DIGNITY FUNERALS LIMITED
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Cash
£7.8M
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£208M
highest in 3 filed years
Employees
3,015
lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£17M
Period ending 2025-12-26
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
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Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-26
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-29 | 2024-12-27 | 2025-12-26 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £277,486,000 | £267,856,000 | £269,612,000 | — | |
| Operating profit | -£31,005,000 | £12,663,000 | £24,655,000 | — | |
| Profit before tax | -£37,003,000 | £7,019,000 | £16,875,000 | — | |
| Net profit | -£38,670,000 | £2,421,000 | £12,045,000 | — | |
| Cash | £7,027,000 | £15,299,000 | £7,836,000 | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £302,036,000 | £299,137,000 | £329,402,000 | — | |
| Net assets | £191,801,000 | £195,122,000 | £208,181,000 | — | |
| Equity | £191,801,000 | £195,122,000 | £208,181,000 | — | |
| Average employees | 3,452 | 3,120 | 3,015 | — | |
| Wages | £113,031,000 | £104,233,000 | £107,362,000 | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | £1,269,000 | £755,000 | £2,500,000 | — |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. The Δ column is the change from the prior filed period as a percentage of |prior|; lines a company doesn't report show —. Year-on-year comparison hidden: this filing covers about 12 months versus 12 months prior. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2023-12-29 | 2024-12-27 | 2025-12-26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -11.2% | 4.7% | 9.1% | |
| Net margin | -13.9% | 0.9% | 4.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | -10.3% | 4.2% | 7.5% | |
| Current ratio | 1.10x | 1.15x | 1.19x | |
| Interest cover | -5.04x | 2.13x | 3.04x |
Margins divide P&L lines by turnover. Gearing is liabilities over total assets. Current ratio is current assets over creditors falling due within one year. Interest cover is operating profit over absolute finance costs. Sector-distribution context coming next.
Name history
Renamed 6 times since incorporation
- DIGNITY FUNERALS LIMITED 2001-08-30 → present
- SCI FUNERALS LTD 1998-10-01 → 2001-08-30
- ASSOCIATED FUNERAL DIRECTORS LIMITED 1996-07-02 → 1998-10-01
- FAMILY FUNERAL DIRECTORS LIMITED 1995-01-17 → 1996-07-02
- PLANTSBROOK PROPERTIES PLC 1994-01-25 → 1995-01-17
- PFG HODGSON KENYON (PROPERTIES) PLC 1989-11-09 → 1994-01-25
- INGALL INDUSTRIES P L C 1894-07-17 → 1989-11-09
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Ernst & Young LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period to 30 June 2027.”
Group structure
- DIGNITY FUNERALS LIMITED · parent
- A & G. Huteson Ltd 100%
- A Bennett & Sons Limited 100%
- A Hazel & Sons Limited 100%
- A. Haxby & Sons (Filey) Limited 100%
- Armitage (Funeral Directors) Limited 100%
- B & B Funeral Directors Limited 100%
- B. Bernard & Sons Limited 100%
- Baguley Bros. Limited 100%
- Banks Funeral Service Limited 100%
- Bayley Brothers Hereford Limited 100%
- Boyce Anderson Motors Limited** 100%
- Bracher Brothers Limited 100%
- Brighton Stonemasons Limited 100%
- C Powell Funeral Service Limited 100%
- Castle Court Funeral & Limousine Services Limited 100%
- Chosen Heritage Limited 100%
- Cooksley & Sons Limited 100%
- Cumbernauld Funeral Services Ltd 100%
- DJ Thomas (Funeral Directors) Limited 100%
- Daly & Company Limited 100%
- Davis McMullan Funeral Directors Limited 100%
- Derriman & Haynes Funeral Services Limited 100%
- Dignity (2009) Limited 100%
- Dignity Legal Services Limited 100%
- Docklands Funeral Services Limited 100%
- Downs Crematorium Limited 100%
- E Hurton & Son Limited 100%
- E. Brigham Funeral Directors Limited 100%
- Earl of Plymouth Limited 100%
- Ely Funeral Service Limited 100%
- F. Kneeshaw & Sons (Funeral Directors) Limited 100%
- F.E.J Green & Sons Limited 100%
- F. J. Gibb Limited 100%
- Frank Stephenson & Son (Funeral Directors) Limited 100%
- Funeral Debt Collection Limited 100%
- George Hall & Son Funeral Directors Limited 100%
- George S. Munn & Company, Limited* 100%
- George Stanton (1935) Limited 100%
- Grimmett & Timms Limited 100%
- Gornalls Funeral Services Limited 100%
- Graeme Buckle Funeral Services Limited 100%
- G & L Evans Ltd 100%
- G. M. Charlesworth & Son Limited 100%
- H & G Wilde Funeral Directors Limited 100%
- H. Eaton & Sons Holdings Limited 100%
- H. Eaton & Sons Limited 100%
- H Johnson & Sons Limited 100%
- H. J. Whalley & Sons Limited 100%
- H. Towell Ltd 100%
- H.R.H Holdings Limited 100%
- Hardacres Funeral Directors Limited 100%
- Henry Smith (Wandsworth) Limited 100%
- Henry Naylor (Funeral Directors) Limited 100%
- Highfield Funeral Service Limited 100%
- Hindu Funeral Service Limited 100%
- Hunters Funeral Directors Limited 100%
- Ian Clarke Funeral Service Limited 100%
- Ingall Services Limited 100%
- Inverclyde Funeral Directors Limited* 100%
- J Hylton & Sons Limited 100%
- J Kynaston Limited 100%
- James Crook Limited 100%
- John Bardgett & Sons Limited 100%
- Jonathan Harvey Limited* 100%
- Jonathan Walker Funeral Directors Limited 100%
- Joseph Tomlinson & Sons Limited 100%
- Ken Gregory & Sons Limited 100%
- Kenyons Funeral Directors Limited 100%
- Kirkwoods (Funeral Directors) Limited** 100%
- Lea Valley Funeral Services Limited 100%
- Lowden Wells Limited 100%
- Malcolm J Presland Limited 100%
- Mason Funeral Service Limited 100%
- Middelton & Wood (1919) Limited 100%
- Moray Crematorium Holdings Limited * 100%
- Moray Crematorium Limited* 100%
- NA Medd Limited 100%
- Peter Johnson Funerals Ltd. 100%
- PFG Hodgson Kenyon Limited 100%
- Philip Ford & Son (Funeral Directors) Limited 100%
- Phillips Funeral Plans Limited 100%
- Phillips Funeral Services Limited 100%
- Phillips Holdings (Hertfordshire) Limited 100%
- Phillips Supplies Limited 100%
- Priestley & Cockett Limited 100%
- R.S. Scott (Funerals) Limited 100%
- Robemanor Limited 100%
- Roberts & Brain Limited 100%
- Rosspark Limited 100%
- S Wellens & Sons Limited 100%
- Salenew Limited 100%
- Seddons of Southport Limited 100%
- Silver Lady Funeral Service Limited 100%
- Simpsons (Undertakers Requisites) Limited 100%
- T. S. Horlock & Son Limited 100%
- The East Riding Crematorium Company Limited 100%
- The Haltemprice Crematorium Limited 100%
- Thomas Brothers (Wellington and Taunton) Limited 100%
- Thompsons (Busbys) Limited 100%
- Thompsons (Funeral Furnishers) Limited 100%
- Thompsons (Maguires) Limited 100%
- Thompsons (Rimmers) Limited 100%
- WG Dixon Limited 100%
- Walker's Funeral Directors Limited 100%
- Warburton Funerals Limited 100%
- Wetton Funeral Services Limited 100%
- Woodfield Park Funeral Home Limited 100%
- Yew Holdings Limited 100%
Significant events
- “On 27 March 2026, as part of a broader investigation into potential fake or misleading online reviews, the CMA opened an investigation into the Company's compliance with the law on unfair commercial practices under the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024 (DMCC Act) in relation to obtaining consumer reviews about crematoria. An update is expected in September 2026.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
7 active · 39 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TATE, Emily Sarah | Secretary | 2026-04-16 | — | — |
| BULMER, Adam | Director | 2023-06-12 | Mar 1983 | British |
| BYNG-THORNE, Zillah Ellen | Director | 2025-01-01 | Nov 1974 | British |
| CASTAGNO, Giovanni | Director | 2021-10-21 | Dec 1958 | Italian |
| GARROOD, Shirley Jill | Director | 2023-10-03 | Dec 1957 | British |
| TATE, Emily Sarah | Director | 2025-08-15 | Sep 1974 | British |
| TATTERS, Steven David | Director | 2023-06-12 | Sep 1967 | British |
Show 39 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BISHOP, Patricia Louise | Secretary | 1997-06-11 | 1998-04-28 |
| BULKELEY, Russell | Secretary | 1995-12-11 | 1998-09-10 |
| BULKELEY, Russell | Secretary | 1995-09-01 | 1995-10-12 |
| CHURCHMAN, Michael Richard Peter | Secretary | 1995-10-12 | 1995-12-11 |
| DUNLOP, Jane | Secretary | 2025-03-19 | 2026-01-09 |
| GEORGE, Timothy Francis | Secretary | 2018-11-08 | 2023-07-31 |
| HYMAN, Martin Barry | Secretary | 1998-09-10 | 1999-03-25 |
| MAFFEI, Westley Anthony | Secretary | 2023-07-31 | 2024-12-31 |
| PORTMAN, Richard Harry | Secretary | 2004-04-16 | 2018-11-27 |
| POWELL, Christopher Gary | Secretary | — | 1995-09-01 |
| WILLIAMSON, Robert Douglas | Secretary | 1999-03-25 | 2004-04-16 |
| BAILEY, Christopher James | Director | 1998-01-30 | 1999-03-19 |
| BARBER, Derick Graham | Director | 1993-09-21 | 2000-03-23 |
| BISHOP, Patricia Louise | Director | 1997-08-27 | 1999-12-20 |
| BROWN, James | Director | 1993-09-21 | 1999-02-22 |
| CHANNON, Gary Andrew Scott | Director | 2021-10-21 | 2022-11-16 |
| DAVIDSON, Kate Alexandra | Director | 2021-10-21 | 2024-01-31 |
| DAVIES, Andrew Richard | Director | 2002-08-12 | 2018-01-05 |
| EAMES, Angela | Director | 2022-11-10 | 2023-08-21 |
| EDWARDS, Nicholas John | Director | 2024-03-28 | 2024-06-01 |
| HAMILTON, William Mark | Director | 1995-02-07 | 1998-04-23 |
| HEATHCOTE, Steven Trevor | Director | — | 1992-12-08 |
| HILLMAN-EADY, Marcus | Director | 2000-03-20 | 2000-11-13 |
| HINDLEY, Peter Talbot | Director | — | 2008-12-29 |
| HODE, Jean Michel | Director | 2000-03-20 | 2001-04-30 |
| JUDD, Andrew | Director | 2020-12-14 | 2021-10-21 |
| KEITH, Gerald Royal | Director | 1997-05-20 | 1998-04-23 |
| LATHBURY, Alan | Director | 2020-12-14 | 2021-10-21 |
| LEROUGE, Philippe William Claude | Director | 1997-01-30 | 2002-02-10 |
| LONG, Stephen Anthony | Director | 2024-03-28 | 2025-07-11 |
| MCCOLLUM, Michael Kinloch | Director | 2002-02-10 | 2020-04-03 |
| MIDDLETON, Ronald Alfred Wilson | Director | — | 1997-01-01 |
| OGDEN, Darren | Director | 2023-08-21 | 2023-10-01 |
| PORTMAN, Richard Harry | Director | 2006-10-19 | 2020-12-14 |
| PULLINS, Jerald Leslie | Director | 1995-02-07 | 2000-06-09 |
| ROBERTS, Peter William | Director | 1997-08-27 | 1998-08-25 |
| THOMSON, Kartina Tahir | Director | 2022-03-16 | 2023-05-25 |
| WHITTERN, Stephen Lee | Director | 2008-12-29 | 2020-12-14 |
| WILKINSON, James William | Director | 2002-08-12 | 2006-10-19 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Birkbeck Securities Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-06-01 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 1055 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-24 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2026-06-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-04-16 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2026-04-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-03-30 | RP01AP01 | officers | Replacement filing of director appointment with name | |
| 2026-03-17 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2026-03-17 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2026-03-17 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2026-03-17 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2026-03-17 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2026-03-17 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2026-03-17 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2026-01-21 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2026-01-21 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2026-01-21 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2026-01-21 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2026-01-21 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2026-01-21 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2026-01-09 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2026-01-06 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 20
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 2
- Officers resigned
- 2
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
last 12 months
Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.