3,599,907
- Total assets
- £4,296,974
- Cash
- £1,352,825
- Employees
- 1.01
- Turnover
- Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)
- Profit/loss
- £758,250
Filed as Full accounts.
Five-year trend
| Period ending | Turnover | Net assets |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-31 | Not reported | £3,599,907 |
| 2025-09-29 | Not reported | £2,654,657 |
Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2026-03-31. Where turnover is absent, small and micro-entity accounts are not required to report it, so it is not shown as zero.
Grants received
2 grants · £135,197 total360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.
Top funders
- Department for Work and Pensions · £135,197 (2 grants)
Most recent
- Department for Work and Pensions
- Department for Work and Pensions
Board analysis
Board DNA
How this board is put together, from the Companies House officer record and Charity Commission trustee records - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Companies House officer record: the current directors only, past directors excluded.
8 directors on the board
- David Leslie Paddison Director · appointed 2024
- Dave Thomas Director · appointed 2024
- Michael James Lister Director · appointed 2024
- Mark Beastall Director · appointed 2024
- Maria Summers Director · appointed 2024
- Peter James Frank Thomas Director · appointed 2017
- Sean Abraham Swinbourne Director · appointed 2017
- Lee Barry Towill Director · appointed 2024
Directors past 6 years
- Peter James Frank Thomas Director · appointed 2017
- Sean Abraham Swinbourne Director · appointed 2017
First-time vs portfolio directors
First-time (7)
- David Leslie Paddison Director · appointed 2024
- Dave Thomas Director · appointed 2024
- Michael James Lister Director · appointed 2024
- Mark Beastall Director · appointed 2024
- Maria Summers Director · appointed 2024
- Sean Abraham Swinbourne Director · appointed 2017
- Lee Barry Towill Director · appointed 2024
Portfolio (1)
- Peter James Frank Thomas Director · appointed 2017
Also govern a charity
Left in the last 12 months
- Robert William Brown Director · appointed 2024 · resigned 2026
Where else this board sits iWhere else this board sitsThe charitable fields these directors govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this company and any charity it is the legal face of.
The sectors these directors govern in elsewhere. This company, and any charity it is the legal face of, are excluded - counting them would just tell you what you are already looking at.
Gaps to watch
- Narrow spread of sectors across the board
Where to look Suggested search: directors from a wider range of sectors.
Sources
Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Company number
- 07352591
- Status
- Active
- Type
- Public Limited Company
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
- Labels
- Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.
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