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Top 25 Microbial testing laboratories based in the United Kingdom

Name: Microbial testing laboratories based in the United Kingdom
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Compiled by the RevenueBase Data Team Data refreshed Sep 20, 2026 71 companies tracked

RevenueBase identified 71 microbial testing laboratories headquartered in the United Kingdom as of September 2026 and tracks 1,222 professional contacts across them, including 405 with verified work emails. London is the largest hub.

This list covers microbial testing laboratories headquartered in the United Kingdom, matched on what each company actually does as described in its own words. Ranked by team size, largest first. Every row shows the company's own description, its RevenueBase Smart Search rating, and when it was last checked. Data refreshed September 20, 2026.

Published by RevenueBase, a B2B data infrastructure company. This list was built with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search RevenueBase customers use to build their own targeted lists and unlock verified emails and direct dials at the companies on them. How these lists are built and judged.

How to read this list HQ checked on every row RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row Refreshed Sep 20, 2026 86% judged on-target in blind review

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1,222Contacts tracked

405Verified emails

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The 25 largest microbial testing laboratories based in the United Kingdom

Ranked by team size

Top 25 of 71 microbial testing laboratories based in the United Kingdom, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 20, 2026. RevenueBase Smart Search rates how each company's information relates to microbial testing laboratories: strong evidence (its own description names it), partial (names part of it), indirect (matched on the rest of its profile rather than the description shown). Click a contact count to view that company's people.
#	Company	RevenueBase Smart Search	Headquarters	Employees	Contacts
1	Synlab UK & Ireland	Indirect evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	1,001-5,000	236 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “At SYNLAB, we provide laboratory, diagnostic and advisory services to a diverse range of sectors, from healthcare, wellness and veterinary, to food, family law and transport.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
2	Microsearch Laboratories LTD	Strong evidence	Halifax, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	201-500	83 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Microsearch Laboratories Ltd is a national food testing laboratory situated in Mytholmroyd at the heart of the beautiful Calder Valley.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
3	Normec Latis Scientific	Indirect evidence	Crayford, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	51-200	72 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Normec Latis Scientific is a market leading provider of laboratory services for a wide range of industries.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
4	Wickham Micro Limited	Partial evidence	Gosport, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	51-200	65 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Wickham Micro Ltd, A Cormica Lab, is a GMP / GLP compliant contract testing laboratory based in the UK.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
5	Alpha Scientific	Strong evidence	Slough, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	11-50	62 contacts →
	Strong evidence “At Alpha Scientific, we perform microbiological and chemical water testing for a wide range of water types including hot and cold water services, cooling towers, air conditioning…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
6	ONE Scientific A Tentamus Company	Partial evidence	Bristol, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	11-50	61 contacts →
	Partial evidence “One Scientific - A Tentamus Company is an independent food and water testing laboratory, UKAS accredited (No.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
7	Melbec Microbiology LTD	Strong evidence	Haslingden, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	11-50	35 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Melbec Microbiology are a UKAS accredited testing laboratory (8615) servicing the cosmetic & personal care, household & biocidal, antimicrobial textiles and antibacterial wound…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
8	20 30 Labs LTD	Partial evidence	Northampton, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	11-50	30 contacts →
	Partial evidence “20/30 Labs Ltd is a UKAS accredited testing laboratory (No.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
9	Apacor LTD	Strong evidence	Wokingham, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	51-200	30 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Apacor Limited is a global leader in diagnostic solutions, specialising in Parasitology, Microbiology & Environmental testing, delivering reliable, high-quality products to over…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
10	MSL Solution Providers	Strong evidence	Bury, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	11-50	28 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Experienced regulatory professional, with over 20 years’ specialist knowledge in microbiology and virology efficacy testing and claims support.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
11	Express Micro Science	Partial evidence	Linlithgow, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	51-200	28 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Providing meticulous scientific testing services and support to the Food, Leisure, Agriculture, and Pharmaceutical industries for over a decade.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
12	Ncimb LTD	Indirect evidence	Aberdeen, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	11-50	26 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “We supply strains from our collection of industrial, food and marine bacteria and provide a range of laboratory services to support your research and operations.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
13	Sciantec	Indirect evidence	Cawood, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	51-200	25 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “With over 30 years’ experience in the agri and aquaculture sectors, Sciantec, part of Cawood, offers a complete analytical service for feedingstuffs, ingredients, raw materials…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
14	Mercian Science LTD	Indirect evidence	Lichfield, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	11-50	20 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “We are a water treatment laboratory based in Lichfield, Staffordshire.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
15	Pro-Lab Diagnostics UK	Partial evidence	Bromborough, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	11-50	19 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Pro-Lab Diagnostics have been supplying the world with microbiology lab equipment since 1974.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
16	AB Scientific	Indirect evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	11-50	17 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “To make the world a healthier & safer place.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
17	Echa Microbiology LTD	Partial evidence	Cardiff, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	11-50	16 contacts →
	Partial evidence “ECHA Microbiology has been helping organisations solve their microbiological contamination and corrosion problems for over 40 years.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
18	Precision Analysis A Tentamus Company	Indirect evidence	Liverpool, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	11-50	14 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “We are a UKAS-accredited laboratory (No.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
19	Aspire-Labs	Strong evidence	East Dagenham, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	11-50	12 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Aspire Labs is a privately held contract analytical and microbiology testing lab in London.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
20	Solus Scientific	Partial evidence	East Kilbride, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	11-50	11 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Solus Scientific manufactures highly efficient testing systems for the food safety industry.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
21	5d Health Protection Group LTD	Partial evidence	Liverpool, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	11-50	9 contacts →
	Partial evidence “The 5D Health Protection Group Ltd is a multi award winning BSi certified ISO 13485:2016, ISO 9001:20015 and UKAS 17025 leading independent Contract Research and Microbiology…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
22	MCS Laboratories Limited	Strong evidence	Tideswell, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	11-50	8 contacts →
	Strong evidence “MCS is an independent contract microbiology laboratory offering testing and consultancy to a wide variety of industries including: Pharmaceuticals, Cosmetics, Toiletries…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
23	M.S. Laboratories	Indirect evidence	Wellingborough, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	11-50	7 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Established in 1983, M.S.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
24	Assured Micro LTD	Indirect evidence	Glasgow, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	1-10	6 contacts →
	Indirect evidence Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
25	South East Laboratories LTD	Strong evidence	Rochester, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	1-10	5 contacts →
	Strong evidence “We have years of experience in the most relevant Water Testing Techniques in the UK, our analytical team of microbiologists and chemists are always pushing forward with continuous…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026

RevenueBase Smart Search

RevenueBase Smart Search assesses information from a company’s LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website, and other publicly available sources. It uses that information to rate how closely the company relates to this list’s category: microbial testing laboratories. Every row carries its rating and the description the rating was read from, so each one can be checked rather than taken on trust.

Strong evidence: The company's own public description of its business names microbial testing laboratories.
Partial evidence: Its own public description names part of microbial testing laboratories, so it works in or next to the category without describing itself that way.
Indirect evidence: The description shown does not name microbial testing laboratories. The match rests on the rest of the company's public profile rather than the one sentence quoted here, so this is the rating to check first.

RevenueBase Smart Search is how these lists are built: RevenueBase's data engine and AI assemble the companies that match a category defined in a user's own words, so a list can be about what companies actually do rather than about whichever industry code they were filed under.

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Microbial testing laboratories based in the United Kingdom at a glance

As of Sep 20, 2026

33.1%Verified-email coverage

17.2Average contacts per company

11-50Median size (employees)

4.2%Largest-city concentration · London

Sep 20, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

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11-50

51-200

201-500

501-1,000

1,001-5,000

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Email recency for this list is measured worldwide rather than for United Kingdom, so it is reported there. Company counts and contact totals on this page are exact for United Kingdom, over 71 companies.

How this list was built

Company categories are rarely black and white. RevenueBase reads each company's own description of its business to decide whether it belongs among microbial testing laboratories, so some rows will be adjacent to the category rather than pure plays. The description and RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row are there so you can check each match yourself.

Source: The RevenueBase company graph: 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts resolved from primary sources, queried with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search available to every RevenueBase user.
What qualifies: Companies headquartered in the United Kingdom whose own description of what they do matches “microbial testing laboratories”. Matching reads each company's description, not its industry code or its name.
RevenueBase Smart Search: RevenueBase Smart Search is how this list is assembled and how each row is rated. RevenueBase's data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to a category defined in a user's own words. Each row is rated strong evidence (its own description names microbial testing laboratories), partial evidence (it names part of the category) or indirect evidence (the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile). The description supporting each rating is quoted on the row.
What we exclude: Companies whose own description does not clearly place them among microbial testing laboratories, and records with no verified work email. Companies headquartered outside United Kingdom are excluded even when they keep an office there.
Match quality: In blind human judging of this matching method, 86% of matched companies were on target. Expect roughly 1 in 7 rows to be adjacent to the category rather than a pure play. Every row shows the company's own description and its RevenueBase Smart Search rating so you can judge each match yourself. Read the full methodology: how the lists are built, how the judging worked, and what the figure means.
Ranking: Team size, largest first: companies are ordered by the number of professionals RevenueBase tracks at each one. Employee ranges shown are reported bands, for context.
Verification: Every listed company carries at least one verified work email, 405 across the full list. Contacts re-verify on a rolling cadence, and each contact's own verification date is shown inside RevenueBase.
Refresh: This page's figures were pulled from the company graph on September 20, 2026. Lists refresh periodically as the graph is re-checked.
Corrections: Wrong category, wrong headquarters, or a company that has closed? Use “Report an issue” on any row. Reports go to the RevenueBase Data Team and feed back into the company graph.

Frequently asked

What is RevenueBase Smart Search?

RevenueBase Smart Search is how RevenueBase decides which companies belong on this list and how strongly each one fits. Its data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to the category the list is about. Each row is rated strong evidence when the company's own description names microbial testing laboratories, partial evidence when it names part of the category, and indirect evidence when the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile.

How many microbial testing laboratories are there based in the United Kingdom?

RevenueBase identified 71 microbial testing laboratories headquartered in the United Kingdom as of September 2026, matched on each company's own description of what it does rather than its industry code.

What is the largest company on this list?

Synlab UK & Ireland, headquartered in London, tops this list with the largest team on record.

Which city has the most microbial testing laboratories?

London leads with 3 headquartered companies, followed by Derby (2) and Halifax (2).

How do I get contact information for these companies?

A free RevenueBase account lets you run this exact search and work the top results, verified emails and direct dials included. Upgrading unlocks all 405 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 71 companies.

How current is this list?

The list refreshes periodically as the company graph is re-checked. This page's figures were pulled on September 20, 2026.

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About this data

RevenueBase is a B2B data infrastructure company. Its company graph covers 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts, with emails verified on a rolling cadence rather than scraped once and left to decay. These company lists are generated directly from that graph with RevenueBase Smart Search, the same natural-language company search every RevenueBase user has: describe a market in plain words, get the companies that match, and add verified emails and direct dials for the people at them. It is the same data that powers RevenueBase's B2B data products, and a free account includes 500 credits to start. How these lists are built and judged.