Precision Analysis

What Precision Analysis does

Precision Analysis North West Ltd is a UKAS-accredited commercial laboratory based in Aintree, Merseyside, founded circa 1995–1996, that provides microbiology and chemistry testing services to clients across four regulated verticals: food and drink manufacturers, environmental services, water management, and healthcare. Its core technical capability rests on conventional laboratory instrumentation operating under ISO 17025:2017 accreditation, supported by a bespoke reporting system that integrates with customer databases to deliver test results into client workflows rather than as standalone PDFs. The company is a subsidiary of Tentamus Group GmbH, a Berlin-headquartered global laboratory network with more than 4,000 employees, which provides shared commercial infrastructure, cross-selling reach into multinational customers, and operational scale beyond what an independent UK lab of its size could achieve alone.

The business operates as a private, for-profit B2B services firm using a sales-led go-to-market model, with the company website functioning as both an informational asset and a lead-generation surface reinforced by marketing automation tooling (Pardot, LiveChat, ClickDimensions). Revenue is generated transactionally through per-sample testing contracts with no disclosed subscription or recurring-revenue pricing layer, and no customer logos or segment-level revenue mix are publicly disclosed. Operational scale, per firmographic indicators, is in the 11–50 employee range, consistent with a regional UK testing laboratory rather than a national-scale platform.

Strategic positioning combines regulatory compliance (UKAS accreditation is a hard prerequisite for many regulated contracts), long-tenured technical talent, and parent-group distribution leverage. There is no public evidence of AI/ML adoption, no patent portfolio, no recent funding rounds, and no disclosed M&A activity at the Precision Analysis entity level — the principal corporate event is its integration into the Tentamus Group. Forward growth, to the extent it is occurring, is most plausibly driven by parent-level cross-sell and modest digital-channel investment rather than product reinvention.

Name

Precision Analysis

Legal name

Precision Analysis North West Ltd

Website

https://precisionanalysis.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

1996

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Precision Analysis North West Ltd is a UKAS-accredited commercial laboratory in Aintree, Merseyside, providing microbiology and chemistry testing to food, environmental, water management, and healthcare clients, operating as a subsidiary of Tentamus Group GmbH.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Laboratory Testing Services

NAICS

Testing Laboratories and Services (54138)

SIC

Services-Testing Laboratories (8734)

akta.pro primary industry

Food Testing Laboratories (Microbiological, Chemical, Allergen) (AFALAAAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Water, Ice & Process Utility Testing for Food Operations (AFALAAAJ), Labeling, Nutrition Facts & Allergen Verification Services (AFALAAAH)

Keywords

• Food safety testing
• Microbiology laboratory services
• Chemistry laboratory analysis
• Water and environmental testing
• Allergen and nutritional analysis

Headquarters

HQ city

Aintree

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Laboratory Testing Services: Revenue is generated through providing microbiology and chemistry testing services to food, drink, and related industries. Services are charged per test or through contractual testing arrangements, with dedicated client managers and personalised booking systems supporting the commercial relationship.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Precision Analysis provides UKAS-accredited microbiology and chemistry laboratory testing for food, water, and environmental samples, including pathogen detection (Salmonella, Listeria, E. coli), nutritional analysis, and allergen testing for all 14 declared allergens. The company also offers consulting services such as shelf-life evaluation and foreign body analysis, supported by a bespoke reporting software and personalised booking-in system with dedicated client managers.

Product overview

Precision Analysis provides a unified portfolio of laboratory testing and consulting services for the food, drink, and related industries. The core offering consists of two integrated laboratory service lines: Microbiology Laboratory Analyses (testing for pathogens, spoilage organisms, and indicator organisms in food, water, and environmental samples) and Chemistry Laboratory Analyses (UKAS-accredited nutritional analysis, water/environmental chemistry, and allergen testing). These are complemented by Consulting Services offering shelf-life evaluation and foreign body analysis. The company also provides a bespoke reporting software platform to deliver results. All services are delivered with a flexible, customized approach and dedicated client management.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Microbiology Laboratory Analyses Comprehensive microbiology testing for food, water, and environmental samples using diverse microbiological techniques. Includes pathogen detection (Salmonella, Listeria, E. coli), spoilage organisms, and indicator organisms, targeted at food manufacturers, water management operators, and environmental service providers.
• Chemistry Laboratory Analyses UKAS-accredited chemistry testing covering Group 1 and Group 2 nutritional analysis for various foodstuffs, water and environmental chemistry (contaminated land, wastewater, groundwater), and allergen analysis for all 14 declared allergens. Targeted at food manufacturers and environmental organisations requiring accredited chemistry results.
• Consulting Services Bespoke consulting services including shelf-life evaluation (real-time or accelerated testing) and foreign body analysis to determine contamination sources during manufacturing or consumer use, supported by high-quality, personalised booking-in and bespoke reporting software. Targeted at food and drink manufacturers requiring expert interpretation and customised reporting.

Quantifiable outcome

• UKAS-accredited results meeting international laboratory quality standards
• +1 more outcomes

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration6 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Tentamus GroupcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPrecision Analysis is a subsidiary company (part of) the Tentamus Group, an international laboratory testing and consulting network. The parent company is headquartered in Berlin, Germany (Tentamus Group GmbH, An der Industriebahn 5, 13088 Berlin). The relationship provides Precision Analysis with access to global laboratory resources, shared expertise across the Tentamus network, and the backing of over 4,000 employees worldwide. Dr. Christian Rebhan serves as CEO of the Tentamus Group.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves1 record

Expansion highlights3 records

Market position

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/precisionnwltd

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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